What is an impact factory?

An impact factory is an organization that transforms a measurable ambition for impact—social, environmental, or economic—into concrete reality. It aligns its activities around this mission and advances through structured experimentation: defining hypotheses, testing, measuring, and adjusting. This process ensures both the relevance of the chosen direction and the viability of the approach in the short and long term.

The impact factory brings forth meaningful products and services, recruits and engages committed teams, and establishes governance aligned with its mission. Inspired by Lean and Agile philosophies, it fosters continuous self-reflection, learns from both successes and mistakes, and relies on a community that values people, passion, and the taste for challenge.

Each impact factory evolves with its own level of maturity, reflecting its history, its choices, and the depth of impact it seeks to achieve.