11. Culture of Innovation: Fostering Creative Collaboration

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, fostering a culture of innovation has become essential for organizations aiming to stay competitive. This culture thrives in an open, inclusive environment where every idea holds value. Teams are encouraged to think beyond traditional boundaries.

Reflecting this philosophy, we developed in Mesh a spirit that is deeply rooted into empathy and trust. This translates into the personal links that develop inside the team. We share about our hopes for a better system, our enthousiasm for the projects, or about personal life. Since we are like-minded people in the values, we feel a sense of belonging and this triggers a dense feeling of trust, mutual respect and care. Therefore, when we work, we know each other beyond just colleages relationships.

Our shared vision of life helps to create the links so that collaboration is very effective and efficient. Indeed, there are tight bonds between trust and performance. This creates the space for people to give the best of themselves.

Also, we firmly believes that when diverse perspectives are welcomed, innovation naturally flourishes. Mesh Impact demonstrates this belief through its commitment to cross-disciplinary teams : experts from various fields, country cultures and horizons — ranging from engineers to chemist or worker in plants — work together to solve complex problems.

Building an innovative culture requires more than just assembling diverse teams. It demands an environment of psychological safety, where team members feel secure enough to take risks and propose bold ideas without fearing criticism or failure. Indeed, psychological safety is crucial for the success of high-performing teams, a principle Mesh Impact fully embraces. If you want to here more about the two years research from Google on the matter, have a look at the Aristotle project, it’s incredible ! By fostering a workplace where experts openly share their thoughts and view failure as a stepping stone to success, Mesh Impact creates fertile ground for creativity and experimentation. This approach is especially vital in innovation, where groundbreaking ideas often come from challenging the status quo. To learn more about how this principle is embedded in our community, explore our Ethics and Community Values.

At Mesh Impact, we prioritize recruiting experts with strong problem-solving mindsets. Tackling global challenges requires analytical minds that first identify the root problem before structuring the cause-and-effect relationships among all related issues. Understanding the full system, including geopolitical and economic factors, is crucial. Tools like the Fishbone Diagram help our teams dissect complex problems, ensuring we address the core issues effectively. This rigorous approach not only solves immediate issues but also lays the foundation for continuous innovation.

At the core of Mesh Impact’s approach to innovation is the use of design thinking, a methodology that emphasizes empathy, ideation, and iterative prototyping. If you’ve never heard ot that, you can check out great ressource on the matter in this video. By focusing on the needs and experiences of end-users, Mesh Impact ensures that its solutions are not only innovative but also relevant and impactful. The company’s commitment to design thinking is reflected in its frequent workshops and brainstorming sessions, where teams are encouraged to explore creative solutions to complex problems. These sessions are systematically facilitated by senior experts who guide discussions, ensuring that ideas are both bold and aligned with the project’s goals and target impact. This process of rapid prototyping and iteration allows Mesh Impact to refine its innovations, making sure they are both feasible and effective.

Understanding that innovation doesn’t occur in isolation, Mesh Impact actively pursues partnerships with external organizations, industry experts, and academic institutions.

Collaboration with universities

Starting with academics, we are already collaborating with different universities in the world, namely Université Catholique de Louvain, Agroparis tech, Institut Mines Telecom and Katmandu univeristy. This partnerships enables us to increase our potential of innovation by connecting with univerisities R&D potentiel. At the same time, we offer great perspectives for students in universities and schools to have concrete experiences in a community where they can connect with the market early in their studies. Check out our dedicated article to see what we do with universities.

Collaboration with consulting agencies

In addition to that, we also aim at developing strategic alliances with other consulting agencies. Indeed, we beleive that our offer can be a good asset for consulting agencies who seek to integrate our expertise in their portfolio of services, such as systemic innovation, startup incubation, and the overall spirit of impact delivery in the economy and the planet. Check out our dedicated article to see what we do with universities.

B2B2B partnerships with companies

We also build partnerships with our customers, who are eager to benefit from our innovation capacity so that they can use our innovation momentum to fuel their own services they sell to their own customers. In other words, we are the backroom of innovation services that companies can sell in their name to their own customers. This leverages the power of companies to engage with customers, and enables Mesh Impact to access a bigger pipeline of sales opportunities. Check out our dedicated article to see how we design partnerships with our customers.

To sum up, these partnerships inject fresh perspectives and meaningful win win benefits, significantly amplifying the impact of our work and sales process. By engaging external stakeholders in our journey, Mesh Impact ensures a culture of open innovation and trust. This is part of our vision to co-design a meaningful economy together. This outward-looking strategy not only expands the company’s capabilities but also creates opportunities for members to connect with broader networks, further enriching the collaborative culture that is central to its success.

Last but not least, recognizing and rewarding innovation is essential in a culture of innovation, and more generally speaking in any organization. Mesh Impact invented a token-based reward system that incentivizes members to contribute ideas, collaborate on projects, and achieve impactful results. This token system is convertable in euros. In the coming months, we will be developing our internal cryptocurrency, the Mesh Coins, that will enable the community to use public crypto wallets and mobile apps to handle their coins, like any banking app. Learn more about how we reward our community in our Token-Based Reward System overview.

Get Involved

If you’re ready to contribute your expertise, learn from others, and be part of an innovation platform, a consulting agency and a community that’s driving change, we invite you to join Mesh Impact. Together, we can achieve more and create a better future for all.

Having explored how Mesh Impact fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration, the next article will focus on the ethical principles and values that guide our community. Understanding these values is crucial for maintaining the integrity and impact of our work.

Continue reading to learn more about the ethics and values that underpin everything we do at Mesh Impact.