What zero360 does

zero360 is a Berlin-headquartered, privately held (zero360 GmbH) management and innovation consultancy serving DACH enterprises through all phases of organizational transformation and innovation. Its delivery model is structured around four interlocking service lines — Pioneer (future research and field exploration), Develop (user-centered solution design), Impact (scaling products, services and business models), and Empower (leadership and capability building) — supported by proprietary methodologies such as the Zukunftsbarometer (a Delphi-based future-thesis evaluation tool) and the Atlas360 glossary. The firm does not operate a software product; its technology footprint is limited to standard professional-services tooling (HubSpot for meeting scheduling, Asana, Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Analytics, Hotjar) used to run a content- and event-driven go-to-market.

The firm's revenue is generated through project-based, quote-priced consulting engagements plus academy and training programs (notably the zero360 Academy's AI Leadership Program and 'Handbuch KI-integrierte Teams') and recurring executive event properties (Transformation Pioneers, 'next – Die Organisation von morgen' Leadership Forum). Customer evidence centers on a DACH enterprise roster that includes Miele, Deutsche Bahn, Signal Iduna, BMW Group, Deutsche Börse, Krones, Ottobock, Siemens, Vaillant, Linde, Jungheinrich, RheinEnergie and Schneider Electric; the 'Die Organisation von morgen' whitepaper was co-developed with 500+ executives from companies with 1,000+ employees. Distribution runs through direct enterprise sales, in-person Berlin events, the Academy platform, and SEO-driven content.

zero360 is founder-led by CEO & Founder Dr. Shamim Rafat and Managing Partner Marco Springer, with no disclosed institutional investors or external funding. The company operates with a team of approximately 22 named professionals (per its website team page) covering systemic coaching, service design, foresight, agility, brand and finance, and maintains a Berlin office at Wallstraße 85, 10179 Berlin. Brand-equity signals include a Kununu score above 4.5 stars with a 100% recommendation rate and four consecutive FOCUS-Business top-employer recognitions in the SME sector.

Name

zero360

Legal name

zero360 GmbH

Website

https://zero360.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

zero360 is a privately held Berlin-based management and innovation consultancy serving DACH enterprises with organizational design, transformation, and leadership development services across Pioneer, Develop, Impact, and Empower phases, complemented by its Academy training arm and Transformation Pioneers event series.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Change Management & Transformation (Org/HR) (BPACAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Change Management & Transformation Leadership (EDABAAAD)

Keywords

• Management consulting
• Organizational transformation
• Innovation consulting
• Leadership development
• Change management

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Management & Innovation Consulting: Professional services revenue from consulting engagements helping organizations with transformation, innovation strategy, organizational design, and leadership development. Services are delivered through project-based engagements, workshops, and ongoing advisory relationships.
2. Academy & Training Programs: Revenue from training programs and educational offerings including AI Leadership Program, Handbuch KI-integrierte Teams, and other professional development courses for organizations.
3. Events & Conferences: Revenue from hosting transformation-focused events and networking series including Transformation Pioneers and next - Die Organisation von morgen.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

zero360 is a Berlin-based management and innovation consultancy that helps organizations design and execute transformation across four named service phases: Pioneer (exploring new fields and futures), Develop (user-centered solution design), Impact (creating conditions for products, services and business models to scale), and Empower (building leadership and organizational capabilities). The firm supplements its consulting engagements with the zero360 Academy (training programs in transformation, leadership and AI), proprietary facilitation methodologies such as the Zukunftsbarometer, and thought leadership events including Transformation Pioneers and the next – Die Organisation von morgen Leadership Forum.

