You already have people, partners and processes. Still, some important things don’t move. We start there.
See where we come in45Nord is an independent partner for strategic business challenges that cut across teams, disciplines and organisations.
AI. New technologies. Competitor moves. Every week brings another signal. The question is no longer what is happening, but what matters for your business—and whether it warrants a move.
People agree it could be interesting. But who owns it? What should you test? What would make you invest—or stop? Until those questions are answered, the idea stays an idea.
Startups, researchers and technologies are easy to find. Knowing who is genuinely relevant—and turning an introduction into something useful—is harder.
The usual channels reach people already looking. The person who could make the difference may not be looking for you—or for a job. They need a reason to care.
Enough to find out whether the idea survives contact with reality.
One important question answered before a larger investment.
A reason to engage that a vacancy cannot provide.
Not every challenge needs a six-month project or a six-figure budget.Sometimes a few focused days are enough. Sometimes the opportunity deserves a serious investment. And sometimes the most valuable outcome is a clear reason not to pursue it.
A strategy firm sees strategy. An innovation firm sees innovation. A recruiter sees talent. The situation may involve all three.
45Nord has built and operated a startup, worked with corporate leadership teams, helped shape a 180,000 m² business location, and developed projects across companies, universities, startups and public institutions.
That matters when the challenge crosses boundaries—because the answer rarely sits inside one discipline, one organisation or one network.
Everybody can claim range. The question is where they have actually built, worked and delivered.
Created focused executive roundtables connecting global perspectives with questions of adoption, strategy and implementation.
Brought in experienced hackathon partners and built challenge formats around actual business challenges—not hypothetical exercises.
Built a Recruiting Day connecting companies with talent from leading universities. Participating companies included Microsoft, SAP and Oracle.
Start with the problem. We’ll tell you honestly whether there is a useful next move—and whether 45Nord is the right way to make it.
A first conversation should be useful on its own.