University • Business • Collaboration

bridging the gap

Spring Theory connects universities and companies around meaningful collaborations. These experiential learning opportunities enrich real world experiences for students and provide unique solutions for companies.

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Trusted by leading companies including over 30% of the Interbrand Best Global Brands

Amazon
Coca-Cola
Netflix
Microsoft
AmEx
GE

Real projects. Real impact. Real learning.

We engage courses from the nation's top universities to create a company-proposed project — from design, consumer insight, digital marketing, and everything in between — leading to successful corporate university partnerships that benefit both students and companies alike.

At the end of each semester, students present their ideas and recommendations to our company partners as food for thought. These ideas frequently become springboards for implementation.

30%+ of the Interbrand Best Global Brands are in our industry network
Matchmaking
Project Idea Guidance
Project Planning
Collaboration Success

What companies gain from every collaboration

01

Uncover New Ideas

Top students, faculty, and our partnering universities spend months researching, analyzing and designing solutions for client-specific challenges.

02

Access Matching University Partners

The right fit between a university project opportunity and a client makes all the difference — from location, timing, areas of interest and project capabilities. That is where our advantage of nurturing a network of over 50 university partners comes in.

03

Build a Talent Pipeline

Our process allows companies to integrate frequent university collaborations into their team's capabilities — providing a network of knowledge discovery and access to top talent.

50+University partners worldwide
500+Successful collaborations
7,000+Students impacted
10+Years of experience
Featured Collaborations

Projects across every major discipline

From consumer insights and brand strategy to data science and organizational behavior — our clients span every industry.

Consumer Insights

Tumi + Columbia Business School

Brand positioning strategy for appealing to new generations while retaining core consumers.

Innovation

JetBlue + Columbia Business School

Mobile and digital tools throughout the customer experience journey.

Data Science

Under Armour + University of Maryland

Fitness app data analysis and purchase prediction modeling.

Global Marketing

The New York Times + University of Michigan Ross

International subscriber growth strategy.

B2B

SAP + Northwestern University

Future of business technology and social tools development.

Innovation

PepsiCo + University of Chicago Booth

New packaging concepts based on market needs and consumer research.

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Real results, real feedback

The students proposed some of the same recommendations we had developed independently, and they also presented some new ideas that were well grounded.
Alan M. KrantzlerSr. VP Brand Management, Tumi
I gained a range of new ideas to consider... the opportunity to learn more about the way the students think proved invaluable.
Nancy RatiganDirector of Innovation Guest Experience, Hilton
They gave us a new point of view. The entire experience was fantastic and we got a lot of value out of this collaboration.
Stephen Boulton-WallaceGM Global Marketing Strategy, Microsoft
The caliber of work with both groups was top notch and partnering with an intelligent and engaged MBA student group clearly created significant value.
Ed MartinDirector of International Consumer Insights, Hershey's

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Tell us about your project and we'll match you with the right university partner.

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