Peter Hinssen
How technology fundamentally changed society.
Biography
Peter Hinssen is a serial entrepreneur, adviser and keynote speaker on the topics of radical innovation, leadership and the impact of all things digital on society and business.
Acclaimed Author
Peter is the author of five bestselling business books. 'The Phoenix and The Unicorn' (March 2020) is a book about the Phoenix, about those companies that – just like the mythical bird – are able to rethink themselves in cycles: time and time again they rise from the ashes of the old, and come out stronger than ever before. ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ (June 2017) is about surviving in times of radical innovation. ‘The Network Always Wins’ (2014) explains how and why companies have no choice but to become a network when the outside world has evolved into one. In ‘The New Normal’ (2010), Peter writes about how companies should explore the limits of the digital world, and what happens when technology just becomes ‘normal’. ‘Business/IT Fusion’ (2008) is a guide about how to solve the conflict between business and IT. Peter is frequently asked to contribute to (international) publications and is a Forbes contributor as well as a LinkedIn Influencer.
Sought-after keynote speaker, business school lecturer & board member
Peter has given numerous keynote speeches around the world, among which those for Google Think Performance, Nimbus Ninety, Gartner, NEXT Berlin, Tedx, PayPal, MasterCard, Microsoft, CIO City, SAS, Accenture and Apple. He lectures at renowned business schools like the London Business School, the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine. He is also a multiple board advisor on subjects related to innovation and technology.
Serial Entrepreneur
For more than fifteen years, Peter led a life of technology start-ups. His first company e-COM was acquired by Alcatel-Lucent, his second, Streamcase, by Belgacom, and Across Technology by Delaware Consulting. His third venture (Porthus) was quoted on the stock exchange in 2006 and acquired by Descartes. Between start-ups, he has been an Entrepreneur in Residence with McKinsey & Company, with a focus on digital and technology strategy. Peter’s current company nexxworks helps organisations become fluid, innovate and thrive in The Day After Tomorrow.
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Speaker
TOPICS
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
With ‘The Day After Tomorrow’, Peter speaks about an exponentially changing world and its consequences for organizations of Today. He introduces those pioneers who managed to move (way) beyond Tomorrow-thinking in innovation and were able to change the course of entire industries. Above all, he writes about the business models, the organizational structures, the talent, the mindset, the technologies and the cultures needed to maximize our chances for survival in the Day After Tomorrow.
THE NETWORK ALWAYS WINS
With 'The Network Always Wins' Peter shows you how to keep your company up to speed with your market, engage with customers at a time when loyalty keeps fading into the background, and transform your organization into a network in order to thrive in this era of digital disruption.
THE NEW NORMAL
With The New Normal, Peter Hinssen looks at the way companies have to adapt their information strategy, their technology strategy, their innovation strategy and the way they are organized internally. This keynote is an interesting choice for any manager who is concerned with the future of his company as it is hit by the digital revolution.
Literature
The New Normal
The idea behind the 'New Normal' is quite simple: 'We're halfway there'. 'The New Normal' is about all things we call 'digital', and in the digital revolution we're probably only halfway there. That means we have as much journey ahead of us as we have behind us. This book is about the trend spotting and creative thinking needed to prepare ourselves for the world of possibilities awaiting us in the big ocean of the New Normal. Talking about the digital society could soon make you sound old and out of date - such is the pace of change. Advancement in technology is creating a 'new normal' where relationships with consumers are increasingly in a digital form.
The Spirit of the Valley
Roadtrip van drie gerenommeerde experten-ondernemers door het belangrijkste innovatiecentrum van de wereld Waarom is de Valley net zo anders? Hoe is het gebied zo belangrijk kunnen worden? Wat voor vernieuwingen houdt het nog in petto? Maar vooral: wat kunnen jonge ondernemers leren van de Valley? Like kids in a candy store. Zo voelden Peter Hinssen, Steven Van Belleghem en Harry Demey zich wanneer ze samen met zeventien andere succesvolle CEO's een week lang door de mythische en ongrijpbare Silicon Valley rondtoerden. Dit boek probeert die Valleycultuur te vatten. Vanuit interviews met de nieuwe generatie van wonderboys en -girls, maar ook via bedrijfsbezoeken bij Google, Tesla, Apple of SpaceX, gaan de CEO's op zoek naar wat de radicale vernieuwers uit Silicon Valley de wereld en onze ondernemers te bieden hebben. The Spirit of the Valley biedt een venster op een unieke cultuur. Eén die de wereld wil veranderen, de toekomst wil smeden en het leven wil hertekenen - maar die je bovenal wil uitnodigen om hetzelfde te proberen.
The network always wins
Wat als markten sneller veranderen dan bedrijven?
Dit is een boek over snelheid, consumenten en organisaties. Een survivalgids voor wie de toekomst in handen wil nemen. In het huidige digitale tijdperk zijn de traditionele bedrijfsmodellen immers steeds minder relevant. De tijd van fluïde organisaties en de 'network native' is aangebroken. The Network Always Wins toont aan hoe de kracht van het netwerk organisaties in dit nieuwe tijdperk kan maken of kraken, en hoe je die energie kan aanwenden om je organisatie wendbaar te houden. Enkel op die manier kunnen bedrijven een rol blijven spelen in een onzekere toekomst. Want het netwerk is overal, en zal altijd winnen. Dit boek biedt een origineel en radicaal vernieuwend venster op de moderne organisatie aan de hand van verrassende inzichten uit management, astrofysica, wiskunde en moderne geschiedenis. Het is even leerzaam als aangenaam om te lezen.
The Day After Tomorrow
In ‘The Day After Tomorrow’, Peter writes about an exponentially changing world and its consequences for organizations of Today. He introduces those pioneers who managed to move (way) beyond Tomorrow-thinking in innovation and were able to change the course of entire industries. Above all, he writes about the business models, the organizational structures, the talent, the mindset, the technologies and the cultures needed to maximize our chances for survival in the Day After Tomorrow.