THE PROBLEM

THE PROBLEM

The traditional way of innovation development is fundamentally broken.

The average development time for new products in fast-moving consumer goods today is 15-22 months.

Summed up: Extremely high costs, slow processes and no active involvement of real customers leads to very high flop rates.

Complex products and services even require significantly longer intervals. Nevertheless, 90% of all new product launches fail.

What is even worse, a large part of the actual innovation potential and ideas in companies never sees the light of day.

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OUR SOLUTION

OUR
SOLUTION

INNOWEEK® is the established solution to quickly deliver validated results for your innovation project.

Never has it been possible to provide validated results within such a short time. Together with our clients we work in highly concentrated, extremely short and intensive work phases with a clear goal: Finding that next breakthrough innovation.

Instead of spending months in meetings and discussions, we focus our work on maximizing benefits and concrete output.

We were the first to combine short innovation sprints with a rapid-fire approach to beat failure rate with statistics.

Working that way does not only lead to maximum team motivation and personal commitment, but also to exceptional results.

Furthermore, it can significantly reduce the flop rate of your innovation projects. Testing your product visions with the INNOWEEK® framework increases the success rate to up to 90% when applied consistently.

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THE RESULTS!

Seven out of nine of the most innovative companies in Germany have already worked with Granny&Smith that way.

From idea to market in a single week - each month, new business ideas are launched and tested. A speed that is becoming increasingly necessary today and the key to competitive advantage.


In order to create real added value for our clients, we focus on delivering concrete results:

tangible prototypes, testable products, measurable services, understandable processes and their successful market introduction, instead of one-hundred-page concept papers and theoretical essays.

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YOU WANT TO ACCELERATE EXECUTION?

HOW TO BEAT FAILURE 

WITH STATISTICS

THE AMOUNT OF INNOWEEKS YOU NEED TO FIND A BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION

5 Innoweeks

39.9%

Success Rate

10 Innoweeks

63.9%

Success Rate

20 Innoweeks

87.6%

Success Rate
Based on Innovation research data

Innovate like a start-up & scale like an Enterprise

Combining the best of both worlds: Develop new products in record time and validate them immediately in the market, which, if successful, are then scaled up on a large scale in cooperation with our customers.

The classical way to innovation VS the innoweek framework

Project duration

BUDGET & COSTS

CUSTOMER VALIDATION

TANGIBLE RESULTS

Time to MARKET

RISK

CLASSICAL WAY

≈15-22 months
Very high costs due to long term team involvement
At the end of the project by theoretical market research
Concept Papers, Requirement Engineering, Estimations, Guess-Work
Approx 3 months after engineering is done
90% of all projects fail

INNOWEEK

1 week only - every single month a new idea at the market
One week only team involvement needed
At the end of the week by real buying customers
Real working Prototype or tangible Product Vision
One week only & before detailed engineering & massive investments
90% success rate if applied consistently

Innovate like a start-up & scale like an Enterprise

Combining the best of both worlds: Develop new products in record time and validate them immediately in the market, which, if successful, are then scaled up on a large scale in cooperation with corporations.

Project duration

BUDGET & COSTS

CUSTOMER VALIDATION

TANGIBLE RESULTS

Time to MARKET

RISK

CLASSICAL WAY

≈15-22 months
Very high costs due to long term team involvement
At the end of the project bytheoretical market research
Concept Papers, Requirement Engineering, Estimations, Guess-Work
Approx 3 months after engineering is done
90% of all projects fail

INNOWEEK

1 week only
One week only team involvement needed
At the end of the week by real buying customers
Real working Prototype or tangible Product Vision
Before detailed engineering & massive investments
90% of all projects are successful
See what our clients are saying about us

From Inspiration To Implementation

INNOVATION TALKS & KEYNOTES

Book our CEO Lars Behrendt for an inspirational innovation talk on your stage.
Let your guests feel the spirit of real innovation. Humor, entertainment and learning combined in a single talk is what Lars delivers on stage.
Book our CEO Lars Behrendt for an inspirational innovation talk on your stage.
Let your guests feel the spirit of real innovation. Humor, entertainment and learning combined in a single talk is what Lars delivers on stage.
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INNOWEEK
THE INNOVATION FRAMEWORK

