Three field-tested governance frameworks and a paradigm shift — rigorous enough for international standards, practical enough to implement the next day.
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A structured methodology to evaluate the viability, attractiveness, and fit of any project or innovation opportunity before committing resources — stopping bad projects early.
Evaluates each opportunity against real-world viability, market attractiveness, and strategic fit — replacing gut-feel screening with a repeatable, defensible process.
A governance system to manage innovation portfolios holistically — screening, selecting, monitoring and reassessing projects to optimize the use of resources while building true accountability.
The only software that automatically captures pre-project knowledge and insights from project managers and intrapreneurs' input while they analyze, refine and defend their projects internally. Without effort, but creating a centralized repository of everything they have learned.
To accelerate pre-project calibration, IpOpTools software integrating the IpOp Model framework has been developed to guide teams and deliver ISO 56007-compliant decision-ready Business Cases.
The IpOp Model is the only pre-project framework co-authored into an ISO international standard — providing organizations with a globally recognized governance benchmark for innovation.
Built from 40+ years of founding and scaling ventures across three continents — a framework shaped by real projects, real failures, and real results, not academic theory alone.
IpOpTools is the digital implementation of the IpOp Model — an AI-assisted collaborative platform that guides teams through rigorous pre-project analysis, challenging all the project aspects to deliver the most realistic assessment of the time and resources each project requires. It is also the least demanding but the most effective knowledge management system that captures all pre-project knowledge for projects that are launched as well as those that are stopped early enough.
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The paradigm shift to establish managerial accountability for optimizing performance
Engagement is widely discussed — but rarely governed. The Fostered Engagement framework provides the structured levers that drive it, which in turn bolsters performance. Coupled with the Fostered Engagement Index (FEI) — a measurable KPI that provides actionable accountability.
A 4 to 6-question index that measures the engagement each manager actively fosters in their team and company-wide fostered engagement — because it focuses on resulting engagement instead of diagnosing behaviors, it complements general employee surveys that do not provide the same level of accountability.
The framework identifies the specific behaviors and decisions that lie within each manager's control — enabling them to be responsible for the improvement rather than organization-wide culture campaigns.
Moves organizations from aspirational engagement programs to a governed system — where fostered engagement is tracked, reviewed, and acted upon like any other business KPI.
Establishes robust foundations for trust and accountability — with defined governance checkpoints and escalation mechanisms to protect psychological safety in practice.
Engagement is not a "nice to have" — it is a performance driver. The framework quantifies the link between managerial behavior, fostered engagement, and measurable team output.
A high FEI score is more credible to prospective talent than employer brand communications — because it is a measure of what managers actually do, not what the organization claims to be.
"Based on our experience at RTS, I am happy to recommend Raphaël Cohen to anyone or any organization wishing to evolve their managerial and corporate culture — on principles of fairness and care, in a humanistic perspective that improves both individual and collective performance. I can personally attest to the significant contribution he made to RTS during 2020–2022. He also personally coached me throughout an extraordinary period of crisis, requiring exceptional personal, emotional and managerial engagement — support that greatly helped me evolve in my practices and thinking about my role as a leader."
Psychological safety is widely cited — but rarely implemented beyond awareness campaigns. This framework provides the governance structure to make it a strategic, measurable organizational lever.
Most speakers advocate psychological safety. Very few provide a governance system to implement it. This framework fills the implementation gap — with structured tools, measurable indicators, and accountability mechanisms.
Establishes robust foundations for trust and accountability — with defined governance checkpoints and escalation mechanisms that make psychological safety structurally embedded, not dependent on individual goodwill.
Psychological safety acts not only as a magnet to attract and retain talents but also boosts innovation output — teams need to know that it is safe to challenge, fail, and iterate in order to generate or select novel ideas.
A structured approach that integrates psychological safety into existing management frameworks — defining roles, responsibilities, and review cycles that keep it alive beyond a single training session.
Unlike most psychological safety approaches, this framework provides measurable KPIs — enabling organizations to track progress, identify gaps, and hold leaders accountable.
Psychological safety is not an end in itself — it is the precondition for the candid dialogue, creative risk-taking, and collaborative challenge that drive organizational performance.
A dedicated platform providing tools and resources to support the structured implementation of psychological safety in organizations — going beyond awareness to governance.
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Turning People into Proactive Change Agents
Raphaël has redefined executive education so that it generates more measurable income than it costs. Participants do not study case studies — they identify, analyze, obtain buy-in for, and implement real innovation projects inside their own organization, personally mentored by Raphaël.
Traditional executive education costs money. This program makes money. Participants implement real projects that generate measurable value — turning the cost of training into a net positive for the organization.
Participants identify, analyze, obtain internal buy-in for, and implement genuine innovation projects — not simulations, not case studies. Mentored personally by Raphaël throughout the process.
The program creates a structured pipeline of intrapreneurial projects — giving organizations a reliable channel for bottom-up innovation driven by their own people.
Graduates do not just complete a course — they become part of an ongoing community of agile, audacious change agents actively seeking opportunities within and beyond their organization.
Participants acquire innovation governance skills while being held accountable for real outcomes — creating the combination of capability and responsibility that drives lasting behavioral change.
Adaptable to the organization's sector, culture, and strategic priorities, in English or French.
"Besides the fact that, thanks to these projects, the program pays for itself, it represents an additional channel of bottom-up innovation for Nestlé R&D. With 10 cohorts representing about 230 people, we now have a community of agile and audacious change agents looking for opportunities, even after graduating from the program."
Each framework can be presented as a keynote, workshop, or full executive program — in English or French.
Prof. Dr. Raphaël H Cohen is available for keynotes, workshops, and executive programs — tailored to your audience and objectives.