Schuller (pictured) has been appointed as associate director, having run her own agency Flying Fox Innovation Consulting, while Rigoni becomes a consultant and both will report to head of innovation in London, Yannis Kavounis.

Kavounis said: “Imke and Silvia will strengthen The Futures Company’s expertise across the whole innovation spectrum, from early opportunity identification with more creative divergent thinking, to concept development with inventive ideation and co-creation techniques.”