Chris‘s educational journey is rooted in his passion for lifelong learning. He is a faculty member of The European Institute of Innovation for Sustainability (eiis.eu), and holds Executive Certifications in Innovation Leadership from Harvard Business School (HBS), and acquired sponsorship to attend the HBS High Potential Leadership Program of 2019. He’s certified in Design Thinking at Stanford University, and holds an MSc in Marketing from the London School of Business and Finance.

He alternates between Europe and The United States together with his wife and three-year-old son.

CHRIS HEEMSKERK | THE INNOVATION SCORECARD™.

The Innovation Scorecard™ was created to identify innovation opportunities within organisations across four key areas:

– Culture

– Organisation

– External Dimensions

– Effectiveness

Drawing from his many years of experience and over 100 peer-reviewed publications, the framework is underpinned by Chris’ qualifications in leadership, innovation, and design thinking from Harvard and Stanford.

CHRIS HEEMSKERK | KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Chris is now a very popular and sought-after innovation keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, and has spoken at the Arizona Technology Council’s CEO Summit of 2023, and to the United Nations in Rome.

CHRIS HEEMSKERK | SPEAKING TOPICS

The Innovation Experience™

In this keynote, Chris aims to answer the following question: “How do some firms manage to innovate time and time again, while others fail?”

He shares the secrets of Silicon Valley’s top innovators, providing an informative and passionate journey in how to lead for innovation. He helps audiences leverage the art and science of building innovative cultures, and developing strategies to support these.

Topics discussed include:

– How the world’s most innovative firms operate

– How to build an innovation engine for your organisation

– How to build a culture of innovation

– The secrets of successful Innovation Labs

– Innovation accounting

– Innovation by leveraging Design Thinking

– Introduction to The Innovation Scorecard™

Available to all, keynote can be in-person or virtual, and is up to 1 hour long (a 40 minute presentation and 20 minutes for Q&A).

The Innovation Scorecard™

This engaging workshop helps to unlock breakthrough innovation opportunities at your organisation. During the hands-on workshop, leadership teams will gain an understanding of their innovation-related strengths and weaknesses, and developed strategies for improvement.

Suitable for C-Suite and Senior Leadership teams, this workshop can be presented in-person and virtually, and lasts 2-3 hours.

CHRIS HEEMSKERK | OTHER SPEAKING TOPICS

– Innovation Culture

– Innovation Strategy

– Innovation Labs

CHRIS HEEMSKERK | AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS

The audience will learn how the world’s most innovative companies operate, and what we can learn from them. They will consider three important questions:

– How can some firms innovate consistently, whilst most cannot?

– How can you build an Innovation Engine for your organisation?

– How can you build and lead a culture of Innovation in your organisation?

Chris Heemskerks Clients include: CooperSurgical, CooperVision, Google, The United Nations, Verizon, Versatel

Call +44 1753 439 289 or email Great British Speakers now to book innovation culture and strategy speaker Chris Heemskerk for your next live event or corporate video.

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