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Gijs van Wulfen
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Award-winning Innovation keynote speaker helping you to create innovative mindsets with impactful stories all over the world.

Check out my new book: ‘Breaking Innovation Barriers’: https://amzn.to/4co21Ox

#innovación - #innovation - #inovação
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Gijs van Wulfen @innovationspeaker.bsky.social · Dec 30
I love to be on stage making you laugh, creating innovative mindsets. Watch me on stage 🎥…

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When you want your audience to LAUGH, creating INNOVATIVE MINDSETS, direct message me or check A-Speakersdotcom.

#speaker #keynote #innovation #designthinking #speaker2025
Entertaining Innovation speaker 2025: Gijs van Wulfen
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“Innovators pick the right moment.”

Great ideas are like seeds — they only flourish when planted at the right time. Spring or autumn are perfect for sparking fresh innovation energy.

So as innovator choose your moment and watch your ideas take off! 🌱🔥

#innovation #innovator #gijsvanwulfen #movie
November 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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We don’t celebrate failure in Europe 🇪🇺, like in Silicon Valley 🇺🇸 — we build trust through success. How? Check it out here …

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#Innovation #DesignThinking #FORTHmethod #CorporateInnovation #Leadership #InnovationStrategy #Europe #Success #InnovationCulture
#innovation #designthinking #forthmethod #corporateinnovation #leadership #innovationstrategy #europe #success #innovationculture | Gijsbertus J.J. van Wulfen
We don’t celebrate failure in Europe, like in Silicon Valley 🇺🇸 — we build trust through success. That’s our strength, not our weakness. If you’re innovating in healthcare, banking or aviation, you s...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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💡 “Innovation does not stop at the first ‘NO’. That’s the moment it starts.”

Turning resistance into results takes courage and perseverance.

🎬 Watch the movie and get inspired to keep going when others say it can’t be done.

#innovation #innovator #gijsvanwulfen #movie #inspiration #thoughtleader
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Innovation doesn’t wait for permission

Go to your CEO. Tell them the truth:
If we don’t reinvent now, we will be left behind.

Be bold. Begin now.

#InnovationLeadership #InnovationStrategy #innovator #courage #forthmethod #movie #gijsvanwulfen #Innovation
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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The most underrated skill in facilitation is just being yourself. Check out why …?

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#InnovationFacilitation #FacilitatorTips #DesignThinking #FORTHInnovation #facilitator #InnovationCulture #Training #Authenticity #innovation
#innovationfacilitation #facilitatortips #designthinking #forthinnovation #facilitator #innovationculture #training #authenticity | Gijsbertus J.J. van Wulfen
The most underrated skill of a facilitator is simply being yourself … Too many try to imitate others. Too polished. Too “professional.” Too scripted. But real facilitation works when people feel you...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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The most underrated skill in facilitation is just being yourself. Check out why …?

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#InnovationFacilitation #FacilitatorTips #DesignThinking #FORTHInnovation #facilitator #InnovationCulture #Training #Authenticity #innovation
#innovationfacilitation #facilitatortips #designthinking #forthinnovation #facilitator #innovationculture #training #authenticity | Gijsbertus J.J. van Wulfen
The most underrated skill of a facilitator is simply being yourself … Too many try to imitate others. Too polished. Too “professional.” Too scripted. But real facilitation works when people feel you...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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👉 Check out the FORTH Innovation Facilitator Training in Italy 🇮🇹 to boost your personal skills and innovation results as facilitator in 2026 here: forth-innovation.learnworlds.com/course/train...

#facilitator #innovation #facilitation #facilitatorskills #designthinking #training
November 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Travelling to Albania 🇦🇱 to keynote on innovation I just wondered, as I turned 65 this year, is my career over?

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#Leadership #Innovation #PersonalGrowth #LifelongLearning #Inspiration #CareerJourney #AgeAndWisdom #Motivation #Reflection
#leadership #innovation #personalgrowth #lifelonglearning #inspiration #careerjourney #ageandwisdom #motivation #reflection | Gijsbertus J.J. van Wulfen
I am now 65. Is my career over? Travelling to Albania to keynote on innovation I just wondered, as I turned 65 this year, is my career over? I’ve published seven books, founded an innovation methodo...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Time really flies! Eight years ago, more than 300,000 professionals started following my posts on LinkedIn — exploring design thinking, innovation and how to boost innovation effectiveness.

#Innovation #DesignThinking #FORTHInnovation #InnovationLeadership #ThankYou #GlobalCommunity
November 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Check out why I love so-called “difficult people”, and the value they add …

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#InnovationLeadership
#DesignThinking
#InnovationCulture
#TeamDynamics
#LeadershipDevelopment
#InnovationFacilitation
#PsychologicalSafety
#InnovationJourney
#FORTHInnovation
#innovationleadership #designthinking #innovationculture #teamdynamics #leadershipdevelopment #innovationfacilitation #psychologicalsafety #innovationjourney #creativeleadership #forthinnovation | Gij...
Why I Love So-Called “Difficult People’ …, And the Value They Add! Ever worked with someone who’s brilliant — but also… impossible? Opinionated. Loud. Stubborn. Completely allergic to teamwork. Most...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Honoured to be ranked #1 Global Thought Leader on Creativity 2025 by @thinkers360.bsky.social

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#Creativity #Innovation #Leadership #Thinkers360 #Gratitude #ThoughtLeadership #speakers
October 30, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Humans and Robots: Innovating Together at BREMAN with the FORTH innovation method. Check it out:

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#Innovation #FORTHmethod #Robotics #AI #InstallationSector #Breman
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Honoured to be ranked #1 Global Thought Leader on Creativity 2025 by @thinkers360.bsky.social

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#Creativity #Innovation #Leadership #Thinkers360 #Gratitude #ThoughtLeadership #speakers
October 30, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Trust accelerates progress. Trust boosts innovation. Trust turns vision into reality faster. Check out how to speed up slow decision making in this article ...

