Helping Organizations Unlock Innovation, Upskill Teams, and Drive Project Success
As a corporate trainer, consultant, and fractional project manager, I specialize in intrapreneurship, project and portfolio management, and strategic innovation. My approach bridges the gap between opportunity identification, business planning, and execution, ensuring organizations maximize their potential while minimizing risks.
With over 30 years of experience in life sciences, technology commercialization, and venture capital, I help companies foster internal innovation, improve decision-making, and optimize project execution. Whether through corporate training, executive coaching, or hands-on consulting, I equip leaders and teams with the upskilling needed to successfully manage complex projects, evaluate emerging opportunities, and drive sustainable growth.
Through my firm, Hexagon Innovating, I guide businesses in:
With over 30 years of experience in life sciences, technology commercialization, and venture capital, I help companies foster internal innovation, improve decision-making, and optimize project execution. Whether through corporate training, executive coaching, or hands-on consulting, I equip leaders and teams with the upskilling needed to successfully manage complex projects, evaluate emerging opportunities, and drive sustainable growth.
Through my firm, Hexagon Innovating, I guide businesses in:
- Innovation Strategy & Execution – Identifying and capitalizing on new product, service, and business model opportunities.
- Intrapreneurship & Leadership Development – Upskilling employees to think like entrepreneurs within their organizations.
- Project & Portfolio Management – Helping companies select, prioritize, and manage high-impact initiatives.
- Technology & Market Intelligence – Conducting research, competitive analysis, and due diligence for informed decision-making.
“Innovation is the sine qua non of economic and social progress. It is the predominant source of new or improved products, processes, and methods of marketing and organization that drive the competitiveness of our business sector; generate the income that sustains our standard of living; alter the way we interact with each other and the natural world; and solve (and sometimes create) the technical and social problems we face.”
Council of Canadian Academies, 2013 |
“It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more dangerous to conduct, nor more doubtful in its success, than an attempt to introduce innovations. For the leader in the introduction of changes will have for his enemies all those who are well off under the existing order of things, and only lukewarm supporters in those who might be better off under the new.”
Niccolò Machiavelli, 1513 |

Why:
Strategic innovation efforts are critical. They are what drives company revenues and profit growth. However, identifying a business opportunity or model that has the strength to succeed commercially and then taking it down its innovation path is indeed difficult and risky. Our raison d’être is to assist firms and entrepreneurial clients in maximizing their probability of success in these undertakings.
How:
Through a six-step process of aggressive questioning and researching to uncover the key probortunities (problems and their associated opportunities) as well as creative thinking, planning, networking, (further) research, experimentation and implementation to optimize the efforts going forward.
For the full slideshow see:
Enhancing Your Strategic Innovation Efforts
What:
Activities include:
Domains include:
The three-step engagement involves:
Strategic innovation efforts are critical. They are what drives company revenues and profit growth. However, identifying a business opportunity or model that has the strength to succeed commercially and then taking it down its innovation path is indeed difficult and risky. Our raison d’être is to assist firms and entrepreneurial clients in maximizing their probability of success in these undertakings.
How:
Through a six-step process of aggressive questioning and researching to uncover the key probortunities (problems and their associated opportunities) as well as creative thinking, planning, networking, (further) research, experimentation and implementation to optimize the efforts going forward.
For the full slideshow see:
Enhancing Your Strategic Innovation Efforts
What:
Activities include:
- New product/ service sourcing, licensing and development.
- Technical and intellectual property review.
- Market research and competitive intelligence.
- Business models, plans and strategy development.
- Financial modelling and risk analysis.
- Due diligence, partnering and fundraising.
- Project/portfolio planning and management.
- Creative exploration of the realm of possibilities.
Domains include:
- Biotechnology, Life science, Medical devices.
- Engineering technologies and processes.
- Startups,Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, Venture Capital.
- Education, pedagogy.
The three-step engagement involves:
- An initial one-day, $800 money-back guaranteed review and written report.
- A full, value-based, negotiated engagement including scope document, interim reporting and final report.
- A no-cost one-day, post-engagement review and written report at 6 or 12 months post-engagement.
For more information or to book a consultation:
contact duncanjones (at) hexagon-innovating.com
or text/ call 416 301-6700
contact duncanjones (at) hexagon-innovating.com
or text/ call 416 301-6700