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Wavespace opens in Warsaw

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POLAND EY is to open a Wavespace innovation centre in Warsaw in order to help companies grow through the use of innovation.

Wavespace currently numbers 19 centres including in Seattle, Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Milan, New York, San Francisco Bay, London, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Hong Kong. Each centre comprises design studios, technology incubators and showcase exhibitions. The Warsaw Wavespace at the EY headquarters at Rondo ONZ 1 will add to the use consulting services of EY to help develop technological systems for clients and test them out. “The way we work with clients has been changing – we no longer just provide advice but work together with the client on developing systems that are specific to their needs,” states Jacek Kędzior, the managing partner of EY Polska. “We follow the Scan-Focus-Act method, based on the principles design thinking. As a result, we look at business challenges in a fresh way and open ourselves to ideas that are often passed over. During our workshops, we involve our clients in generating ideas as well as prototyping and testing systems,” adds Artur Kozłowski, the leader of the Warsaw EY Wavespace centre.

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