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Applied Innovation Exchange

Turning innovation into business outcomes

New technologies create opportunities. Knowing where to apply and how to create value is the real challenge.

Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE) network curates a robust and diverse innovation ecosystem designed to help organizations identify opportunities, explore emerging technologies, validate solutions, and accelerate transformation. Combining industry-specific expertise with a technology-agnostic approach, our global network of immersive innovation hubs enables clients to discover, experiment, scale and sustain impact with greater speed and certainty.

By embedding responsible AI, security, governance, sustainability, and ethical decision-making throughout the innovation journey, AIE enables organizations to innovate confidently while managing risk and creating lasting value.

A global network

The most transformative innovations rarely happen in isolation: Innovation is accelerated when diverse perspectives, expertise, and ecosystems come together. Benefit from 20 locations and a full ecosystem worldwide.

A proven approach

Discover opportunities, devise practical solutions, deploy them at scale, and sustain innovation through lasting organizational capabilities, delivering measurable business outcomes from emerging technologies.

Innovation made real

At the heart of AIE is a culture of applied innovation: helping organizations move beyond ideas to action through rapid experimentation, co-innovation, and the fast deployment of solutions that deliver tangible business value.

A global network built for innovation

The Applied Innovation Exchange connects clients to a global network of innovation leaders, industry specialists, startups, alliance partners, academics, designers, technologists, and strategists. Each AIE location curates their own unique, local ecosystem network which can be leveraged by global teams and clients. It applies to an open innovation approach that provides an immersive and transformative environment to innovate at speed and scale.

Ecosystem highlight: At the heart of the silicon valley ecosystem

The San Francisco Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE) sits at the center of one of the world’s most influential technology ecosystems. Through a powerful network of startups, investors, researchers, and industry leaders, the AIE helps organizations navigate emerging technologies, from Agentic AI and autonomous systems to the next wave of frontier innovation. Discover how Capgemini connects insight, experimentation, and business transformation to help clients shape what’s next.

From ideas to impact: innovation made real

Every innovation initiative should deliver tangible value. Explore how organizations across industries have partnered with Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange to accelerate transformation, create new experiences, improve sustainability, and unlock growth.

Stories of innovation

Pioneering a collaborative approach to accelerate innovation at HMRC

BRP transforms from a product-focused to an experience-focused company

ABN AMRO adopts a future-focused approach to Gen AI development

Cutting shipping emissions with a data-driven kite

On track to the future: AI in compliance auditing

Digital technology helps workathlete better serve workers

More innovation stories

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This digital reader is a collection of selected high-impact stories from Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE). We call them Marquee Stories and they demonstrate our ability to assist organizations in moving from a challenge or opportunity to tangible business outcomes, help them imagine, explore new ideas, and venture forward for real impact. Explore these stories and discover how Capgemini can turn your business challenges into opportunities and get the future you want.

Get in touch

Bob Schwartz

Bob Schwartz

Global Director, Applied Innovation Exchange
Bob Schwartz leads Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE), a global network of teams dedicated to helping organizations drive business outcomes through the strategic application of technology and innovation. Drawing on extensive experience across global delivery, business development, technology, and client leadership, Bob helps clients navigate their innovation journeys and unlock new opportunities for growth. His practical perspective is grounded in real-world experience, with a passion for sharing tangible examples and use cases that demonstrate the power of collaboration and applied innovation.
Andreas Sjöström

Andreas Sjöström

CTO & VP at Applied Innovation Exchange
Leading the Capgemini Applied Innovation Exchange in San Francisco, Capgemini’s flagship innovation space. International experience as CTO of Capgemini Scandinavia, member of Sweden and Scandinavia country boards. Digital transformation and innovation advisor for key accounts in the US, Netherlands, France, and the Nordics.