Stop burning millions on FAILING innovation PROJECTS
The innovation-strategy for mid-sized and large companies wanting to accelerate their innovation process drastically and finally achieve breakthrough results.
Stop burning millions on FAILING innovation PROJECTS
The innovation-strategy for mid-sized and large companies wanting to accelerate their innovation process drastically and finally achieve breakthrough results.
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BUSINESS AcceleratOR
PROGRAM

Unlock your business growth with our Innovation Accelerator Program.
This program transforms your ideas into market-leading products and services. We provide hands-on support and expert guidance for ambitious innovators, plus a powerful network to accelerate your path to success.
Unlock your business growth with our Innovation Accelerator Program.
This program transforms your ideas into market-leading products and services. We provide hands-on support and expert guidance for ambitious innovators, plus a powerful network to accelerate your path to success.
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Start Your Innovation Journey

Ready to accelerate your path to success? Our experts are here to help turn your ideas into reality. Let’s discuss your project and explore how we can achieve tangible results together.
Get in touch

DIPL.-ING.

LARS BEHRENDT

CEO GRANNY&SMITH

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Full engagement

Why can you only book single INNOWEEKS® with us?

Even if you want to work with us all the time, we work in single weekly bookable INNOWEEKS® only.  

This helps us a lot to keep up the momentum and motivation. This way we achieve best results if everybody is fully committed for a week.

Hire
Us?

1 week trial period only

We always start new relationships with a one-week testing phase only.

This helps both parties to check the fit before making a longer-term commitment.

INNOVATION AGENCY

HIRE US TO BRING YOUR IDEA TO MARKET WITH THE LOWEST FAILURE RISK

Done-for-you’ innovation development service for mid-to-large companies looking to accelerate their innovation process drastically. And yes, we guarantee results and could achieve fantastic things together... ;-)

519 REVIEWS ON provenexpert.com

INNOVATORS' BOOTCAMP

LEARN HOW TO BRING YOUR IDEA TO MARKET WITH THE LOWEST RISK POSSIBLE

Innovators training programs for companies serious about bringing their ideas to market FAST (in weeks, not months or years).

145 REVIEWS ON provenexpert.com

STARTUP BOOTCAMP

LEARN HOW TO BRING YOUR IDEA TO MARKET WITHOUT THE NEED TO INVEST

A compressed online course that helps you to bring your product idea to market without the need to invest.

145 REVIEWS ON provenexpert.com

INNOVATION AS A SERVICE

HIRE US TO BRING YOUR IDEA TO MARKET IN ONE WEEK ONLY
WITH THE LOWEST FAILURE RISK

Done-for-you’ innovation development service for mid-to-large companies looking to accelerate their innovation process drastically. And yes, we guarantee reducing risk and costs of your innovation projects, too.

ONLINE COURSE 
INNOVATE!

LET YOUR TEAM LEARN HOW TO BRING IDEAS TO MARKET WITH 
LOWER RISK & COSTS

Innovators training programs for companies serious about bringing their ideas to market FAST (within weeks, not months or years) and reducing the failure rates and costs drastically.

INNOVATION TALKS

Lars rocks your stage and gives YOU AND your guests innovation insights with a goosebump

Book our CEO Lars Behrendt for your event to inspire guests. Humor, Entertainment and Learning combined in a single talk is what Lars is delivering on stage.

STARTUP BOOTCAMP

LEARN HOW TO BRING YOUR IDEA TO MARKET WITH THE LOWEST COST POSSIBLE

A compressed online course that helps you to bring your product idea to market without the need to invest.

3-DAY INNOVATION WORKSHOP

DEFINE YOUR GOING-TO-MARKET STRATEGY IN THE DAYS ONLY

We develop your innovation strategy for your startup in a joint 3-day workshop. We will build your masterplan and provide clarity about  the next steps to conquer new markets and customers.

INFLUENCER COOPERATION

Make your innovation seen with the help of our social media reach

You got an innovative product but no one knows about it? We might help you to get it in front of the masses. But be aware, we only accept products or services we also believe in.

HOW TO SUCCEED
ON LINKEDIN

How to get as many clients, customers, and sales as you can possibly handle.

A compressed online course that helps you to skyrocket your visibility on the leading b2b social media platform.

GET REAL INNOVATION

Read & LEARN - the bestseller book from Lars Behrendt

Innovation development has drastically changed over the last years. The traditional approach of how we bring products to the market has finally come to an end. Read the story behind about what a better approach might look like today.

