What It Means to Be a Strategic Challenger on the Fosway 9-Grid™ 2026

Recognition on the Fosway 9-Grid™ matters — not because of where you sit, but because of what it says about your ability to deliver value to organisations navigating complex learning challenges.

For 2026, Jam Pan continues to be recognised as a Strategic Challenger.

And that matters for a very specific reason.

Beyond the “Top Right” Conversation

Too often, analyst recognition is reduced to a simple narrative: who is in the “top right”.

But the Fosway 9-Grid™ was never designed that way.

It’s a multi-dimensional model, helping organisations evaluate solutions based on performance, potential, market presence, cost, and trajectory — not just a single ranking.

What organisations really care about is simple:
👉 Does this solution fit our needs, complexity, and ambition?

What Strategic Challenger Actually Means

Being positioned as a Strategic Challenger reflects something important.

It signals that a provider offers:

• A broad and rich capability set
• The ability to support complex, enterprise-scale organisations
• Strong alignment to real business challenges, not just features

In other words, it’s not about being smaller or larger — it’s about being purpose-built for impact.

According to Fosway’s model, Strategic Challengers combine solid market performance with a wider capability range than many alternatives, making them highly relevant for organisations navigating transformation.

Why This Matters Now

The expectations of L&D have changed.

Organisations are no longer looking for:

• More content
• More platforms
• More complexity

They’re looking for:

• Capability, not completion
• Behaviour change, not consumption
• Solutions that align to business outcomes

This is where the Strategic Challenger position becomes meaningful.

It reflects a shift away from traditional learning models towards experience-led, outcome-driven approaches.

How Jam Pan Approaches This

At Jam Pan, our focus has always been on:

• Designing learning ecosystems, not just programmes
• Creating experiential solutions that replicate real-world pressure
• Partnering with organisations as a strategic advisor, not just a supplier

This is what allows us to support organisations dealing with:

• Leadership capability at scale
• Transformation and change
• Complex operational environments

What This Means for Our Clients

For organisations evaluating partners, this recognition signals that Jam Pan is:

✔ Equipped to support complex, enterprise challenges
✔ Focused on impact and measurable outcomes
✔ Able to combine strategy, design, and delivery into one approach

It also reinforces something we see every day:
👉 The most effective learning solutions aren’t the biggest — they’re the ones that fit, adapt, and deliver real value.

Looking Ahead

The role of L&D will continue to evolve — shaped by AI, skills-based strategies, and new expectations around performance.

Our focus remains the same:
👉 Helping organisations build capability that performs under pressure.

Being recognised as a Strategic Challenger on the Fosway 9-Grid™ 2026 is a reflection of that journey — and the work still to come.