Critical Distance

I work with young disruptive teams within organizations to help them shape their strategies to adapt to changes. I work on several levels:

• I help others to understand current disruptive innovations, relevant to the client’s business. I work specifically in high-tech sectors, renewable energy and media.
• I lead teams in the development and implementation of innovation strategies
• I help young disruptive teams design and build their pitch for “demo day”. Because everyday is demo day! That means a lot of listening, shaping and journalistic due diligence on their company story. 
• I help change a simple pitch into a more effective business narrative that investors understand. Recently asked to apply what I’ve learned with successful startups to the innovation teams within Fortune 500 corporates. 

I’m a “hands on person”, actively writing, scripting, filming, directing and editing when needed. I lead a process until the job is done. I’m always scouting for brilliant collaborators.

I share ideas through selected public speaking, either keynotes or focussed in-company workshops. 

I’ve learned that routine is the enemy of change. . 

My portfolio of recent clients includes tech-startups, private corporations, governments, leading broadcasters and enlightened publishers.

What do others say I do well?

• Trusted troubleshooter – Sometimes you need a trusted person to listen, observe and analyze what’s going on. I’m a good listener.
• Strategic Thinking – Driving out old ideas and replacing them with practical, hybrid, alternatives.
• Building powerful open ended narratives with talented teams. Storytelling 2.0 
• Interim Leadership. Planning, doing, evaluating, curating
• Translating theory and customer/audience research into practice
• Inspiring creative people down new paths, even if difficult choices have to be made.
• Researching, especially confidential competitive analysis