INNOVATORS
MERCHANDISE
SHOP

SHIRTS, MUGS, POSTERS you name it. Show that you are part of the new innovators movement

In our shop you can find all the usual and unusual stuff you might need or not. Shop till you drop.

From Co-WORKING
to events, meetings and videos

Combining the best of both worlds: Develop new products in record time and validate them immediately in the market, which, if successful, are then scaled up on a large scale in cooperation with corporations.

List of available rooms

HOW TO BUILD A PRODUCT CUSTOMERS LOVE WITHIN ONE WEEK ONLY

GET REAL INNOVATION shot up from being ranked 90.000 on the day of release, to a #1 German Amazon bestseller in less than a day.

This book is easy to read and shows you insights to the leading German Innovation agency Granny&Smith.

You get actionable strategies you can use RIGHT AWAY to dramatically speed up your innovation process from months to a single week only.... in most cases, without spending a cent more on expensive agencies.

IS IT A MATCH?!

Not sure whether Granny&Smith is the right partner for you?

Jobs

Want to join the GRNY family?

We are always interested in meeting passionate designers and developers.

If you’re interested in working here, take a 1-min video of yourself, letting us know your“why I have to work at GRNY.” and send it to:

jobs@grannyandsmith.com

P.S.
Yep, this is not a stock photo. This is our office

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Frequently asked questions

What can I expect from an Innoweek?

A lot, but the answer depends on YOUR IDEA. Every project is completely different because no two ideas are the same - even if they are built in the same industry. The Innoweeks all have in common that you have an idea and want to bring it to the market in the fastest way possible. 

We had phenomenal Innoweeks where we were able to build a new innovative product and set up the whole company, gave it a name, a corporate identity, a campaign, built a website, and so on. In other Innoweeks, we were happy to create a first User Interface prototype for a new software product (heck, that thing was complicated).  

The key takeaway here is that we know that one size DOES NOT fit all, which is why we curate custom strategies for each of our clients to provide their exact needs. Our goal is to skyrocket their product and services into the stratosphere, and we'll do whatever it takes to achieve that goal.

Why is Granny&Smith the best PARTNER?

Why is water wet? No, but seriously. Instead of using this little section of content to spam you with humble brags, let us just say this... People lie; numbers and results don't.

So instead of trying to convince you, we're the best innovation partner around….here are the stats:
- 7 out of 9 of the most innovative German companies have built their products together with Granny&Smith
- We've been working for some of the well-known brands in the world
- We should have started to collect reviews earlier, but at least there are now nearly 500 reviews that speak for themselves
- 38 patents created for our customers (they always belong to them, after we've done a joint Innoweek!)
- Over 700 Clients served
- #1 Brand for innovation acceleration
- We have been 15 Years at the market (and we are willing to do another 15 Years)

How do I know that I will get a return on my investment?

Statistics instead of guesswork. Even if we are still facing a 90% failure rate like many others (and we believe we have become definitely better than most others out there), we can outperform those statistics through rapid experimentation. What does that mean? Instead of going all-in on one major project, we don’t put all our eggs in one basket; instead, we tackle one initiative at a time. And here’s the interesting part: statistically, the chances of achieving our goal rise to 90% after 21 attempts. This is the foundation of our new approach. We will conduct 21 innovation sprints over the next two years, statistically assuring us of discovering at least one breakthrough idea.

HOW IS GRANNY&SMITH DIFFERENT?

For far too long, we have watched millions and years being burned on things that were absolutely unnecessary.
That's why we no longer take part in this guessing game of whether your innovation idea is good or bad.
Instead, we build tangible product visions and bring them to market in record time so that the results can speak for themselves.

We no longer believe that innovation experts have a magic glass ball and can develop everything in advance. We let the market speak and only if it says YES do we go into further investments.

50% GRANT FOR DIGITAL BUSINESS MODELS

HOW TO SUCCEED
ON LINKEDIN

LEARN HOW TO SKYROCKET YOUR LINKEDIN GROWTH WITHIN ONE WEEK ONLY

People always ask me for advice on how to gain more traction on LinkedIn. Instead of giving them some tips, I have decided to put together an online course that covers all of the advice I have to offer.

In this course, I will reveal all the details that have helped me generate over 180K+ followers and thousands of leads, which have significantly changed my business.

This course is for anyone who is tired of learning from people who talk about things they have never done themselves. As a practitioner, I follow what I teach, and I will show you how you can succeed as well.