Innovation Consultancy
For Businesses
Empowering Your Business with Expertise, Innovation, and Results
Delivering actionable solutions that optimize efficiency, spark innovation, and position your business for sustainable growth.
Our expert teams combine cutting-edge insights with practical expertise to tackle today’s most pressing challenges.
Unlock Your Business Potential
Expert Insights from SDSU’s Distinguished Faculty
Harness the expertise of leading academics to drive innovation and shape strategic decisions, unlocking new opportunities and solutions.
Latest Research and Breakthrough Strategies
Collaborate with leading academics to implement the latest advancements and innovative solutions tailored to your specific needs.
Strategic Solutions for a Competitive Edge
Achieve measurable and impactful results with bespoke strategies designed to elevate your business and drive it to new heights of success.
Why CBIT?
CBIT redefines consultancy by seamlessly integrating academic excellence with practical, real-world applications. Partnering with CBIT means tapping into SDSU’s unparalleled resources—distinguished faculty, talented students, state-of-the-art research facilities, and cutting-edge digital infrastructure. Unlike traditional consultancy firms, CBIT delivers innovative, actionable solutions with unique advantages:
Academic Expertise
Gain direct access to thought leaders and researchers who pioneer transformative strategies and offer insights rooted in the latest market trends and academic advancements.
Dynamic Talent Pool
Work with interdisciplinary teams of highly motivated students who inject creativity and fresh perspectives into every project. Businesses can also identify top talent for efficient, cost-effective hiring pipelines.
Cost-Effective Innovation
Benefit from a collaborative, streamlined consultancy model that ensures tailored solutions without the premium costs of traditional firms.
Solution Testing at Scale
Leverage CBIT’s large student community to pilot and test new ideas, ensuring solutions are practical, scalable, and market-ready.
Unparalleled Resources
Access SDSU’s market data, research labs, and digital infrastructure to develop and implement cutting-edge solutions across various domains.
Community Impact
Collaborate in a model that fosters regional growth, empowers students with real-world experience, and advances faculty research in meaningful ways.
Our Services
We specialize in delivering tailored solutions that leverage digital technologies to drive innovation and growth. Our services include:
Digital Transformation Strategies
Empowering organizations to embrace advanced technologies that streamline operations, improve efficiency, and deliver exceptional customer experiences.
Data-Driven Decision-Making
Leveraging sophisticated analytics to extract actionable insights, enabling smarter, evidence-based strategic decisions.
Process Automation and Augmentation
Enhancing productivity through innovative automation tools and AI-powered solutions, enabling seamless workflows and human-centric work augmentation.
Product Design and Development
Creating market-ready products with a focus on intuitive UI/UX design, rapid prototyping, and rigorous user experience testing.
Market and Trend Analysis
Exploring emerging opportunities and industry shifts, offering deep insights into market trends and the evolving business landscape.
Advanced Digital Solutions
Delivering customized tools and strategies, including digital marketing, cybersecurity, cloud-based systems, and analytics to protect assets and drive operational excellence.
Our Process
At CBIT, we deliver impactful solutions through an efficient, modular 8-week process designed for maximum flexibility and fast results. Organized into four 2-week sprints, our approach ensures clarity, focus, and agility at every step:
1. Challenge Submission
Share your business challenge, and we’ll refine it into a clear, actionable problem.
2. Expert Planning
Collaborate with our faculty lead to scope the project and design a modular, results-driven plan.
3. Formal Agreement
Finalize the project details by signing a streamlined contract with the SDSU Research Foundation, ensuring clear terms and smooth execution.
4. Skilled Team Assignment
We assemble a team of 2–4 talented students, guided by a faculty lead, to execute the project with precision. Each project is structured to run over a defined 8-week period for maximum impact.
5. Sprint-Based Execution
Work progresses in focused 2-week sprints, delivering rapid iteration and actionable results. You will receive a formal report on our progress every two weeks.
6. Actionable Results Delivered
Receive practical, scalable solutions and a comprehensive roadmap to address your challenge efficiently. At the end of the project, we can evaluate and decide together whether to continue to the next phase for deeper implementation or additional challenges.
Inquiries
Interested in working with us? Fill out the form below or email us at fcb.cbit@sdsu.edu.