Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment (APEX) creativity and innovation services help organizations build an innovation culture and connect with the innovation ecosystems present in the Department of Defense, academia and industry.
APEX collaborates with Idea Connection Systems® (ICS) to create high performing teams within organizations. ICS is a global innovation consulting firm with decades’ experience helping organizations better understand the human dynamics within their teams. ICS innovated the Innovation Strengths Preference Indicator® - an instrument that engages people through their innovation preferences and which has been used in industry and government to form high performing teams for technology and workforce development.
APEX also designs and hosts Blue Sky workshops and innovation challenge programs that integrate best practices in ideation and innovation as well as provide attendees curriculum, training and coaching that supports creativity, innovation and the development of high-performing teams within an organization.
APEX creativity and innovation services include:


