Good information allows for better decision making. At Arche we believe that innovation is built on what already exists, and before starting to invest in innovation projects, it is essential to understand the technological landscape, know the actors in the ecosystem, and evaluate your internal resources and capacity.
How to analyze your innovation ecosystem
Through our process, Arche will make a detailed analysis in order to identify:
The Innovation strengths and gaps of your organization
The potential collaborators, competitors, technological trends or support programs in the ecosystem that are relevant to you and your sector
Promising Innovations or startups and how to invest in them in order to accelerate your innovation goals
We are aware that technological and societal changes are numerous and rapid. To support you in the transformation of your organizations, Arche offers research services to help you stay on the cutting edge of knowledge in your sector and transform yourself strategically.
Arche can help you to research:
Arche will conduct an in-depth audit of your organization to help you understand how you perform in terms of innovation in your sector, identify your internal opportunities and challenges, and assess your strengths and gaps.
Arche will map the sector of your choice in order to identify important players, technological trends, opportunities and challenges, and how to position yourself within the ecosystem.
Arche will conduct in-depth research of technological trends in your sector in order to inform your investment choices in innovation.
At the heart of each of our programs is the desire to help you and your community thrive in an era of constant change. Our Archers specialized in research are here to help you.
Philosophy of our services
At Arche, each of our mandates varies according to our clients’ projects. Our processes all begin with an analysis of your needs and your DNA so that we can offer you a personalized service adapted to your reality. Find out how our services can help you in your innovation projects:
Public
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Innovation in a public organization can be a challenge. As an actor of change working within a government agency or a para-public entity, you have to innovate within a complex structure, with very specific rules about how you can work with external collaborators, how you choose suppliers, how your budgets are planned, and how decisions are made. All of these generate real factors that need to be taken into account whenever public funds are invested in innovation.
Arche has extensive experience and a team familiar with government procedures and regulations. Our strategies are tailored to adapt to your reality and offer you results-oriented organizational modernization.
Private
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All good companies constantly evaluate themselves and seek to use innovation as a way to perform better, reduce operating expenses and provide teams with the tools and knowledge to compete in an innovation economy. Too often, however, companies see innovation as part of their work, rather than as part of their culture that transforms the workforce into a community of problem-solvers.
Arche understands that as a company, you need to focus on your work and meet the needs of your customers. We understand your reality, let us show you how to integrate innovation into the way you work.
Academic & Research
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Innovation and the academic sector have always been synonymous. Universities and research centres have always been at the heart of innovation: testing ideas, demonstrating capacity and supporting industry in the development of countless technologies that we all use in our daily lives. However, because academia is the source of ideas, institutions often find it difficult to collaborate with the private sector, to support the full innovation cycle and to capitalise on the value generated by research.
Arche, having worked with many universities and research centres, understands the importance of finding new and creative ways to support the research community. Let us help you build structured innovation and collaboration models to transform your research into solutions that make an impact in the world.
Economic Development
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Incubators, accelerators and entrepreneurship training programs have become the new engines of local economic development, helping entrepreneurs build the next generation of businesses. However, in this increasingly competitive field, it is becoming difficult to differentiate between different service offerings and support the revival of local economies.
Arche has worked with some of the best incubators in Canada to advise them on the development of their programs, their support ecosystems, and how to use open innovation to build bridges with SMEs and large companies and turn ideas into value.