SHAPE Impact Kollektiv

SHAPE Impact Kollektiv

ELITE New Training

Develop the knowledge and skills to support the impact, valorisation, or commercialisation of social science, humanities, and the arts – in Lisbon 8-10th October 2025

SHAPE Impact Kollektiv

ELITE New Training

Develop the knowledge and skills to support the impact, valorisation, or commercialisation of social science, humanities, and the arts – in Lisbon 8-10th October 2025

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About Us

Impactful Research:
Our Role in Academic Innovation Ecosystems

We are a group of international impact and commercialisation experts that are passionate about creating impact at scale from academic research. We focus on developing the innovation potential of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts for People and Economy (SHAPE) research.

To do that, we offer proven methodologies, bespoke services and data-driven tools that help organisations build innovation ecosystems, develop commercialisation strategies and transform research ideas from concept to scale.

Our Experience

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Partnerships with universities and research organisations across Europe

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Trained researchers and academics

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Funding secured for impact projects

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Spinouts and research-based start-ups built and scaled

We have worked with the following partners:

Continental Europe

Who We've Worked With

Continental Europe

United Kingdom

Recent Projects – Groups of Organisations

ESRC/AHRC SHAPE Catalyst

£3.9 million accelerator programme open to all UK research organisations that uses our proven concept-to-scale methodology to train 1,500+ researchers between 2023-2026.

ASPECT Research Commercialisation (ARC) Accelerator

Research England Connecting Capability Fund-supported accelerator programme that was piloted by more than 35 universities and ran for four years.

ASPECT Pipeline Tracker

Venture tracking and reporting software for UK universities that tracks their venture pipelines and helps identify systematic challenges.

Social Venture Fund Builder

Creating a social venture ecosystem in London between universities, local government, and the private sector.

Recent Projects – Individual Organisations

The Case, University of Cologne & Charles University

Three-day interactive workshop series for KTOs, TTOs, Academics Scouts and Business Development Teams working together with researchers on real cases from the institution.

PhD Training, Newcastle University

Six interactive workshops covering entrepreneurship skills, research impact tools, presenting and pitching, networking, and stakeholder management.

Our Team

Meet Our Professionals

Mark Mann

Managing Director, Mark Mann OÜ, Estonia, United Kingdom

Christoph Köller

Managing Partner, Görgen & Köller GmbH, Germany

Julian Jantke

Director, Kindling Ventures and ARC Accelerator, United Kingdom

Chris Fellingham

Director, Kindling Ventures and ARC Accelerator, United Kingdom

Ivana Sykorova

Programme Manager and Operations Lead, Kindling Ventures, Czechia

Frida Koslowski

Deputy Director, Kindling Ventures and ARC Accelerator, United Kingdom

Jessica Meijer

Head, Innovation & Business Development, Knowledge Transfer Office, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Elevate your impact with us

We help you build innovation ecosystems, develop effective commercialisation strategies, and create impact at scale from academic research.

Our Services

Our Bespoke Service Packages

We help research organisations build innovation ecosystems, develop commercialisation strategies and create impact at scale from academic research.

Our Services are designed for:

  • High and middle management of academic institutions
  • Groups of universities, networks, associations
  • Knowledge transfer professionals and impact/valorisation managers
  • Individual academics

Strategy Services

We offer detailed audits, ecosystem assessments, and strategic planning to drive impactful innovation.

Capacity Building

Empower your research with tailored workshops, transfer methodologies, and innovative for impactful innovation.

Direct Services

We offer Accelerator Programs, Showcase Events, Business Units setup, and PhD Training for research impact.

Strategy Services

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Innovation Potential Audit:

Detailed analysis of organisations’ innovation environment, institutional barriers and strategies to overcome them.

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Ecosystem Strategy

Development of strategy at ecosystem level, including audits, stakeholder analysis, bid writing and execution.

02

Ecosystem Audit

Comprehensive assessment of an entire ecosystem’s innovation capabilities, key challenges and strategic needs.

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Commercialization Strategy

Strategy development and design of SHAPE commercialisation process for individual organisations or groups of organisations.

Capacity Building

Be The Magpie

Workshops on how to assess the impact potential of research projects, spot potential transfer projects and identify key success factors.

The Case

Workshops that train staff and academics in transfer methodologies and instantly apply them by working on real-world cases from your own research institute.

Venture Tracker

Innovative software that tracks innovation pipelines, identifies systematic challenges and provides automated reports for key stakeholders.

Ecosystem Building

Building and implementation of innovation ecosystems that empower researchers and help them transform their research into impact at scale.

Direct Services

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Showcase Events

Raise awareness of innovation ecosystem, build a community of support and offer demo days to showcase innovative projects to key stakeholders.

03

Accelerator Programs

Guided pathway for researchers building innovative and sustainable social ventures using our proven concept-to-scale methodologies and bespoke support.

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Business or Innovation Units

Set up and development of governance units within your organisation to test innovation concepts or run pilots and trials ahead of spinning out.

04

PhD Training

Training for PhD students that focuses on general entrepreneurial skills as well as SHAPE-specific research impact and commercialisation expertise.

Perfect Solutions for All Business

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Our Skills

Innovation in Every Step

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Get In Touch

Email

mail@impactkollektiv.com

Client Stories

What Others Have to Say

The Case participant, Cardiff University, 2023

The Case training has been invaluable.

The Case participant, Cardiff University, 2023

We now have a strategy to take forward our impactful research with the support of the Research Commercialisation & Impact Team.

The Case participant, University of Leicester, 2023

It was a brilliant day and an absolute pleasure to meet and work with you on this amazing project!

The Case participant, Charles University Prague, 2022

We changed processes with use of The Case-templates in the KT office.

The Case participant, Cardiff University, 2023

The Case training has been invaluable.

The Case participant, Cardiff University, 2023

We now have a strategy to take forward our impactful research with the support of the Research Commercialisation & Impact Team.

The Case participant, University of Leicester, 2023

It was a brilliant day and an absolute pleasure to meet and work with you on this amazing project!

The Case participant, Charles University Prague, 2022

We changed processes with use of The Case-templates in the KT office.

The Case participant, Cardiff University, 2023

The Case training has been invaluable.

The Case participant, Cardiff University, 2023

We now have a strategy to take forward our impactful research with the support of the Research Commercialisation & Impact Team.