Kaihan Krippendorff

Speaker Kaihan Krippendorff Keynote Topics

OUTTHINK THE COMPETITION: EXCELLING IN A DIGITAL, AGILE, PURPOSE-DRIVEN FUTURE

Based on his most recent book, Outthink the Competition, Kaihan delivers a systematic process and set of proven business strategy tools he has used with more than 300 clients in almost every industry to create innovative strategies and growth ideas that have generated more than $2.5B in revenue. Blending together first-hand stories of inspiring business and social innovators, from Elon Musk to Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, Kaihan’s presentation teaches the audience a tested method for developing actionable growth ideas that unlock growth, increase competitiveness of their business and arm them with the tools needed to excel in today’s digital, agile, and purpose-driven world.

In this inspiring keynote you will learn:

• How to use The Outthinker Process® to generate powerful ideas that can drive bottom-line results across all levels of the business
• How to find a “Fourth Option”: the option beyond the obvious choices, the option others will not see or respond to
• The Outthinker playbook: five strategic narratives you want to master now
• A simple approach to avoid killing off “crazy” ideas and instead turn them into winning moves
• How to extract value of internal ideas to drive organic growth
• How to build a culture of Outthinking that celebrates fresh strategic and innovative ideas and thinking
• How to empower and inspire your employees so that they are ready to take action to develop, test and scale innovative growth ideas

Speaker Kaihan Krippendorff Keynote Topics

CONQUERING INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY KILLERS: DRIVING INNOVATION FROM WITHIN

Drawing on five years of in-depth research of hundreds of successful innovators and Intrapreneurial Intensity, as well as insights from thought leaders, C-suite leaders, business unit leaders, and front-line employees, Kaihan shares exclusive insights from his next book, The Employee Innovator: Driving Innovation from Within (Columbia University Press, 2019). Kaihan unveils the most common innovation barriers and shares specific tools, frameworks and techniques used by successful innovators to manage and unlock the value of employees’ ideas to drive corporate innovation levels and deliver bottom-line results. Audience members will leave feeling inspired and empowered with the actionable next steps for testing and scaling ideas that generate value and growth.

In this inspiring keynote you will learn:

• What Intrapreneurial Intensity (II) is and how it impacts growth rates and shareholder value
• How to use the IN-OVATE Framework
• Simple tools, frameworks and techniques to navigate organizational barriers to increase II and deploy new and disruptive ideas that generate value in your company
• How to shift your organizational mindset and culture to challenge the outdated status-quo
• How to increase engagement and empower employees to “be the change” and drive innovation inside of your company
• How to extract value of internal ideas to drive organic growth
• How to break free from traditional thinking and operations to embrace transformative new possibilities
• How to build a wave of support for growth, innovation and creativity by reinforcing the idea that innovation is possible, attainable, and ultimately actionable

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INNOVATING BEYOND THE R&D LAB: REALIZING TRAPPED VALUE ACROSS THE EIGHT DIMENSIONS OF INNOVATION

In this presentation, successful entrepreneur, author, consultant and CEO Kaihan Krippendorff will take you through engaging examples from a broad array of industries such as Urban Outfitters in apparel, IKEA in furniture, VMware in technology, SpaceX in space launch vehicles, Mastercard in payments, and Vistaprint in printing services, showing how companies that outperform their competition seek disruptive innovation across eight dimensions (8Ps). The “8Ps” framework has proven to be a powerful structure to engage high-level marketers, business strategists and sales staff in an exploration of where competitive advantages lie, where to strengthen them, and where they are being underutilized.

Learnings from this session include:

• The “8Ps” strategic innovation framework: systematically uncover new avenues for growth, innovation and transformation
• How to construct a disruptive business model or strategy that leverages an underutilized 8P strength
• Identifying opportunities beyond the R&D lab: identify and reconstruct processes and operations to drive efficiency
• Driving organic growth leveraging the value of unrealized ideas
• How to build real confidence to apply new strategies everyday across all business units and roles

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UNLEASHING AGILE: ACTIVATE THE POWER OF AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET TO DRIVE GROWTH

In this presentation, successful entrepreneur, author, consultant and CEO Kaihan Krippendorff shares insights from his work with top-level corporate entrepreneurs and the study of more than 200 successful innovators into what sets them apart from the rest of the competitive pack. Kaihan will share the key practices that distinguish those with high mental agility and arm the audience with tools and frameworks they can immediately apply to their own work.

Audience members will learn to:

• Connect the unconnected – pulling together seemingly unrelated pieces of information to rapidly form a mental image of the situation or opportunity. Uncover unexpected causes – drilling down into the system to see the cause others overlook.
• Shift your frame – shifting your frame on the problem to reveal solutions others dismiss.
• Question the impossible – understanding why we fall into mental “traps” of false beliefs that prevent us from seeing what is possible and, more importantly, how to dig out of the trap that is keeping you from seizing the solution.
• Attendees will leave with a boost of confidence, tools, and energy to increase the velocity and agility level of their organization on a daily basis.

