Launchlabs Sofia

Launchlabs Sofia Facilitating teams, leaders, and partners to develop innovative and sustainable business ideas.

For more innovation to happen in the world, we believe our mission is to work with companies across three parallel dimensions:

Redesigning mindsets through trainings for a more holistic, human-centered approach to innovation. Reimagining experiences through sprints for customers and employees to create products and services that work intuitively and create more value in the world. Reinventing spa

ces through space design to places that improve employee productivity and customer satisfaction. Name-dropping just the highlights in our innovation toolbox - service design, scrum, lean, design thinking, futures thinking, and brand design. We work with both local and Fortune 500 companies in various industries.

Last week in a panel on the Future of Innovation Ecosystems, launchlabs' CEO Elina Zheleva talked to some of the most vi...
08/05/2026

Last week in a panel on the Future of Innovation Ecosystems, launchlabs' CEO Elina Zheleva talked to some of the most vibrant innovation community designers in Europe: Réka R. Artner, Sif Björnsdóttir and Kristi Kurvits from the Austrian BOLD Community, MERANTIX AI hub and TechStars respectively. The highlights?

🥇 Inclusivity matters as much as curation
🎲 Manufactured serendipity is the secret sauce ingredient
🧩 Innovation ecosystem success is achieved when it sustains itself without you being involved.

Now, we are curious to know:
✈️ How do you balance inclusivity and curation?
🚦 How have you manufactured serendipity?
🌗 Has your innovation ecosystem achieved sustainability/success?

This month we're taking part in Iceland Innovation Week with a panel on how do you build communities and ecosystems that...
22/04/2026

This month we're taking part in Iceland Innovation Week with a panel on how do you build communities and ecosystems that co-create for innovation and economic impact. We can't wait to see what Elina Zheleva, Sif Björnsdóttir, Kristi Kurvits and Réka R. Artner will share on FUTURE STAGE of Iceland Innovation Week on 29.04!

16/04/2026

We're honoured to be part of the jury of the Forbes Business Awards for the 5th year - awards that have sustained for 15 years now and are a stamp of approval of the business community! To many more Forbes България!

02/04/2026

We are honored to give the Forbes Business Award for Green Company to Helios Marine. It's an immense pleasure to shake hands with Drago Enchev who created a company that's not just green in its DNA, but also innovative and open to co-creating with various partners to bring true change in the marine business.

P.S. Helios Marine is a Bulgarian-based technology company, founded in 2021, that specializes in developing electric propulsion systems, battery systems, and IoT solutions for the maritime industry. They focus on sustainable, intelligent, and connected boating. We love them!

26/03/2026

One of our co-creators under focus are LEADERS.
We help LEADERS build a visionary strategy, innovative mindset and a co-creative approach to engaging employees in the process. Because everything starts at the top.

Check our services, specifically tailored to them at: https://www.launchlabs.bg/approach
And don't hesitate to check our case studies, which you can find in the WORK section on our website. And in audio format on our podcast "CO-CREATING FOR A BETTER FUTURE" on SPOTIFY:
https://open.spotify.com/show/7ebqy1FAjbBXXno35ItMgE

Our new podcast for leaders "Co-creating for a better future" celebrates 12 years of launchlabs Sofia with 12 episodes, ...
19/03/2026

Our new podcast for leaders "Co-creating for a better future" celebrates 12 years of launchlabs Sofia with 12 episodes, featuring some of our favorite projects.

In this episode we're co-creating with The Collective - an NGO that goes far and beyond to make our cities more livable. In this short project we facilitated their strategy planning and were left with the good feeling that we contributed to something much bigger.

Check it out, the link is in the comments, and learn more about The Collective and our work with them.

Our new podcast "Co-creating for a better future" celebrates 12 years of launchlabs Sofia with 12 episodes, featuring so...
12/03/2026

Our new podcast "Co-creating for a better future" celebrates 12 years of launchlabs Sofia with 12 episodes, featuring some of our favorite projects.

In this episode we're co-creating with A Data Pro. For us, it was not just a successful strategy sprint, but an enjoyable one. Big thanks to the whole leadership team who gave their all and specifically to Milena Ilieva for initiating this project.

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We're very excited about the second episode of our new podcast "Co-creating for a better future". The podcast celebrates...
05/03/2026

We're very excited about the second episode of our new podcast "Co-creating for a better future". The podcast celebrates 12 years of launchlabs Sofia with 12 episodes featuring some of our favorite projects. In this episode we're co-creating with ATC Bulgaria. Big kudos to the whole leadership team and specifically Petar Torneff!

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Listen to the first episode of our new podcast "Co-creating for a better future". In this episode we're co-creating futu...
26/02/2026

Listen to the first episode of our new podcast "Co-creating for a better future". In this episode we're co-creating future business models with leaders from Axel Springer.

To be a leader is both incredibly rewarding and intensely challenging. Between daily operations, budgets, and deadlines,...
17/02/2026

To be a leader is both incredibly rewarding and intensely challenging.

Between daily operations, budgets, and deadlines, you are expected to align diverse teams, make confident decisions in uncertainty, and still carve out space for bold thinking and innovation.

We understand the complexity of your role.

That's why leaders are among our most valued co-creators.

Our role is not to consult from the sidelines. We facilitate. We challenge. We provide structure — and the flexibility to adapt it to your organization’s reality.

With a holistic approach, proven methodologies, and deep expertise in strategy and innovation, we help you move from intention to implementation — without losing credibility, momentum, or trust along the way.

If you are navigating complexity, leading change, or preparing your organization for what’s next, we would be glad to co-create that journey with you.

Explore our services for leaders: https://www.launchlabs.bg/approach

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