Name

Ignore Gravity

Legal name

ignore gravity GmbH

Website

https://ignore-gravity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting (Cultural Transformation)

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

akta.pro primary industry

Change Management & Transformation Leadership (EDABAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA), Corporate & Leadership Development (BPACANAA), Incentive Travel Programs & Retreat Events (Offsites) (MPAGAHAH)

Keywords

• Cultural transformation consulting
• Leadership development programs
• Organizational change consulting
• Innovation facilitation
• Executive coaching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Cultural transformation consulting, leadership development programs, and organizational change consulting services for medium-sized companies and international corporations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ignore gravity designs and facilitates cultural transformation and leadership development engagements for medium-sized companies and international corporations. It delivers customized services such as leadership development programs, learning journeys, innovation camps, strategy development processes, accelerator programs, and leadership conferences. It also operates the GRACE Accelerator for female entrepreneurship and rents out an event space in Berlin Kreuzberg.

Product overview

Ignore Gravity is a Berlin-based consulting firm for cultural transformation, offering a portfolio of professional services including Leadership Development Programs, Learning Journeys, Leadership Conferences, Innovation Camps, Strategy Development, and Accelerator Programs. The firm operates primarily as a services company, working with medium-sized companies, international corporations, startups, NGOs, and universities. Key programs include the GRACE Accelerator for female entrepreneurship, the annual Future of Food Conference, and the Creative Space Explorer crowdsourced web tool. They also provide event venue rental through their 'Room to Ignore Gravity' space in Berlin Kreuzberg, and execute customized consulting projects for clients such as Otto Group, Daimler, GIZ, and Jägermeister.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leadership Development Programs Customized programs designed to develop leadership capabilities, cultural transformation, and organizational effectiveness for executives and management teams of medium-sized companies and global corporations.
• Learning Journeys Experiential learning programs that combine site visits, workshops, and immersive experiences (e.g., sound journeys) to foster innovation and fresh perspectives for leadership development.
• Leadership Conferences Curated conference formats including unconferences and leadership summits designed to inspire and energize organizational change for corporate and institutional clients.
• Innovation Camps Intensive, multi-stage innovation workshops that bring together cross-functional and interdisciplinary expert teams to generate ideas and rapidly prototype solutions for corporate clients.
• Strategy Development Facilitated, participative strategy processes that help organizations define purpose, vision, mission, and actionable strategic roadmaps through co-creation with top management.
• Accelerator Programs Structured programs to accelerate growth of startups or internal innovation initiatives within established organizations.
• GRACE Accelerator An accelerator program for female entrepreneurship focused on driving female empowerment, accelerating ideas, and supporting diverse working environments, including founder camps, meet-ups, and the annual GRACE Summer Camp.
• Empathic Organization Leadership Program A pop-up school for cultural transformation offering an Empathic Leadership program for leaders and top talent of large organizations, focusing on empathy, emotional intelligence, diversity, inclusion, and regeneration.
• Room to Ignore Gravity (Event Space) A loft event space in Berlin Kreuzberg available for booking for meetings, workshops, conferences, photo shoots, and creative sessions, with capacity for up to 40 people and breakout rooms.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8 prototypes developed in Jägermeister Lab56 innovation lab
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Otto GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerignore gravity co-designed and executed a leadership development program for Otto Group's top executive global leaders. The 12-day program focused on organizational reflection, new venture potential, and leadership skills for a digital future, concluding with TED talks curated with Tim Leberecht.
• Daimler AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerignore gravity partnered with Daimler to support the global roll-out of Leadership 2020 cultural transformation program. They developed a digital learning application, implementation strategy, and communication plan to make new leadership principles accessible to 30,000 managers and 270,000 employees.
• GIZ International ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerignore gravity designs and leads participative strategy development processes and leadership development for GIZ International Services Management Team, focusing on purpose, vision, mission, and 'good leadership' principles for international clients including EU, World Bank, UN, governments, and foundations.
• She's Mercedes (Daimler)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTogether with She's Mercedes, ignore gravity developed the Silent Innovation Lab format - an innovative conference concept that is effective and inclusive. They also created the Innovation Lab Toolbox for ongoing engagement.
• NGIN FoodcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerignore gravity created the concept of Future of Food in collaboration with NGIN Food, bringing together experts from all areas of the food industry annually since 2016 to connect founders, startups, digital experts, investors, and media.
• ZHAWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchweizer Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (Zurich University of Applied Sciences) partners with ignore gravity, notably for Lab56 Jägermeister innovation project.
• Henkel VenturescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHenkel Ventures partners with ignore gravity's Grace Accelerator program for female entrepreneurship, supporting events like the Female Hackathon and providing venture support for female-founded startups.
• SAPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSAP partnered with ignore gravity on the Female Hackathon (Xathon 2019), Europe's biggest female hackathon, supporting 150 women through ideation, coaching, mentoring, and demo day activities.
• FacebookminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFacebook partnered with ignore gravity on the Female Hackathon (Xathon 2019), supporting female entrepreneurship acceleration alongside other corporate partners.
• GründerszeneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLeading online magazine for digital economy partners with ignore gravity for the Future of Food conference, providing media coverage and visibility.
• JägermeistercoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerignore gravity developed Lab56, a core product innovation lab for Jägermeister, creating a multi-stage process from inspiration through ideation to rapid prototyping with food-tech experts, chefs, bartenders, and creatives, resulting in 8 prototypes presented to management.
• GermanZerominorStrategic or Co-development Partnerignore gravity supports GermanZero's climate neutrality initiative through strategic planning consulting, communications support, facilities provision, and donations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm combining executive search, leadership development, and culture transformation. Competes for the same enterprise culture and leadership mandates as Ignore Gravity but operates globally with proprietary assessment IP and a much larger bench.
• Bain & Company: Global strategy consulting firm whose Organization Practice explicitly delivers culture change and leadership programs for large enterprises. Competes for the same Daimler/Otto-style transformation mandates but with a much broader service portfolio and global delivery capacity.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a dedicated Culture, Change, and Organizational Effectiveness practice. Broader incumbent that competes for the same enterprise leadership and transformation mandates but at much larger scale and global footprint.
• Egon Zehnder: Global leadership advisory firm with deep executive coaching, team effectiveness, and culture transformation practices. Comparable at the methodology level (executive-led, purpose-oriented) but with global reach and substantially larger scale.
• Gallup: Global analytics and advisory firm known for employee engagement research, CliftonStrengths, and leadership development programs. Comparable at the leadership/culture content layer with scale advantages in research IP and global enterprise distribution.

Emerging players

• CoachHub: Berlin-based digital coaching and leadership development platform scaling across European enterprises. Competes from a different delivery model (tech-enabled 1:1 coaching) but overlaps strongly in the same enterprise L&D buyer and similar purpose-driven positioning.

Direct peers

• Effectory: Dutch employee listening and organizational culture consultancy serving large European corporates. Comparable in that it sells culture and engagement transformation programs to enterprise HR leaders, often co-creating interventions rather than delivering pure advisory.
• Difference & Company: Boutique transformation consultancy specializing in purpose-driven leadership, culture change, and organizational renewal. Highly comparable as a similarly sized, purpose-led firm operating across European corporates with proprietary methodologies.
• Kienbaum: Germany-based management and leadership consulting firm with deep practices in executive development, HR transformation, and culture. Direct peer given overlapping DACH clientele, similar boutique scale, and shared focus on purpose-driven leadership and change programs for mid-sized and large German enterprises.
• Great Place to Work: Global research, certification, and culture consultancy focused on building high-trust, high-performance workplaces. Direct peer in the cultural transformation and leadership development space, particularly for European mid-market and enterprise clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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