Skip to Content
  • Offices

    Offices

    North & Latin America
    • Atlanta
    • Austin
    • Bogota
    • Boston
    • Buenos Aires
    • Chicago
    • Dallas
    • Denver
    • Houston
    • Los Angeles
    • Mexico City
    • Minneapolis
    • Monterrey
    • Montreal
    • New York
    • Rio de Janeiro
    • San Francisco
    • Santiago
    • São Paulo
    • Seattle
    • Silicon Valley
    • Toronto
    • Washington, DC
    Europe & Africa
    • Amsterdam
    • Athens
    • Berlin
    • Brussels
    • Copenhagen
    • Dusseldorf
    • Frankfurt
    • Helsinki
    • Istanbul
    • Johannesburg
    • Kyiv
    • Lisbon
    • London
    • Madrid
    • Milan
    • Munich
    • Oslo
    • Paris
    • Rome
    • Stockholm
    • Vienna
    • Warsaw
    • Zurich
    Middle East
    • Doha
    • Dubai
    • Riyadh
    Asia & Australia
    • Bangkok
    • Beijing
    • Bengaluru
    • Brisbane
    • Ho Chi Minh City
    • Hong Kong
    • Jakarta
    • Kuala Lumpur
    • Manila
    • Melbourne
    • Mumbai
    • New Delhi
    • Perth
    • Seoul
    • Shanghai
    • Singapore
    • Sydney
    • Tokyo
    See all offices
  • Alumni
  • Media Center
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Global | English

    Select your region and language

    Global
    • Global (English)
    North & Latin America
    • Brazil (Português)
    • Argentina (Español)
    • Canada (Français)
    • Chile (Español)
    • Colombia (Español)
    Europe, Middle East, & Africa
    • France (Français)
    • DACH Region (Deutsch)
    • Italy (Italiano)
    • Spain (Español)
    • Greece (Elliniká)
    Asia & Australia
    • China (中文版)
    • Korea (한국어)
    • Japan (日本語)
  • Saved items (0)
    Saved items (0)

    You have no saved items.

    Bookmark content that interests you and it will be saved here for you to read or share later.

    Explore Bain Insights
  • Industries
    Main menu

    Industries

    • Aerospace & Defense
    • Agribusiness
    • Chemicals
    • Construction & Infrastructure
    • Consumer Products
    • Financial Services
    • Healthcare & Life Sciences
    • Industrial Machinery & Equipment
    • Media & Entertainment
      Industries
      Media & Entertainment
      • Media Lab
    • Metals
    • Mining
    • Oil & Gas
    • Paper & Packaging
    • Private Equity
      Industries
      Private Equity
      • Due Diligence
      • Exit Planning
      • Firm Strategy & Operations
      • Portfolio Value Creation
    • Social Impact
    • Retail
    • Technology
    • Telecommunications
      Industries
      Telecommunications
      • Capital Expenditure
      • Telco Digital Transformation
    • Transportation
    • Travel & Leisure
    • Utilities & Renewables
  • Consulting Services
    Main menu

    Consulting Services

    • Customer Experience
    • Sustainability
    • Innovation
    • M&A
    • Operations
    • People & Organization
    • Private Equity
    • Sales & Marketing
    • Strategy
    • AI, Insights, and Solutions
    • Technology
    • Transformation
  • Digital
  • Insights
    Main menu

    Insights

    • Industry Insights
    • Services Insights
    • Bain Books
    • Webinars
    • Bain Futures
    View all Insights
    Featured topics
    • Tariff Response
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Thriving in Uncertainty
    • Executive Conversations
    • Macro Trends
    • M&A Report
    • Healthcare Private Equity Report
    • Paper & Packaging Report
    • Technology Report
    • CEO's Guide to Sustainability
    • CEO Insights
    • CFO Insights
    • COO Insights
    • CIO Insights
    • CMO Insights
    View all featured topics
  • About
    Main menu

    About

    • What We Do
    • What We Believe
    • Our People & Leadership
    • Client Results
    • Awards & Recognition
    • Global Affiliations
    Further: Our global responsibility
    • Sustainability
    • Social Impact
    • World Economic Forum
    Learn more about Further
  • Careers
    Main menu

    Careers

    • Work with Us
      Careers
      Work with Us
      • Find Your Place
      • Our Work Areas
      • Integrated Teams
      • Students
      • Internships & Programs
      • Recruiting Events
    • Life at Bain
      Careers
      Life at Bain
      • Blog: Inside Bain
      • Career Stories
      • Our People
      • Where We Work
      • Supporting Your Growth
      • Affinity Groups
      • Benefits
    • Impact Stories
    • Hiring Process
      Careers
      Hiring Process
      • What to Expect
      • Interviewing
    FIND JOBS
  • Offices
    Main menu

