Case studies
Real engagements. Real numbers.
How IMPROV creates lasting behavioural change for teams, leaders and research communities across Europe.
Cross-cultural collaboration · A cross-functional digital team inside a global testing, inspection and certification company
Warming up a cross-border digital team — a global testing and certification company
98%
Would recommend
5.5 / 7
Likelihood to reach across teams
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9 July 2026
Case Study · Leadership Development · A leadership cohort at a global chemical company
The room's first instinct was to lift each other — a leadership cohort at a global chemical company
A 5 Guiding Principles training for 23 leaders at a global chemical company, built around the question "speed over perfection?". Every respondent would recommend it, and 18 of 19 joined the 30-day follow-up.
100% (19 of 19)
Would recommend
5.9 / 7
Confidence to apply
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3 July 2026
Psychological Safety · The supply chain team of a global energy company
From blame to learning over five months — a supply chain team at a global energy company
A five-session 5 Guiding Principles Masterclass for a 16-person supply chain team at a global energy company, measured at the start, midpoint and end across five months. Willingness to raise tough issues rose from 4.5 to 5.4/7 and held at 5.1; recommendation averaged 6.1/7 with nobody below 5.
4.5 → 5.4
“we can bring up problems and tough issues” by the midpoint — still 5.1 in month five
6.1 / 7
would recommend the programme (none below 5; 12 respondents)
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2 July 2026
Psychological Safety · a Danish professional services team
A 90-minute session that every participant would recommend — a Danish professional services team
100%
Would recommend
6.3 / 7
Reach across teams
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29 June 2026
Team Development · An innovation team at a global energy company
Building a shared language for safe challenge — an innovation team at a global energy company
100%
Would recommend (11 of 11)
6.2 / 7
Collaboration & outreach
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24 June 2026
Leadership & Team Development · A cross-sector leadership cohort at an Irish innovation-network conference
Three one-hour trainings that moved emotional intelligence from idea to habit — a cross-sector Irish leadership cohort
100% (36 of 36)
Would recommend to a colleague
6.3 / 7
Training was valuable
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21 June 2026
Case Study · a research team at a global pharmaceutical company
Building the habit of speaking up — a research team at a global pharmaceutical company
A 150-minute Applied Improv session helped a fourteen-strong pharmaceutical research team build psychological safety and the habit of speaking up. Every participant responded to the survey; 12 of 14 would recommend it.
86%
Would recommend (12 of 14)
5.7 / 7
Likelihood to collaborate across teams
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17 June 2026
Leadership & Team Development · A team of project managers at a global pharmaceutical company
Learning to listen before it judges — a team of project managers at a global pharmaceutical company
94% (16 of 17)
Would recommend
5.7 / 7
Openness to reach across teams
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14 June 2026
Leadership & Team Development · A staff team in the care sector
A caring team learns to stop judging itself — a staff team in the care sector
100% (24 of 24)
Would recommend
5.6 / 7
Confidence to apply
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13 June 2026
Leadership · EPIC x IMPROV (hosted at Maersk)
One day, two dozen leaders, a roomful of full attention — EPIC x IMPROV at Maersk
A full-day EPIC x IMPROV deep-dive co-facilitated with Amazon for 24 senior leaders at Maersk in Copenhagen — 6.6/7 on value, 100% would recommend, 79% opted into the 30-day follow-up.
6.6 / 7
Value of the training
100%
Would recommend to a colleague
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5 June 2026
Academia · Neuroscience Academy Denmark
Measuring behavioural change in a PhD cohort — Neuroscience Academy Denmark
A six-session masterclass for 16 PhD students at Neuroscience Academy Denmark, with behaviour tracked across 15 self-rated behaviours at three points — the index rose from 4.83 to 5.05 out of 7, with the largest single gain (+1.19) on experimenting with new ways of communicating.
+0.22
Rise in overall behaviour index (out of 7)
+1.19
Gain on experimenting with new ways of communicating
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2 June 2026
Culture · Global pharma engineering company (anonymised)
Leading 115 engineers through a transformation — a global pharma engineering company
A keynote and experiential session for 115 senior managers at a global pharma engineering company navigating a major transformation. 97% would recommend, cross-team outreach scored 6.03/7, and 86% opted into the 30-day programme.
97%
Would recommend to a colleague
6.03 / 7
Likelihood of reaching across departments
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31 May 2026
Culture · BASF
When a third of the room changed the same word — BASF
A Winning Culture session for 24 BASF colleagues. 93% would recommend, and a third of respondents independently committed to the same linguistic shift — replacing "but" with "and".
93%
Would recommend to a colleague
6.07 / 7
Likelihood of reaching across teams
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22 May 2026
Culture · Lederne
The inner work behind better leadership — Lederne
An experiential session on psychological safety and emotional intelligence for the internal team at Lederne — 90% would recommend, 90% opted into the 30-day sprint, and cross-team outreach scored higher than general confidence.
90%
Would recommend to a colleague
6.5 / 7
Value of continuing this work
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22 May 2026
Academia · UCAPS, University of Copenhagen
A Wednesday evening that earned its audience — UCAPS, University of Copenhagen
A two-hour evening session for 24 PhD students and postdocs at the University of Copenhagen. 95% would recommend it; 18 of 19 opted into a 30-day reinforcement sprint.
95%
Would recommend to a colleague
6.32 / 7
Value of the skills for career and research
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21 May 2026
Leadership · Innovation Roundtable (hosted at Amazon HQ Munich)
What one hour can start — the 5 Guiding Principles at the Innovation Roundtable, Munich
A one-hour experiential session for 25 senior leaders at the Innovation Roundtable, Amazon HQ Munich — 6.7/7 on value, 100% would recommend, 100% opted in to continue.
6.7 / 7
Value of the training
100%
Would recommend to a colleague
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16 May 2026
Academia · BRIGHT at DTU
Building bridges through communication and connection — BRIGHT at DTU
Four parallel experiential sessions for ~100 researchers and support staff at BRIGHT at DTU's Annual Seminar — 98% would recommend, with a clear lift in cross-disciplinary confidence.
98%
Would recommend to a colleague
5.7 / 7
Value of continuing the work
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14 May 2026
Creativity · Triband (a Danish game developer)
When the brainstorm became a series of solo presentations — Triband
A half-day for around 58 people at a Danish game studio whose brainstorms had drifted into solo presentations. 79% would recommend, cross-team outreach scored 5.6/7, and 50% opted into the 30-day programme.
79%
Would recommend to a colleague
5.6 / 7
Likelihood of reaching across teams
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30 April 2026
Culture · Global legal team, FMCG (anonymised)
From working alongside each other to working together — a global legal team
A one-day off-site for the global legal team of a major FMCG company. 100% would recommend, cross-border outreach scored 6.42/7, and every respondent opted into the 30-day programme.
100%
Would recommend to a colleague
6.42 / 7
Likelihood of reaching across borders
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31 March 2026
Culture · RIGO Trading / Haribo
Crossing four floors — RIGO Trading / Haribo
A keynote and four parallel 5 Guiding Principles sessions for ~70 colleagues at RIGO Trading / Haribo. 97% would recommend, and 39% of all commitments — unprompted — were about reaching across departments.
97%
Would recommend to a colleague
5.53 / 7
Likelihood of reaching across departments
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18 March 2026