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Innovation Workshop Success

From Market Stagnation to Product Innovation

How a manufacturing company reversed a market share loss through strategic innovation and launched a competitive new product range to market.

2 Days
Innovation Workshop
6 Months New Product
Launched to Market
David M.

David Muncaster

Managing Director

Heaford

"As MD, I've sat through many brainstorming sessions where emotion and the loudest voice or highest pay grade often dictated the outcome. This workshop was fundamentally different. Marina created an equitable platform that unlocked engagement from across the business, surfacing insights we would have otherwise missed. The critical differentiator was the weighting mechanism—it disciplined us to score opportunities based on market evidence and scalable impact, not just gut feel. This process cut through the noise and procrastination. It didn't just generate ideas; it crystallised a single, undeniable commercial imperative for us: the urgent need to develop the product range we had been missing."

"The workshop delivered more than an idea; it delivered a validated, consensus-driven mandate for action that has directly shaped our product roadmap."

Heaford is a manufacturing company with over 30 people, specialising in precision engineering and manufacturing solutions.

The Challenge

Heaford found themselves in a critical position. The root cause was clear:

  • No new products brought to market while competitors innovated
  • Using outdated technology and legacy systems
  • Only making minor tweaks to existing old products
  • Procrastinating on innovation despite knowing they needed to act
  • Behind the times compared to market competitors

The Transformation

Marina's 2-day Innovation Workshop provided the breakthrough the company needed. The workshop didn't just identify problems—it sparked urgent action and clarity:

  • Revealed a significant gap in their product portfolio through structured analysis
  • Conducted competitor analysis to identify market opportunities
  • Crystallised the urgent need for new product development
  • Designed a new product range with basic, better, and best tiers
  • Identified complementary market positioning aligned with revenue streams

Measurable Results

New Product Line

Successfully designed and launched a comprehensive new product with basic, better, and best options

Market Ready

Product released to market within 2 years, now competing for market share recovery

Strategic Clarity

Clear market positioning and execution strategy from innovation to launch

Marina's Innovation Workshop Approach

Marina's intensive 2-day Innovation Workshop is designed to break through organizational inertia and spark immediate action on critical product and market gaps.

Market Gap Analysis

Structured frameworks to identify white space opportunities and competitive positioning gaps that are costing market share.

Customer-Centric Innovation

Ideation sessions focused on customer needs, market trends, and competitor analysis to design products that will win in the market.

From Ideation to Execution

Clear pathways from workshop insights to product development, with lean methodology integration for rapid market delivery.

Urgency & Action

Breaking through procrastination by crystallizing the business case for immediate action and creating organizational momentum.

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