Menno van Dijk - THNK

Innovative solutionsto Large Societal Challenges

Realized at scale

1. Relevance of creative leadership

2. Innovation in education

TOPICS FOR TODAY’S DISCUSSION

THE WORLD SEEMS INCREASINGLY VOLATILE, UNCERTAIN, COMPLEX AND AMBIGUOUS

WHY?

Increasing social and economic interdependenciesUbiquity of digitalization in business – lower entry barriers, faster speed Continued urbanization

SOCIAL, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ARE BLENDING

Human values

Businessviability

Publicrequirements

Mega challenges aboundPublic sector limitationsSocial empowerment

Complexity of challengesConsumer and business shift to “transformation economy”

WHY?

MEGA CHALLENGES ABOUND

Resources Food Water Climate Energy Sustainability

Demography & Mobility

Population & People flows

Asia: China & India Africa Megacities Community &

Tribes

Emergent Technology

Nano-technology Robotics Bioscience/G

eneticsNeuroscience

ArtificialIntelligence

GlobalInteractions

Economics & finance Complexity Social

networks Virtual worlds IntellectualProperty

Human Wellbeing

Identity & Authenticity Security Work &

BusinessFuture

education Future health

OBESITY

EDUCATION

SOCIAL STRUCTURES

(FAST) FOOD INDUSTRY

ECONOMICS

TECHNOLOGY

BIOLOGY

COMPLEXITY OF CHALLENGES

TRANSFORMATION ECONOMYSource: Philips Design

WHY?

“Blinded”” by lofty causeNo market acid testTruly complex systemsNot always the best talent

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them”

Albert Einstein

“In a world of increasing complexity and uncertainty, creativity is the most important leadership quality”

IBM Global CEO Study“Capitalizing on Complexity” (2011)

“Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.”

Confucius

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BUILDING CREATIVE LEADERS

New concepts.

Societal relevanceAccelerating ImpactIn complex worldIndividual Leadership

• products, services, businesses, initiatives, and movements

• “new-to-world”, innovative, creative, out-of the box, not proven.

• meaningful economically and improving lives of people and/or the planet we live on.

• Gaining momentum, spreading “by itself”, receiving followership, crowd contribution.

• Interlinked, dynamic, uncertain environment to operate in

• Limited resources but large access public, governments, financiers and corporates.

A DEFINITION OF CREATIVE LEADERSHIP

QUESTIONS FOR YOU

Do you agree with the concept of an increasingly complex world ?How relevant is the blending of private, social and public sector?Is social entreprise really that difficult?Do you accept the definition of creative leadership?

1. Relevance of creative leadership

2. Innovation in education

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

SerendipityKnowledge vs. way of thinkingLearning on the jobGlobal network

OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE THNK

MISSION

DESIGN PRINCIPLES - FOCUS

Focus on future leadersCultural diversityInternational orientationOn invitation: VC mindset

Netherlands USA Brazil Germany ChinaSpain Canada UK Ireland FranceMexico Ecuador Uganda Nigeria TanzaniaSaudi Arabia Israel India New Zealand

NATIONALITY MIX

NATIONALITY MIX

POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR YOU

A leadership cohort constitutes a narrow age band of like minded peopleCultural diversity is very rewarding but also very difficultSocial entrepreneurs, commercial entrepeneurs and corporate innovation managers lack understanding of each other

DESIGN PRINCIPLES - CONCEPT

Blended with real life pursuitsCo-created/faculty as peers and on stageNo lectures (as much as possible)Personal coachingReal life projectsSocietal impact (and make money!)Body & MindEnergizing location

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BLENDED WITH OWN REAL LIFE PURSUIT

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FACULTY AS PEERS AND ON STAGE

“Inspiring, pushing the envelope and supportive”“Coaching and being the ‘glue’ to hold teams in good spirit”

“Challenging and stimulating us ‘in our own right’ ““Bringing fun to the process of challenges”

“True master of the subject including the facts & figures”“Brings warmth and radiance”

“Truly inspiring and connecting well”

ELLY VAN GILSLEADERSHIP COACH

STEFANO MARZANO DEAN

RAJIV BALL, LEADERSHIP EXPERT

ROBERT WOLFE, LEADERSHIP COACH

KARIM BENAMMAR, CURATOR

BEREND-JAN HILBERTSCHALLENGE COORDINATOR

“EMPTY OFFICE SPACE”

“MOBILE DATA NETWORKS”

“SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT CITY”

Partners:City of Amsterdam

BAM

ARCADIS

Partners:Vodafone

Partners:KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

City of Amsterdam

REAL LIFE PROJECTS

Take a train to a cleaner India4th largest railway network in the world transporting nearly 10 billion passengers annually. The trains cut through some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world Daily nearly 27 million packets of plastic, paper and aluminum foils are thrown never to be cleaned up or recycled.Find a breakthrough system that will allow better waste management.

SOCIETAL IMPACT

BODY AND MIND

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ENERGIZING LOCATION

POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR YOU

Leadership development Takes significant time Is holisticRequires experiencing

The role of the `master practioner` is keyA school is a restaurant, a studio, a stage, a safe room, a lab, a night club... but not an auditorium.

DESIGN PRINCIPLES – DREAMING FORWARD

Global knowledge networkExperiences across the world“Teach the teacher”Integrated researchFunding acceleration

QUESTIONS FOR YOU

In your pursuit to better educate those you are responsible for, which concepts do appeal to you?What is the relevance of education on “creative leadership” across age groups and educational levels? Can the concepts of tutoring by master practioners and of self-development online be married?

Menno.vandijk@thnk.org