LONG STORY SHORT
We are passionate about collaborative innovation. We combine (social) innovation management, research and advisory, service engineering, culture and event management, impact measurement, communication strategies, political advisory as well as business and territorrial strategic management expertise. We work very closely with our clients to co-design and co-run their collaborative innovation projects. Typically, we get involved very early in the process, helping you set up the collaboration process framework including the common vision, and then actively co-create the design of the collaborative innovation methodology and process, stakeholder management, collaboration approaches, progress monitoring, impact measurement and participation promotion. While we are very hands-on in our work, you can be sure to work with a proven science-based approach. We have worked with and for the government, mutinationals, SMEs, academia, NGOs as well as local, regional, national and European public authorities. Most importantly, we have run well-received collaborative innovation processes including internationally acclaimed innovation labs ourselves. Our work has been featured in the national and international media and qualified as international best practice for citizen innovation.
As the co-founding partners, we design and manage each project on strategic level and closely supervise its execution. We collaborate closely with a network of trusted partners including professional freelance facilitators and content specialists (circular economy, climate action, culture, education etc.) so that we can seamlessly deliver large-scale projects for up to hundreds of participants and deliver projects designed specifically to meet your needs.
Lidia Gryszkiewicz, PhD
Director
Lidia holds a PhD in innovation management from Louvain Academy, a MSc in International Business from Maastricht University and a MSc in Management from University of Lodz. She has completed the Creating Shared Value programme at Harvard Business School (US), the Oxford Impact Measurement Programme at the University of Oxford (UK) and the Scanning, Trends Analysis and Data Interpretation programme at Dubai Future Academy (UAE). As the co-founder at Limitless, she led the Social Innovation Academy and Urban Innovation Lab, and as Partner at The Impact Lab she advises ministers, secretaries of state, mayors and CEOs on innovation and social impact. Independent expert for the European Commission, European Institute of Innovation and Technology (both the headquarters and several KICs: Raw Materials, Manufacturing, InnoEnergy, Culture & Creativity), European Education and Culture Executive Agency, Research Executive Agency, and INTERPOL Global Innovation Centre. She has evaluated 350+ European funding proposals, acted as expert rapporteur, quality controller and project reviewer. She was also a jury member of the latest iCapital Prize for the European Capital of Innovation. Previously at PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Arthur D. Little and Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology. Worked and lived in Poland, US, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, UAE and Singapore.
Yasemin Elci
Advisor
Yasemin Elci is a Luxembourg-based curator and cultural strategist whose practice brings together ecological awareness, social engagement, and contemporary art. Former Director of Leica Gallery Istanbul and Gallery x-ist in Istanbul, she has over fifteen years of experience shaping creative ecosystems and institutional partnerships across Europe, Turkey, and Brazil. Working internationally, she develops exhibitions that place sustainability and inclusivity at their structural and curatorial core. Her recent curatorial project Climate Elders (2025–2026), developed in collaboration with nonprofits 1in6by2030 and HelpAge International, was presented at the Museu de Arte Sacra do Pará in Belém, Brazil in parallel with COP30, the UN Climate Conference, amplifying the voices of elderly communities from 21 countries whose livelihoods are being reshaped by the climate crisis – and reaching over 22,000 visitors. She serves on international juries and maintains a wide network of artists and creatives working at the crossroads of social and ecological inquiry. She has been an Advisor to The Impact Lab since 2026.
Giny Laroche
Advisor
Giny holds a Master in Political Science from the Institute of Political Science – University Louis Pasteur Strasbourg, a Bachelor degree in cultural management from IUP Nîmes – University of Montpellier, a certificate in territorial development from the Observatory of Cultural Policies in Grenoble and a Design Thinking and Open Innovation moderator’s certificate from the Lorenzo Academy in Berlin. She specialized in territorial analysis and development, innovation management, strategic concept development, project planning and management. As former district manager, Giny designed and implemented urban management and territorial development strategies with strong focus on collaborative human centred approaches and working methods. She co-designed and implemented Quartier Stuff, the first citizen social innovation lab nationally and internationally qualified as best practice by experts in urban design, economic development, social innovation and cradle to cradle. Giny serves as national advisor regarding the elaboration of participatory processes and sustainable social impact concepts aiming to promote social cohesion. Former head of the minister’s office and spokeswoman of the Minister of Culture, she, inter alia, supervised and monitored the implementation of national strategies and projects of great national interest. During her career, Giny designed and implemented positioning and marketing strategies for local, regional and national bodies. She furthermore serves as member of the first European Innovation Council SME Jury at the European Commission.
Jacques Maquet
Advisor
Jacques Maquet holds a Master’s degree in Management from the University of Louvain (Louvain School of Management), as well as degrees in Geography and Sociology. He is an experienced expert in project management and evaluation, with over 20 years of international experience. He has coordinated and managed numerous projects across many countries, with strong expertise in EU programmes, impact assessment, and regional, urban and territorial development, including tourism. As Quality and Impact Research Coordinator for Esch2022 – European Capital of Culture, he implemented the monitoring and evaluation strategy for the European Commission and coordinated impact studies on regional development, cultural participation and territorial image. He also served as Coordinator of the Department of Social Studies and Public Opinion at the BBVA Foundation in Madrid and, as a Project Manager at TNS Opinion (Verian), worked on Eurobarometer studies for the European Commission. Jacques is a validated URBACT IV expert in integrated urban development, with a specialisation in monitoring and evaluation supporting integrated and participatory approaches. He works in French, English and Spanish.
A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES
Portfolio of our recent work
