Who We Are

The Enterprise Development Group is a team of expert thinkers, facilitators and trainers who have been consulting since 1986 across a wide range of industries — from academia to energy, transportation to telecommunications, and manufacturing to media.

The Enterprise Development Group (EDG) is an international consulting firm that specializes in innovation strategy and best practices, organization design, and leadership development.

EDG’s mission is to enable individuals, teams, and companies to “Expand the Possible.”

Meet the Team

  • Herman Gyr

    FOUNDING PARTNER

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  • Lisa Friedman

    CO-FOUNDER and PARTNER

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  • Jan Künne

    PARTNER and MANAGER EU and India Pacific

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  • Laszlo Gyorffy

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

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  • Urška Jež

    SENIOR CONSULTANT and PARTNER

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  • Damir Bogdan

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

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  • Myriam Gröbli

    MANAGER DACH and PARTNER

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  • Jörg Gröbli

    MANAGER DACH and PARTNER

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  • Tracy Rescigno

    Partner

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  • Mark Buckley

    Partner

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  • W. Michael Linn

    Partner

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We are proud of our remarkable group of partner organizations, who allow us to deliver EDG’s powerful integrated innovation system which includes: fundamental intelligence about the future — the most important trends and forecasts; world-class innovation platforms and apps; compelling scenarios and prototypes; sustainable product innovation; impactful branding and identity; engaging innovation architecture, tools and processes; and stimulating meeting and event facilitation.

Our Circle of Partner Organizations

  • IdeaScale

    IdeaScale is the largest cloud-based innovation software platform in the world with more than 25,000 customers and 4 million users. The software allows organizations to involve the opinions of public and private communities by collecting their ideas and giving users a platform to vote. The ideas are then evaluated, routed, and implemented, making IdeaScale the engine of crowd-powered innovation. IdeaScale is headquartered in Berkeley, California, and has offices in Washington D.C., Tokyo, and Berlin.

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  • Institute For The Future (IFTF)

    IFTF is an independent, non-profit research organization based in Silicon Valley whose core research staff and creative design studio work together to provide practical foresight for a rapidly changing world. Research staff include experienced forecasters representing a range of disciplines from social science, public policy, and technology.

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  • Qmarkets

    With our partner Qmarkets, EDG offers Q+, an online innovation platform that enables large groups to innovate together. Q+ incorporates CO-STAR value proposition templates that support innovators to build group intelligence into their solutions. Q+ can be used for both spontaneous ideas from the front lines of an organization, as well as for sponsored leadership-driven strategic innovation campaigns.

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  • Plug and Play Tech Center

    Plug and Play Tech Center is a global accelerator that specializes in growing tech startups. Headquartered in Sunnyvale California, Plug and Play’s network includes over 300 startups, 180 investors, and a network of leading universities and corporate partners.

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  • William McDonough

    EDG collaborated with William McDonough to create the program Creating Enduring Value: William McDonough’s Approach to Innovation and Sustainable Design. The workshop combines an overview of Cradle- to-Cradle design principles with innovation best practices to produce enduring value for businesses, society, and the environment.

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