FAQ

Klaschka&Co helps large organizations build innovation that lasts. Founded by Stephan Klaschka — author of ‘The OrgChanger’ book and OrgChanger blog, and the practitioner behind an Ivey Business School case study taught at 40+ schools worldwide — the firm advises leaders on innovation ecosystem design, intrapreneurship programs, ERG/BRG strategy, and organizational change, with a focus on results that survive after the engagement ends.

Senior leaders in pharmaceutical, biotech, financial services, energy, and technology companies — typically Heads of Innovation, R&D and portfolio leaders, PMO and transformation executives, and HR/DEI leaders scaling employee or business resource groups. Engagements suit organizations large enough to have an innovation ambition and the internal politics that usually stall it.

Most innovation consulting delivers a framework and leaves. Stephan’s method is built on a documented track record — a 75-project innovation portfolio that returned roughly 10x its investment at Boehringer Ingelheim — and centers on building internal pathways (sponsors, champions, resource groups) so the organization sustains the change itself. The approach is drawn from lived practice, not theory, and is documented in the book ‘The OrgChanger‘.

An Employee Resource Group (ERG) is a voluntary, employee-led community; a Business Resource Group (BRG) is that same energy aligned to strategic business goals (ERG vs BRG). Stephan co-founded and led the ERG-to-BRG transformation at Boehringer Ingelheim — the model documented in the Ivey case — and helps organizations design BRGs that produce talent, ideas, and measurable business value rather than staying purely social.

Intrapreneurship is entrepreneurship inside an existing organization — employees building new ventures, products, or capabilities with company backing. It matters because most companies don’t lack ideas; they lack the pathways to carry ideas from spark to funded execution. Stephan built Boehringer Ingelheim’s School for Intrapreneurs with intrapreneurship pioneer Gifford Pinchot III and helps organizations create similar pipelines.

Yes. Stephan speaks internationally to innovation, portfolio, HR, and DEI audiences, and delivers hands-on workshops including his OrgChanger Diagnostic. Sessions are practical and case-based rather than theoretical. Speaking engagements are booked through Klaschka & Co.

“Boehringer Ingelheim: Leading Innovation” is a Richard Ivey School of Business case study documenting Stephan Klaschka’s innovation leadership work. It is taught at 40+ business schools across 20+ countries, including Harvard, INSEAD, Kellogg, and London Business School. His forthcoming book, ‘The OrgChanger’, is the practitioner’s account behind it.

‘The OrgChanger‘ is Stephan Klaschka’s book on building innovation that lasts inside large organizations — why companies resist the change they ask for, and how insiders build what endures anyway. It publishes in January 2027; pre-orders open December 2026 at OrgChanger.com.

Engagements range from advisory retainers and innovation-program design to workshops, keynotes, and book-plus-consulting packages for institutional buyers. Work can be scoped from a single diagnostic session to a multi-month program build. Contact Klaschka & Co to discuss scope and fit.

Start with a discovery conversation. Reach out through klaschka.co to describe your challenge — a stalled innovation program, an ERG scaling into a BRG, a portfolio that needs sharper decisions — and Stephan will advise whether and how the firm can help.