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#innovation #leadership #decisionmaking #trust #culture #transformation #designthinking #futureofwork
How to Speed Up Slow Decision Making: Trust!
One of the biggest competitive disadvantages in innovation today isn’t lack of budget, lack of ideas, or even lack of talent. It’s slow decision-making.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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How Can You Keep Innovation Alive When Everyone’s Cutting Costs …

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#innovation #designthinking #leadership #change #managementbuyin #strategy #innovationbarriers
#innovation #designthinking #leadership #change #managementbuyin #strategy #innovationbarriers | Gijsbertus J.J. van Wulfen
How Can You Keep Innovation Alive When Everyone’s Cutting Costs … Innovators are having a rough time. Budgets are shrinking. Teams are being reduced. And management’s focus has shifted from creating...
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October 25, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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It's Psychological Safety that Boosts Innovation. Read here why …

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#Innovation #Leadership #PsychologicalSafety #HR #TeamCulture #Breakinginnovationbarriers
#innovation #leadership #psychologicalsafety #hr #teamculture #breakinginnovationbarriers | Gijsbertus J.J. van Wulfen
It's Psychological Safety that Boosts Innovation ... In reality, most breakthroughs are the result of teams — diverse, curious, and safe teams. When people dare to speak up, share wild ideas, questi...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Check you why the startup way is the American Way 🇺🇸 to innovate, ... and fails to perform that well in the rest of the world …

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#Innovation #Startups #Leadership #Culture #Entrepreneurship #BreakingInnovationBarriers #FORTH #startup #leanstartup
#innovation #startups #leadership #culture #entrepreneurship #breakinginnovationbarriers #forth | Gijsbertus J.J. van Wulfen
🇺🇸 The Startup Way is the American Way ... And Fails in the Rest of the World. Over the past 25 years, the startup revolution has gone global. Every region — from Europe to Japan to the Gulf — tried...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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No Projects, No Panic: 5 Smart Moves to Keep Earning as an Independent Consultant

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#consulting #innovation #entrepreneurship #futureofwork #strategy #independentconsultant #crisismanagement #resilience #panic #crisis
#consulting #innovation #entrepreneurship #futureofwork #strategy #independentconsultant #crisismanagement #resilience #panic #crisis | Gijsbertus J.J. van Wulfen
No Projects, No Panic: 5 Smart Moves to Keep Earning as an Independent Consultant No projects. No calls. No new contracts. You check your inbox — still quiet. Even your most loyal clients are cuttin...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Check out the massive shutdown of innovation centres …

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#innovation #corporateinnovation #strategy #R&D #designthinking #FORTH #changemanagement #AI l #growth #news
#innovation #corporateinnovation #strategy #r #designthinking #forth #changemanagement #ai #growth #news | Gijsbertus J.J. van Wulfen
The Silent Massive Shutdown of Innovation Centres. We cheered the Innovation Hub’s openings. But you barely heard their closings ... Here’s a roll-call of 10 recent innovation centres closures in th...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Here’s a showreel of Gijs van Wulfen as a keynote speaker on design thinking innovation to give you an impression of the impact he makes, inspiring and entertaining a big audience:

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#speaker #speaker2025 #keynote #keynotespeaker #innovation #designthinking
October 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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I stepped outside my comfort zone on stage and undressed...

“Innovation starts with courage.”

Watch it here: youtu.be/4beD_OXvffg?...

#TEDx #Innovation #Leadership #GrowthMindset #ComfortZone #creativity
Why Ideate Together and WEnnovate? | Gijs van Wulfen | TEDxVitosha
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October 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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I like to help you becoming a better innovator …

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#Innovation #DesignThinking #innovator #Leadership #Motivation #speaker #ForthInnovationMethod #InnovationCulture #InnovatorMindset
October 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Europe’s car giants have become masters of reorganisation — and amateurs at reinvention. Check out why in this article ...

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#Innovation #AutomotiveIndustry #Europe #Disruption #China #ElectricVehicle #BusinessTransformation #Strategy #BYD #Volkswagen #Renault
Europe's car giants have become masters of reorganisation and amateurs at innovation
Last week, Renault announced it may cut up to 3,000 jobs worldwide. CEO François Provost says it’s about lowering fixed costs.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Europe’s car giants have become masters of reorganisation — and amateurs at reinvention. Check out why in this article ...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/europe...

#Innovation #AutomotiveIndustry #Europe #Disruption #China #ElectricVehicle #BusinessTransformation #Strategy #BYD #Volkswagen #Renault
Europe's car giants have become masters of reorganisation and amateurs at innovation
Last week, Renault announced it may cut up to 3,000 jobs worldwide. CEO François Provost says it’s about lowering fixed costs.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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BCG last week reports that only 5% of Companies Truly Profit from AI. Read here why …:

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#Innovation #ArtificialIntelligence #FORTHmethod #BreakingInnovationBarriers #AITransformation #BCG #DesignThinking #news #DigitalTransformation #AI
#innovation #artificialintelligence #forthmethod #breakinginnovationbarriers #aitransformation #bcg #designthinking #news #digitaltransformation | Gijsbertus J.J. van Wulfen
BCG reports that only 5% of Companies Truly Profit from AI. Here's why ... AI is everywhere. But according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG)’s new report (October 2025), only 5% of organisations are...
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October 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM