OUR NAME IS INSPIRED
BY OUR MISSION
BY OUR MISSION
Releasing the Margins on What’s Possible
Typewriters had a key called the margin release. With one press, the page magically expanded, allowing more words, more feelings and more thoughts to be added. This single action provided more space to create. Our mission is to help clients release the margins on their organizational habits, business models and approaches to solving problems and maximizing opportunities. Through innovation practices like human-centered insight and design and agile mindset, we help teams learn how to innovate and apply those skills in practical ways to benefit the organization.
Consulting most intuitively describes what we do, but we prefer words like collaborating, facilitating, guiding, advising and thought partnering to describe the spirit of our engagements. Our work is always tailored to your needs, goals and organizational context and designed to produce practical, actionable outcomes.
The Margin Release Group is growing a network of subject matter experts with specialty skills and focus in key areas of client interest. For certain projects we may partner with quantitative or qualitative research practitioners, curatorial or niche content specialists or skill-specific trainers. In all cases we partner with accomplished and innovative teams and individuals to develop the right approach to your needs. With this approach clients receive the boutique attention of a solo practice with the stretch and scale capacities of a larger organization
About our Founder
Robin (Robbie) Stennet, Founder and CEO
- For more than twenty years Robbie has been leading teams and projects in innovation, strategic planning, product development, revenue generation and marketing. From telecom to smart home tech, security, fashion and building products, Robbie has a track record of starting up, turning around, innovating and growing products, markets, business units and teams.
- Robbie is a Master’s Degree candidate in Museum Studies through the Harvard University Extension School and is a graduate of Princeton University with coursework and certifications from NYU, IDEO U, Fashion Institute of Technology and the Harvard Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning.
- Robbie leverages her rich business experience with a proven practice in innovation frameworks and her growing academic work to offer clients a differentiated skillset and passionate engagement.
WE COMMIT TO:
CURIOSITY
The energy to keep asking why and why not? Respecting your legacy success while challenging you to consider what might be next.
TRANSPARENCY
Honest and open. Sharing ideas requires trust and trust comes from time and a commitment to constructive exchange.
IMPACT
Let’s go beyond talk and get to roadmaps, action plans and test and learn approaches that can provide real life value to your organization.
PRACTICALITY
Innovation doesn’t have to mean moonshots. Practical innovation offers high-impact iteration on your existing strengths.