Kaihan Krippendorff
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“Kaihan’s groundbreaking work on strategy development changes the game for organizations facing an increasingly competitive environment. ”
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Outthink the Competition: Proven tools and future-ready insights to win the future
We live in an accelerated age of technology, disruption, volatility, and uncertainty. It demands that we lead our teams and organizations in radically new ways. Success depends not only on our own ability to think and act strategically, but on our ability to enable our team to think boldly, think differently, share ideas, and act.
Next-era leaders and teams need practical tools, structures, and frameworks that liberate them to achieve better business outcomes and problem-solve using AI, technology, contextual knowledge, and their own human creativity. Companies that activate this Outthinker Mindset are proven to be 6X more likely to recruit and retain top talent and 3X more likely to outperform financially – faster revenue growth, higher profit margins, greater business value.
Top 20 globally recognized management thinker, best-selling author, podcast host, and Founder of Outthinker, Kaihan Krippendorff helps you Outthink the Competition with his proven 5-step framework and toolset that can be applied immediately to move to the next level of success.
Participants will leave with:
- Insights into emerging strategic technology, trends, and approaches being used by top companies leading their markets
- The Outthinker IDEAS Process: A proven framework for strategic thinking and driving growth that reduces risk and creates optionality.
- Actionable strategies for future readiness
- Clarity, confidence, and energy to move forward
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Media coverage
6 Strategic Concepts That Set High-Performing Companies Apart (Harvard Business Review)
Example of 6 of 36 Stratagems from Outthink the Competition
New Research Shows How an “Idea Marketplace” Can Boost Innovation (Harvard Business Review)
Example of structures, culture, and opportunity leaders have to realize value trapped in the organization to impact the top/bottom line.
Is Organizational Hierarchy Getting in the Way of Innovation?
Technological advances and increasingly sophisticated ways of gathering and analyzing data are changing both the kinds of products and services companies can offer and are increasing competitive pressures. To meet the moment, this article argues that organizations may need to change the way they operate to innovate. Specifically, the authors suggest that companies should consider a version of RenDanHeYi. They outline the four key elements of this model and offer suggestions for whether, and how, to implement elements of it.
Books by Kaihan Krippendorff
“Outthink the Competition: How a New Generation of Strategists Sees Options Others Ignore” (2011)
“The Way of Innovation: Master the Five Elements of Change to Reinvent Your Products, Services, and Organization” (2008)
“Hide a Dagger Behind a Smile: Use the 36 Ancient Chinese Strategies to Seize the Competitive Edge” (2008)
“The Art of the Advantage: 36 Strategies to Seize the Competitive Edge” (2007)
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