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Kaihan is the founder and CEO of Outthinker, a think tank specialized in conducting research on business strategy, innovation, and technology and building corporate communities. He is founder of the Outthinker Strategy Network, a global peer network of senior strategy executives focused on helping them solve their most pressing challenges and staying ahead of the pace of change.
Kaihan is passionate about helping people and organizations develop the skills and mindset needed not only to survive but thrive in the fast-paced digital and agile future.
Kaihan is known for his ability to break down the complex into relevant, practical, and actionable insights that engage, entertain, and inspire audiences in a lasting keynotes that pay dividends for years to come. If your industry is being disrupted and attacked by competitors, old and new, you need Kaihan to speak to your group.

A PRACTICAL PLAYBOOK AND GUIDE TO STRATEGIC THINKING, BUSINESS GROWTH, AND INNOVATION
Outthink the Competition reveals the secrets of how the world’s most successful companies and strategists see options others ignore. Quell your fear of uncertainty for the future and strengthen your growth and innovation options portfolio with an easy to use toolkit and frameworks that can be applied right away – even during a keynote. Be prepared to think differently and create an actionable list of strategic growth and innovation ideas that could transform the value of your business.
The new edition of Outthink the Competition includes updated case examples, tools, and individual industry reports that apply the Outthinker 8Ps framework to identify areas ripe for disruption.
UNLOCK THE POWER OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET IN YOUR ORGANIZATION
Driving Innovation From Within is a practical guide for creating the culture, structure, and environment to drive continuous innovation inside of an established organization. Activate your employees and turn them into a competitive advantage by providing them with the toolkit and knowhow they need to drive growth, innovation, and transformation of your organization across business units and functions from the ground up.

HIDE A DAGGER BEHIND A SMILE
USE THE 36 ANCIENT CHINESE STRATEGIES TO SEIZE THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
Today’s global economy is a battleground. To survive and thrive, you’ll need every weapon you can get…
THE WAY OF INNOVATION
MASTER THE FIVE ELEMENTS OF CHANGE TO REINVENT YOUR PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND ORGANIZATION
Corporate strategist and speaker Kaihan Krippendorff explains how you can adapt, drive growth and undergo a transformation to…
THE ART OF THE ADVANTAGE
36 STRATEGIES TO SEIZE THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
Contrary to commonly held beliefs, strength and resources play minor roles in a company’s ability to beat the competition…
Kaihan is a top business strategy, growth and transformation keynote speaker that has helped inspire, motivate, and arm hundreds of thousands of people with the tools and entrepreneurial mindset needed to innovate and win the future.


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As a business strategy, growth, and transformation keynote speaker, consultant, author, and entrepreneur, Kaihan has risen to be one of the most highly recommended and most influential keynote speakers for businesses, companies, and corporations worldwide.
- Microsoft
- L’Oreal
- Johnson & Johnson
- Verizon
- Bank of America
- Takeda
- Cisco
- Kellogg’s
- Vanguard
CUSTOMIZED KEYNOTES
Kaihan has given over 1000 keynote speeches to clients all over the globe. His topics cover business strategy, growth and transformation. Every keynote Kaihan delivers is different – handcrafted and customized to over-deliver on impact, value, and drive powerful results and outcomes.
- Strategy
- Growth
- Transformation
- Innovation
- Disruption
- Agile Mindset
- Entrepreneurship
- Intrapreneurship
CROSS INDUSTRY & GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Kaihan Krippendorff travels all over the world to deliver powerful, energizing, and inspirational keynote speeches. He is a trusted advisor to startups and Fortune 500 executives from dozens of industries, known for simplifying complex ideas into concrete actionable advice.
- Global perspective
- 1st Generation American with a Bangladeshi mother and German father
- Over 2 million miles traveled
- 60+ countries
- 60+ speeches per year
- English and Spanish speaker
- Unique engaging stories (not just same US-centric ones)
- CEO of Outthinker Network
KAIHAN KRIPPENDORFF
FIND YOUR 4TH OPTION
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION
Learn the 5 common narratives used amongst the world’s most successful leaders.
FORCE A TWO-FRONT BATTLE
KAIHAN IS THE #1 KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR PREPARING BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SURVIVE AND COMPETE IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Kaihan Krippendorff is committed to helping organizations and individuals thrive in today’s era of fast-paced disruptive technological change. Kaihan is known for his ability to turn difficult concepts into easy-to-understand ideas that drive meaningful outcomes and actions that impact the bottom-line. He is an internationally recognized thought-leader, battle-tested consultant, and sought-after keynote speaker on the topics of business strategy, growth, and transformation.

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