A creative consultancy turning early concepts into scalable innovations
From early stage startups to mature organizations innovating internally, we specialize in end-to-end product and organizational development.
Affiliations
Values-aligned networks we are part of to continue discovering, launching, and supporting impact innovations.
Our Services
We harness the power of Arts & Culture to drive innovation in any sector through our comprehensive creative problem-solving methodology.
Comprised of 4,200 angel investors, 50 incubators and accelerators, and 45 angel groups, our members have invested $1.38 billion into 2,000 entrepreneurial companies. In all regions of Canada, we work to mobilize angel capital so that entrepreneurs have the financial resources they need to scale and grow world-class companies.
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Associate Member
Accelerating the success of B.C. and Canadian companies by solving real societal problems through the development, deployment, and scaling of Canadian-made digital technologies, and unlocking the power of data-driven innovation.
Associate Member
An industry-led, national cluster growing the ocean economy in a digital, sustainable, and inclusive way, accelerating the development and commercialization of globally-relevant ocean solutions, and advancing Canada’s position as a global leader in the ocean.
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Associate Member
Accelerating the integration of AI across business sectors, Scale AI funds AI initiatives under three classifications: industry-led projects, training, and our Acceleration program. Scale AI believes now is the time to take AI out of the lab and into the real world.
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Service Design, Community Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Brand Development
A public diplomacy initiative to enrich innovation between Switzerland and Western Canada through community building among Consulates and a variety of organizations across sectors.
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Brand Development
IWAA facilitates equal employment opportunities for Individuals With All Abilities by bridging job seekers, government organizations, and employers. We established the branding and messaging to help them realize this mission.
Market Research, Service Design, UX UI Design, Virtual Reality
We have partnered with EsVedra to develop immersive VR wellness experiences that transport the viewer into guided journeys around the world with wellness practitioners in local communities.
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Strategy Design, Brand Development, Marketing, Consulting
As a strategic and acceleration partner, we are helping deliver on a federal mandate to diversify the Western Canadian economy - starting by advancing 300 Black-led businesses by 2025.
Our Collaborators
Organizations we have worked with to launch new initiatives
Scott Mallory
Founder
Director of Design
Product Manager
Nasim Farsani
Senior Consultant
UX Researcher
Service Design
Jasmin A. Rehmani
Senior Consultant
Business Strategy
Business Development
We see the difference...everything ISM puts their hands on.
- BIPOC Foundation
Features
Part of the inaugural Innovation Fest in partnership with the Consulate General of Switzerland, powered by ISM Arts & Culture, the exhibition features artworks by Semiconductor and Yunchul Kim, former CERN artists in residence, Ralf Baecker and Richard Vijgen that capture, reveal and imagine the unseen processes constantly at work in the world around us.
Business Development
Market analysis, strategic planning, operations workflow, project management, prioritization, measuring impact.
UX Research
Qualitative and quantitative research to drive design decisions about the actions, personnel, and support processes needed to execute.
Design
UX/UI, spatial computing, visual effects, 2D & 3D animation, motion graphics, advanced technology, artificial intelligence, and coding.
Brand Development
Visual identity, logo, typography, color palette, illustration, brand & style guides.
Communications
Messaging and positioning, social media strategy & management, website, blog, SEO, PR.
Ecosystem Building
Strategic partnerships and sponsorships for each phase of your journey across fields, sectors and disciplines.