Schneider Electric had mastered the art of global industrial operations—manufacturing and distributing products across the world with precision. Their scale was a significant competitive advantage.
The skills that made employees effective operators were different from the skills needed to build new products through rapid iteration. Teams defaulted to waterfall thinking, building complete solutions before testing assumptions with customers.
We designed for scale from day one. The program had to work across cultures, languages, and business contexts while maintaining the hands-on intensity that makes learning stick.
The Global Innovation Bootcamp: A two-day immersive program deployed across 15 countries. Real products, real customers, real decisions. Tools included Lean Innovation Canvas, Discovery and Solution Interview techniques, Assumption Mapping, and Experiment Design. Entrepreneur stories made the methodology feel achievable. Coach supervision ensured consistent quality at scale.
Over 500 employees trained across 15 countries. Participants consistently reported feeling empowered to meet customers directly. The training was rated as 'best in 11 years at Schneider Electric.'
The bootcamp is now a sustainable internal capability that continues to scale. Participants think and work like entrepreneurs, and customer-first product development has become embedded in the organization's DNA.
"Best training in 11 years at Schneider Electric. The hands-on approach—not too much theory but practice—makes the customer focus 100% concrete."
Bootcamp Participant
Offer Manager, Schneider Electric
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