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BE THE DISRUPTOR, NOT THE DISRUPTED

We are experiencing a historic acceleration in the pace of change in our world. Artificial intelligence, digitization, robotics, 3D printing, social shifts, and the rise of purpose-driven enterprises are reconfiguring how every conceivable industry operates.

These changes divide us into two camps: the “Disruptors” and the “Disrupted”.

In this talk, Kaihan breaks down the underlying patterns of disruption and with compelling stories of successes, failures, and yet-unknown innovations, teaches practical tools to help you take action and become a Disruptor.

Learnings and outcomes include:

• The emerging trends – from AI to digitization – that are driving us into an era of disruption and how these will likely shape the future
• How to use The Outthinker Process® to generate powerful ideas that can drive bottom-line results across all levels of the business
• The strategic patterns and best practices that the world’s most strategic and innovative companies use to thrive during the ongoing shift of global business structures and thinking
• A systematic process you can use to overcome the “innovator’s dilemma” and create breakthrough growth ideas that will disrupt your market without disrupting your organization
• How to empower and inspire employees so that they’re ready to take action to develop, test and scale innovative growth ideas

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THE PURPOSE PATH: BUILDING A MISSION-ORIENTED ORGANIZATION THAT HARNESSES THE POWER OF CSR AND A DO-GOOD STRATEGY

By pulling together inspiring stories from organizations ranging from lesser-known jewels like Best Doctors, BrightFarms, and Holstee to leading socially directed corporations like IKEA, Mastercard, and Target, Kaihan will inspire and motivate the audience to rethink their role and how they interact with stakeholders, not just shareholders.

The audience will learn:

• The three primary goals of a “be good” socially minded strategy
• Simple yet effective tools and frameworks to apply and create your own “Do Good” strategy that complements your current organizational strengths and strategy
• The next evolution of corporate social responsibility and how to embrace the shift toward a future where CSR is the norm
• How to empower and inspire employees so that they’re ready to take action to develop ideas, strategies, products, and programs that everyone benefits from

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WINNING THE FUTURE OF FINANCE

The financial services industry – from banking to payments to insurance – is undergoing a rapid and historic transformation. The shifting regulatory landscape, changing consumer/investor behavior, an endless stream of agile newcomers armed with disruptive fintech tools, and platforms powered by Blockchain and AI are mounting an attack on incumbent institutions and business models. Kaihan Krippendorff works with many of the world’s leading financial institutions, helping them make sense of this uncertain future – understanding key future trends and technologies, designing fresh strategies and agile teams ready to face disruption head on so their organization can be ready to transform, compete, and win the future of finance. A successful entrepreneur, author, consultant and CEO that has created more than $2.5B in revenue for clients, Kaihan uses first-hand experience and actionable insights to present a compelling vision of the future world of financial services, arming the audience with a framework and tools that they can use to succeed in the tech-driven digital economy of the 21^stcentury.

You will learn:  

• The key trends shaping the financial services industry – Blockchain, AI, regulatory environment, unbundling/bundling, millennial investors, fintech, financial inclusion and beyond
• What financial services will look like in the near and distant future
• Five key strategies today’s most successful firms are adopting to adapt to, and lead, tomorrow
• How to transform into a more agile, inspiring, disruptive competitor, built for success in the digital economy
• Tools and a process for developing concrete ideas and strategic approaches that could disrupt the industry

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DISRUPTING RETAIL

The retail and apparel industries today are undergoing a rapid, historic transformation. A successful entrepreneur, author, consultant and CEO that has created more than $2.5B in revenue for his clients, Kaihan Krippendorff works at the cutting edge of the disruption, helping many of the world’s leading retail and apparel brands navigate a future being shaped by radically shorter times to market, AI, robotics, augmented reality, hyper-personalization, data-driven decision making, and broad shifts in consumer behavior (environmentally friendly lifestyles, focus on health, nutrition, etc.). Drawing from the latest industry developments from Amazon to QVC and stories of yet-under-appreciated new attackers, Kaihan uses in this keynote first-hand experience and actionable insights to present a compelling vision of the future world of retail and leaves the audience with tools and an approach to develop a strategy to succeed in the shifting retail landscape of the 21^st century tech-driven and digital economy.

You will learn:  

• The key macro-trends that will shape the apparel and retail industries
• An overview of what retail will look like in the near and distant future
• Five key strategies today’s most successful retail and apparel players are adopting to prepare for tomorrow
• How to evolve into a more agile and disruptive competitor
• Tools and a process for developing concrete ideas for a strategy and approaches that could disrupt the industry