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How we work.

Sponge combines strategic consultancy, learning science, and creative excellence to bridge the gap between learning activity and real organisational performance.

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Unforgettable learning for brands that never settle.

How we help you succeed.

Different by design.

Full strategic consultancy. Hands-on execution.

Why Sponge?

Strategy to reality.

We turn organisational goals into real behaviour change - combining strategy, human science, and execution in one flow. No handovers, no drift, just rapid, aligned delivery from intent to impact.

Time to value & agility.

With consultancy, design, and creative under one roof, your budget goes straight into action. We launch pilots in weeks, keep momentum high, and move at the speed that your business demands.

Brand-led experiences at enterprise scale.

We fuse learning science with world-class creative to make every programme a brand experience. Visually compelling and globally scalable, we spark engagement, emotion, and lasting change

Lower total cost of ownership.

An integrated model means no duplicated vendor margins and costly rework. Our solutions plug into your existing ecosystem, scale cleanly across teams and regions, and start driving results from day one.

Trusted by large enterprises.

Award-winning and recognised as a Fosway 9-Grid™ Core Leader (2025), we partner with global brands - including The Coca Cola Company, Kraft Heinz, and Meta - to deliver unforgettable people enablement that drives large-scale business transformation.

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Why enterprises choose Sponge over advisory-only models.

  • One partner from strategy to results
  • Pilots in weeks, not quarters
  • Premium creative, built for enterprise scale
  • Reduced costs through seamless delivery
FAQs

How we work vs the competition.

Big consultancies typically separate strategy and execution - creating handoffs, duplicated vendor margins, and slower mobilisation. Sponge combines expert consultancylearning science and creative execution under one roof, so you get faster time-to-value, lower TCO, and a single accountable partner.

We do both. Our approach moves from Experience Definition → design & build → launch & adoption → measurement & scale. No slide handoffs - your strategy becomes a live program.

Our Rapid Delivery model gets a pilot live in weeks, not quarters while maintaining enterprise governance and quality.

It means consulting, creative, learning science, and tech work as one team. No extra onboarding cycles, no re-briefing between vendors, just a single flow from discovery to launch.

Our agency heritage means your programmes look and feel like your brand. We design campaign-led experiences that drive emotional connection and measurable behavior change.

By removing duplicated vendor margins and costly rework. With strategy and execution in one partner, more of your budget goes to learner impact.

We work with global enterprises in tech, pharma, financial services, retail, FMCG, and beyond. A Fosway 9-Grid™ Core Leader (2025), Sponge is trusted by 43% of Interbrand’s Top 100 Brands, 10% of the Nasdaq, and 33% of Europe’s Fortune 500 to deliver people enablement that lasts.

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