Product overview

zero360 is a consulting and transformation advisory firm that does not offer a software product or platform. The company provides professional services organized around four core consulting methodologies: Pioneer (research and future exploration), Develop (user-centered solution design), Impact (scaling products and business models), and Empower (leadership and organizational capability building). Supporting these service lines are the zero360 Academy (offering training programs in transformation, leadership, and AI), the Atlas360 glossary (a knowledge resource on transformation and innovation terminology), and various thought leadership publications including whitepapers on organizational transformation and the 'Zukunftsbarometer' facilitation tool for structured future-scenario discussions. The company is headquartered in Berlin with operations serving clients including Miele, Deutsche Bahn, and Signal Iduna.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• zero360 Academy: Competencies for Transformation, Leadership & KI - training and development programs
• next – Die Organisation von morgen
• Transformation Pioneers
• zero360 Zukunftsbarometer

Products and services

• Pioneer — Future Exploration & Field Discovery A consulting service phase in which zero360 jointly explores new fields of action with clients and identifies futures worth working toward, as the front-end of the firm's transformation offering.
• Develop — User-Centered Solution Design A consulting service phase in which zero360 designs user-centered solutions through creative processes that are intended to deliver practical value, not just theoretical appeal.
• Impact — Scaling Products, Services & Business Models A consulting service phase in which zero360 creates the framework conditions needed for clients' products, services and business models to grow and reach scale.
• Empower — Leadership & Organizational Capability Building A consulting service phase in which zero360 uses its expertise to enable executives, teams and organizations to embed the capabilities they will need in the future.
• zero360 Academy — Training Programs in Transformation, Leadership & AI A structured training and development offering (operated via academy.zero360.de) that delivers programs such as the AI Leadership Program and Handbuch KI-integrierte Teams to organizations and professionals seeking to build transformation, leadership and AI capabilities.
• Zukunftsbarometer — Delphi-Based Future Thesis Evaluation A proprietary methodology and facilitation offering that enables organizations to evaluate future theses using a structured, co-creative approach based on the Delphi method, in order to surface actionable insights about desirable futures.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 decision-makers from large enterprises participated in their research study on organizational future readiness
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HubSpotcoreTechnology or Integrationzero360 uses HubSpot for meeting scheduling and customer relationship management. Website integrates HubSpot booking widget for scheduling consultations (meetings.hubspot.com/wichmann).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• frog design: Global design and innovation consultancy applying design thinking and human-centered design to enterprise transformation. Direct overlap with zero360's service design, design thinking, and innovation methodology, though frog operates at much larger scale and global footprint.
• IDEO: Pioneer of design thinking as an enterprise consulting discipline, offering innovation strategy, service design, and organizational transformation. Closely comparable to zero360's methodology stack (design thinking, co-creation, futures research) and target buyer profile.
• Porsche Consulting: German management consultancy specializing in operational and organizational transformation, with strong presence among DAX/Mittelstand enterprise clients. Comparable to zero360 in regional focus, enterprise buyer profile, and transformation/change-management offerings.
• Kienbaum: German consultancy focused on leadership, HR, and organizational transformation. Directly comparable to zero360 in leadership development and change management offerings, with a similar Mittelstand/enterprise buyer profile in the DACH region.
• Designit: Global design and innovation consultancy (part of Wipro) delivering service design, digital transformation, and innovation strategy. Directly comparable to zero360 in methodology and buyer profile, though with broader geographic reach.
• Lufthansa Consulting: German management consultancy with strong aviation/industrial heritage, providing strategy, transformation, and organizational consulting to enterprise clients. Comparable to zero360 in DACH focus and enterprise transformation positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Roland Berger: One of the largest German-origin strategy and transformation consultancies, serving enterprise clients across automotive, manufacturing, and financial services. Overlaps with zero360's transformation and change-management offerings but operates globally and at much greater scale.
• Capgemini Invent: Global digital transformation and innovation arm of Capgemini, offering design, strategy, and organizational change services. Overlaps with zero360's innovation and transformation methodology stack while operating at substantially larger scale.
• Deloitte (Human Capital / Transformation): Global Big Four advisory practice offering organizational transformation, change management, and leadership development to large enterprises. Competes for the same transformation budgets as zero360 but with full-stack delivery capability.
• McKinsey & Company (Organization Practice): Global strategy consultancy with a dedicated Organization practice covering transformation, change management, and leadership. Competes for the largest enterprise transformation mandates but at vastly different scale and pricing than zero360.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/zero360company
• Facebookfacebook.com/zero360.GmbH

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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