Co-founder and director of Summ( )n, Slava has 20+ years of experience of strategic innovation projects, for private enterprises and public/governmental organizations.

Together with his partners, he developed a range of novel methods and tools to conduct contextual research, future studies, cross-cultural and multi-stakeholder analysis, and to enable collaborative, participatory design.

Slava was one of the pioneers of using 3D virtual worlds and MMORPGs in research, and actively employs serious games, hybrid space and emerging digital tools for research, innovation and transformation.