Novum
peer intelligence for those leading what’s next in large organizations.
You work in innovation, ventures, growth, product, transformation, or AI. These roles naturally come with lots of uncertainty and complexity, and many types of challenges for which there is no simple always-true answer. What works mostly depends on the context in which you operate. Novum provides curated access to experienced peers who’ve faced similar challenges in similar environments — so you can learn from what they did, pressure-test your thinking, and make better decisions.
Leading what's next is exciting and exhausting at the same time.
Delivering innovation and growth inside a large organization is challenging. The pace of change is relentless, priorities shift constantly, and yet we have ambitious goals to deliver against. You’re often a small team in a huge organization, trying to get something new moving through structures designed around what already exists. Should we keep pushing or change course?How do I get leadership behind this?Are we solving the right problem?What am I not seeing?
The truth is, even the best teams can’t do this in isolation.
You can't fly in external consultants left and right — and they might not even have the answer. With search or social you only get surface-level answers. AI can analyse data or provide quick info. It can't tell you what actually works inside a 40,000-person organization with hundreds of stakeholders with conflicting interests. It hasn't sat in the room when a transformation stalled. It hasn't made the call that saved a project, or the one that should have killed it sooner. In our roles, the most useful perspective comes from someone who can say:
“I’ve faced something similar. Here’s what happened. Here’s what we tried. And here’s what I wish we’d known.”
Not because their answer is automatically your answer. But because their experience can help you find yours.
This is where Novum comes in.
Information has never been more abundant. But relevant, trustworthy judgment, earned through doing the work inside organizations like yours, under the same pressure you're facing, has never been scarcer. Information is only part of what you need when the challenge is complex and contextual. Peer intelligence gives you something different. Hard-won, lived-through experience from someone who’s actually been there.
And because it’s a conversation, you can go deeper.
What happened next?Why didn’t that work?Our organization is different — does that change your view?What would you do differently now?
You don’t just receive information. You process it. Challenge it. Add your own context. Follow the thread wherever it goes. That’s when it starts to make sense.
To be clear... This isn’t adding more people in your network. You probably already know a lot of smart people. The challenge is finding the right person for what you’re facing right now. Matched to your challenge.Relevant to your context.Available when you need it.Curated, rather than left to chance.
One conversation is all it takes to unlock the next step. Because progress rarely happens in one giant leap.One a-ha moment.One small win.Then the next.
That's what moves your project forward.
And along the way, you become clearer in your thinking. More confident in your decisions. Better equipped for the next challenge that comes your way.
“ I'm amazed with the profile of the other people here. Everyone has relevant experience and is open to sharing and helping. I've been part of other groups but none match yours in terms of connections and networking. Truly remarkable. ”
“ I so appreciate the format, how open, honest and authentic it was. I am blown away with learnings, reflections and new insights. Such an amazing group with a true sharing mentality. ”
“ We had over 10 consultants sharing their advise, but none of that was helpful. In just one session we got exactly the input and feedback we needed to move forward with our project. ”
“ Thank you! The feedback I got made me realize we were on the wrong course. This 1 hour discussion saved me months of wasted time (and a few hundred thousands in budget too). ”
Want some dose of peer intelligence in your day to day?
Different titles. Different industries. Different challenges. But a shared reality.
We’ll explore how Novum can help.
the Suite
Peer advisory for leaders who know they think better, decide faster, and go further with the right people around them.
Curated groups of 8–12 non-competing leaders, matched by seniority and context. Infrastructure for better results.
the Studio — AI × Innovation Management
From individual and incidental to integrated AI in your innovation process.
A year-long working group for teams who need to move from scattered experiments to a coherent, working approach.
the Society
Your place to connect and collaborate with fellow innovators.
Faster moves. Fewer mistakes. And a bit more fun along the way.
In the age of AI, having genuine human-to-human conversations is crucial. Technology accelerates access to information—but it doesn't replace the kind of nuanced, experience-based judgment that emerges when peers think through complex issues together. Novum provides that space: structured, confidential dialogue among equals, leading to better outcomes and stronger leadership.
Because when it's all about speed, the best thing you can do is pause, take a step back, and focus on what really matters.
To make sure you're actually heading in the right direction, not just moving fast. With others, chasing similar objectives and facing similar challenges. Novum is built around a simple idea: when peers who face the same challenges share what's actually working, everyone moves faster.
15+
years of experience bringing innovators together, since 2011.
35+
in-person conferences in innovation hubs around the world, always welcoming a curated group of 250+ innovation professionals.
5,000+
innovators welcomed in our online sessions and peer to peer discussions.
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