Kaihan Krippendorff

This audio was recorded by AI.   For decades, business leadership has been shaped by clear, established roles. A CEO leads. A CFO manages the financial engine. A COO runs the operational machine. But the chief strategy officer and the broader strategy function remain emerging and evolving parts of the organizational landscape. Through the Outthinker […]

This audio was recorded by AI.   When we launched the Outthinker List, a global recognition of companies that are redefining how strategy gets done, we did so with a simple belief: strategy is reshaped by those who see shifts early, translate them into action, and build organizations capable of evolving with the moment. At

This audio was recorded by AI.   I just got back from Carlsbad, California, after giving the keynote speech at a gathering of home builders. These are people who shape physical communities and, in many ways, shape the future itself. They decide how we live, how neighborhoods evolve, and how cities grow. At the end

This audio was recorded by AI.   Deere & Company, also known as John Deere or Deere, is not only an icon of industrial excellence. It is also a member of the Outthinker List, a group of organizations we recognize as redefining what strategic leadership looks like. The Outthinker List highlights companies that challenge conventional

This audio was recorded by AI.   There is a point in every innovator’s journey when you realize real transformation rarely comes from isolated thinking. The leaps you make in your career, the moments when strategy snaps into clarity, the insights that shift an organization’s trajectory almost never come from staring at a screen alone.

This audio was recorded by AI.   When we think about innovation, we tend to picture the bright, shiny ideas that make it through. The ones that capture leadership attention, earn investment, and eventually become success stories. But what about the rest? Every year, thousands of ideas are born inside organizations, pitched, evaluated, and then

This audio was recorded by AI.   The morning light spills across the Thames, and my tuxedo jacket still hangs on the chair where I left it. London is waking up. The Thinkers50 Gala was last night, and as I prepare for the day ahead, I find myself taking in the meaning of it all.

This audio was recorded by AI.   At Outthinker, we sit at the table with executives and strategy experts, working together to dig beneath the surface and uncover the patterns and insights others overlook. As I pored over stock charts, consumer behavior shifts, and performance metrics in preparation for our upcoming Outthinker List, one story

This audio was recorded by AI.   I’ve spent the past two weeks moving between boardrooms from San Diego to Boston to Mexico City to New York, comparing notes with CEOs and CSOs on what actually worked in Q3 and which ideas carried across industries. As I prepare for London to attend the Outthinker Summit

This audio was recorded by AI.   In our Harvard Business Review article published last week, my coauthors and I established that most companies don’t lack ideas; they lack efficient idea marketplaces that can reliably connect people who know the problems with people who can solve them. Here’s the hard truth: when a company spots