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Business Evolution® Academy

How it works
An intelligent ecosystem designed for impact
Academy is structured to help you build understanding and apply it with consistency. Each program combines clear, guided learning with the right moments to reflect, practice, and progress.
The platform keeps the experience connected, and Polarix adds artificial intelligence on top. It understands the Business Evolution framework, the program you’re in, and the context of the page you’re viewing. You can ask questions in the moment, refine your thinking as you go, and get guidance that adapts to what you’re working on.
The result is simple: a clear path to learn the framework and apply it in real projects—so Business Evolution becomes a shared language you can use across initiatives, teams, and entire organizations.


Evolution Alliance Platform
Your learning environment for every program—organized, clear, and always available as you progress through sessions, resources, and certification requirements.

Polarix, your AI companion
Polarix supports you throughout the certification: it understands the framework and your current session. It helps you think, write, and decide based on what you’re working on.

Assessments & Canvas
Access the core assessments and tools behind Business Evolution—so you can diagnose initiatives and their habitat, prioritize what matters, and structure decisions with consistency.

Official Certificate
Each program includes clear requirements to validate understanding and unlock certification—through the right combination of application steps and final assessment.
BUSINESS EVOLUTION CERTIFICATIONS
Design your pathway
Business Evolution certifications are designed around the roles that make evolution work in real environments—from building a foundation, to executing inside initiatives, mentoring teams, shaping the Innovation Habitat, and leading evolution across the organization. Join the waitlist to be notified when enrollment opens.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Francisco Palao, PhD, MBA
Francisco Palao is a recognized entrepreneur, speaker, and international advisor in innovation and corporate evolution.
He holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Granada, an Executive MBA from IE Business School, and is a graduate of Singularity University, founded by Google and other technology partners and based at NASA Ames (Silicon Valley).
Francisco advises leading companies on innovation and corporate strategy across multiple industries (energy, healthcare, retail, banking, insurance, etc.), including Visa, Black & Decker, Banco Santander, MAPFRE, and HP, as well as governments and public administrations such as the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Andorra, among others.
He is the author of the bestseller Exponential Transformation and has more recently written Massive Transformative Purpose and Positive Impact. Francisco is also the creator of the widely recognized Business Evolution® framework.
Today, Francisco leads Evolution Alliance, a global organization whose purpose is to evolve organizations to create a positive impact on their business and the world, through the implementation of AI and other exponential technologies. He is also a founding partner in several AI-based companies, such as Oculomex, focused on preventive medicine.
Previously, Francisco launched and led multiple global companies and startups with a strong disruptive component. He created his first digital startup at age 19 while studying at university, and three years later it was acquired.
Shortly after completing his PhD in Artificial Intelligence in 2005, Francisco launched the University of Granada’s first spin-off dedicated to implementing AI across sectors such as tourism, healthcare, and emergency management.
He later founded several other tech startups, including Lean Monitor, which used Artificial Intelligence to advise entrepreneurs and corporations on innovative projects; it was acquired by the U.S. company Gust.com in 2014.
More recently, Francisco co-founded and served as CEO of OpenExO and ExO Works, successfully delivering corporate transformation projects worldwide.
Francisco has received multiple international awards, including MIT’s TR35 recognition, awarded annually to the world’s 35 most outstanding innovators under the age of 35.









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