    Offices

    • North & Latin America
      Offices
      North & Latin America
      • Atlanta
      • Austin
      • Bogota
      • Boston
      • Buenos Aires
      • Chicago
      • Dallas
      • Denver
      • Houston
      • Los Angeles
      • Mexico City
      • Minneapolis
      • Monterrey
      • Montreal
      • New York
      • Rio de Janeiro
      • San Francisco
      • Santiago
      • São Paulo
      • Seattle
      • Silicon Valley
      • Toronto
      • Washington, DC
    • Europe & Africa
      Offices
      Europe & Africa
      • Amsterdam
      • Athens
      • Berlin
      • Brussels
      • Copenhagen
      • Dusseldorf
      • Frankfurt
      • Helsinki
      • Istanbul
      • Johannesburg
      • Kyiv
      • Lisbon
      • London
      • Madrid
      • Milan
      • Munich
      • Oslo
      • Paris
      • Rome
      • Stockholm
      • Vienna
      • Warsaw
      • Zurich
    • Middle East
      Offices
      Middle East
      • Doha
      • Dubai
      • Riyadh
    • Asia & Australia
      Offices
      Asia & Australia
      • Bangkok
      • Beijing
      • Bengaluru
      • Brisbane
      • Ho Chi Minh City
      • Hong Kong
      • Jakarta
      • Kuala Lumpur
      • Manila
      • Melbourne
      • Mumbai
      • New Delhi
      • Perth
      • Seoul
      • Shanghai
      • Singapore
      • Sydney
      • Tokyo
    See all offices
  • Alumni
  • Media Center
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Global | English
    Main menu

    Select your region and language

    • Global
      Select your region and language
      Global
      • Global (English)
    • North & Latin America
      Select your region and language
      North & Latin America
      • Brazil (Português)
      • Argentina (Español)
      • Canada (Français)
      • Chile (Español)
      • Colombia (Español)
    • Europe, Middle East, & Africa
      Select your region and language
      Europe, Middle East, & Africa
      • France (Français)
      • DACH Region (Deutsch)
      • Italy (Italiano)
      • Spain (Español)
      • Greece (Elliniká)
    • Asia & Australia
      Select your region and language
      Asia & Australia
      • China (中文版)
      • Korea (한국어)
      • Japan (日本語)
  • Saved items  (0)
    Main menu
    Saved items (0)

    You have no saved items.

    Bookmark content that interests you and it will be saved here for you to read or share later.

    Explore Bain Insights
  • Industries
    • Industries

      • Aerospace & Defense
      • Agribusiness
      • Chemicals
      • Construction & Infrastructure
      • Consumer Products
      • Financial Services
      • Healthcare & Life Sciences
      • Industrial Machinery & Equipment
      • Media & Entertainment
      • Metals
      • Mining
      • Oil & Gas
      • Paper & Packaging
      • Private Equity
      • Social Impact
      • Retail
      • Technology
      • Telecommunications
      • Transportation
      • Travel & Leisure
      • Utilities & Renewables
  • Consulting Services
    • Consulting Services

      • Customer Experience
      • Sustainability
      • Innovation
      • M&A
      • Operations
      • People & Organization
      • Private Equity
      • Sales & Marketing
      • Strategy
      • AI, Insights, and Solutions
      • Technology
      • Transformation
  • Digital
  • Insights
    • Insights

      • Industry Insights
      • Services Insights
      • Bain Books
      • Webinars
      • Bain Futures
      View all Insights
      Featured topics
      • Tariff Response
      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Thriving in Uncertainty
      • Executive Conversations
      • Macro Trends
      • M&A Report
      • Healthcare Private Equity Report
      • Paper & Packaging Report
      • Technology Report
      • CEO's Guide to Sustainability
      • CEO Insights
      • CFO Insights
      • COO Insights
      • CIO Insights
      • CMO Insights
      View all featured topics
  • About
    • About

      • What We Do
      • What We Believe
      • Our People & Leadership
      • Client Results
      • Awards & Recognition
      • Global Affiliations
      Further: Our global responsibility
      • Sustainability
      • Social Impact
      • World Economic Forum
      Learn more about Further
  • Careers

Content added to saved items

Saved items (0)

Removed from saved items

Saved items (0)

Solution

Innovation & Business Building

Innovation & Business Building

Transform bold ideas into scalable businesses

Our Experience and Impact

800+
Innovation and business-building projects
1,500+
Innovation experts
50+
Alliance partnerships

AI, rapidly shifting consumer dynamics, and rising competitive threats are just some of the macro forces that make corporate innovation mandatory. We help you turn these pressures into opportunities—with innovation strategies and business-building capabilities that take you from seed to scale. We partner with founders and change-minded executives to reimagine what’s possible, design future-ready strategies, develop new products and businesses, and build them for enduring impact. 

Whether you're starting with a blank slate or evolving your existing innovation engine, our integrated approach ensures you move fast, stay focused on what matters, and build essential capabilities for the long term.

  • Innovate: Spot the unmet customer need you're best positioned to address and define the most relevant and viable value proposition.
  • Create: Iterate the solution to ensure market fit, make critical build/partner/buy decisions, and build a team that can deliver.
  • Scale: Penetrate new customer segments and geographies and replicate and sustain your success by consistently developing new innovation capabilities. 

What is your Innovation ambition?

What is your Innovation ambition?

Innovation Strategy

How do I translate my business strategy into a properly resourced innovation?

  • Innovation is not an expense
  • Build or buy a new growth engine?
  • An enduring innovation edge

Scaling

How do I scale the promising ventures I’ve been incubating? 

  • ROI = Return on Innovation
  • Not all unicorns can fly
  • It’s new, it’s clean, it’s thriving

Optimize with AI

How do I use AI to improve the speed and efficiency of my innovation?

  • AI transformation: Five questions for CEOs
  • Using AI to power human-centered design
  • What AI can and can’t do

Operating model

How do I create an operating model that maximizes the ROI of my innovation engine? 

  • A two-system approach to innovation
  • Organizing for successful innovation
  • Three mistakes to avoid

Our Innovation Client Results

Banking

A Banking Leader Seizes a New Opportunity in Wealth Management
Launching a new business isn’t easy. Scaling is harder. This bank did both.

Energy & Natural Resources

An Oil and Gas Leader Creates a New Clean Energy Business
We helped build plans, launch, and set ambitious targets for this independent entity.
See More

Venture Ecosystem

The Venture Ecosystem is a global team of change-makers and thought-leaders with deep experience in the start-up and venture-capital worlds. Our mission is to spark innovation between bold organizations and insurgents by activating our global network of disruptors and investors.
Read More

Analyst Recognition

Analyst Recognition

We have been recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Innovation Consulting Services, Q2 2024.

We have been recognized as a Leader by IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Strategy Consulting Services 2025 Vendor Assessment

 

Innovation & Business Building insights

AI, Insights, and Solutions
The Rise of the Canadian Venture Scientist
This is Canada’s moment to turn AI pioneers into venture builders.
Brief
AI, Insights, and Solutions
Five of the Most Insightful Podcast Episodes On AI
AI experts share what leaders need to know about agentic systems, data, and team dynamics in order to succeed in 2026.
Forbes.com
Strategy
What CEOs Bring Home: A Holiday Special
As the year winds down, Founder’s Mentality: The CEO Sessions takes a festive turn.
Founder's Mentality: The CEO Sessions
Strategy
Simplify: Stuart Gent, Partner, Bain Capital
How on earth can we simplify when business complexity feels inevitable? 
Founder's Mentality: The CEO Sessions
See More

Our Innovation Experts

Headshot of Marissa Dent

Marissa Dent Partner New York

Headshot of Dennis Jones

Dennis Jones Partner Denver

Headshot of Karsten Petersen

Karsten Petersen Partner Dubai

Headshot of Florian Hoppe

Florian Hoppe Partner Singapore

Headshot of Michael Egan

Michael Egan Partner Bangkok

Headshot of Nicolas Bloch

Nicolas Bloch Partner Brussels

Headshot of Alice Leonard

Alice Leonard Practice Vice President Boston

Headshot of Rishi Roongta

Rishi Roongta Partner Chicago

Stay ahead in a rapidly changing world. Subscribe to Bain Insights, our monthly look at the critical issues facing global businesses.

Bain & Company
Contact us Sustainability Accessibility Terms of use Privacy Modern Slavery Act Statement Cookie Policy Sitemap Log In

© 1996-2026 Bain & Company, Inc.

Contact Bain

How can we help you?

  • Business inquiry
  • Career information
  • Press relations
  • Partnership request
  • Speaker request
See all offices