INVEST IN LEADING INNOVATION

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1 INVEST IN LEADING INNOVATION You are already a leader looking to increase the probability of success for a new innovation strategy or business development effort. THNK provides you with the insights, tools and access to lead your innovation efforts to scale.

2 THNK is not about lectures and case studies but about being coached, mentored, enthused and encouraged to lead innovation MENNO VAN DIJK Managing Director at THNK

3 ADVISORY BOARD BEN VAN BERKEL UNstudio MARIA GIUDICE Director of Product Design Facebook DOMINIC BARTON Global MD McKinsey & Company MICHAEL B. JOHNSON Head Pixar Animation Studios ESTHER WOJCICKI Vice Chair Creative Commons RAVI NAIDOO Interactive Africa Design Indaba GEORGE KEMBEL Stanford D-School REUBEN ABRAHAM Director Indian School of Business MARCEL WANDERS Wanders Studio

4 WHY YOUR COMPANY SHOULD INVEST IN THNK The investment in leadership capabilities is the most critical success factor in making corporates more innovative, yet most corporates are hardly addressing the leadership requirement. At THNK we specialize in honing the leadership skills of corporate innovation leaders who are in charge of major innovation or business development efforts within their company. THNK EQUIPS CORPORATE LEADERS TO: EMELIE LANGLOIS THNK was our path towards a practice of near- constant reinvention, both as individual managers and as a company. I gained access to new frameworks for thinking and idea- making. I have a way forward, a roadmap. ALISTAIR CAMERON VP, Operations Kempinski Hotels THNK has had a huge impact on me personally and professionally to truly find my passion and purpose whilst giving me tools to transform the way I work and ensure that as Asics we can build a new innovations pipeline that will fundamentally build on the strengths we have developed over the last 70 years GIDEON MOGENDORFF CEO ASICS Europe BV, Deloitte Fast Ventures THNK has truly helped me to see things from a bigger, more global perspective. Bringing together the most amazing group of people, THNK is a continuous source of inspiration, both personally and professionally Orchestrate a rigorous yet applicable set of innovation processes within the organization Galvanize various stakeholders around a big innovative opportunity for your company. Orchestrate and empower cross-disciplinary new business development teams. BRIAN FINLEY Director of EMEA Sales at Palo Alto Networks THNK enables a powerful network that stimulates lifelong growth. The collision of social change, entrepreneurial and corporate leaders is unique. The experience was transformational. Learning, failing, and succeeding with such a diverse and inspiring group of people is the foundation of innovation and leadership that I draw on daily. CORPORATIONS WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER WITH THNK ON INNOVATION 4 Overcome barriers to innovation including organizational structure and culture.`

5 WHY YOU SHOULD INVEST IN THNK YOURSELF ESTEBAN TORBAR Compared to my Harvard MBA experience, THNK brings so much more to the surface. It s really hands-on and practical this is not the land of case studies. Here, you re solving something right from the start, and in a team environment. The take-home value is high. SHARON CHANG President, Grupo Maso I see THNK itself more as a promise than a school. It s a promise that brings optimism, because we help each other to see and forge meaning. It s a promise to leave our egos behind, so our collective wisdom and commitment will give us bigger wings to fly. SHONA MCDONALD Former Creative Director, American Idol Right time. Right place. Right people. THNK experience sucked me in and spat a regenerated and up-cycled leader out, spring-boarding both me and my company s development. ROSHAN PAUL, Director, Shonaquip CEO, The Amani Institute Going to THNK was a game-changer for my organization and me personally. This is what higher education should be like. INNOVATION LEADERSHIP IS A PERSONAL QUEST The journey towards reaching your full potential as an innovative leader is in many ways long and complicated. THNK s mission is to facilitate for you in unraveling the next steps for you in fulfilling your vision. We do this through combining three powerful components. 1. LEADERSHIP COACHING At THNK you will receive personal leadership coaching. Expect your coach to be honest, reflective, challenging and provocative in helping you to reflect on where you are, setting future goals, and make progress towards them. 2. CREATIVE COLLISION We bring together corporate innovation managers, social change agents and business entrepreneurs from across the globe. THNK s participants challenge each other with their own experiences and expertise, creating a truly transformational learning experience. 3. PERSONAL MASTERY OF INNOVATION If you want to make your organization innovative you need to develop skills at scale. THNK provides you with enterprise acceleration mentoring over the course of 1.5 years, fully dedicated to the specific innovation effort you are leading.

6 THE GLOBAL CREATIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM The Creative Leadership Program is a fully integrated, built up by four modules, that include personal coaching, interactive discussions with inspirational leaders from around the world and innovation mentoring. The Challenge, a core part of the program consists of a project in which you engage with your fellow THNK participants and THNK recognized partners on a live effort to develop innovative enterprise concepts as potential solutions to large-scale societal challenges. Corporate partners include Vodafone, Cisco, Shell, Philips, Asics. The THNK program is offered two times per year in each location. It is a part time program consisting of 3-4 modules each lasting 7 to 10 days. A 6-8 week break between the modules allows you to instantly put your learnings into practice. ABOUT THNK Dubbed by Stanford University as the future of higher education, we stand for creativity, business model innovation, and entrepreneurship for societal impact. While a B-School professionalizes management and a D-School does the same for product design, THNK is a C-school that develops leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation. WHO CAN APPLY? THNK selects individuals for the Global Creative Leadership Program who are entrepreneurial, have leadership experience, and take responsibility for an innovation or enterprise building effort of size and relevance. On average THNK participants have 9 years of leadership experience. Their average age is 38. THNK AMSTERDAM Starting dates: March & September Duration of program: 18 months Expected time investment: 4 modules 7-10 days Cost: THNK VANCOUVER Starting dates: January & June Duration of program: 6 months Expected time investment: 4 modules 7-10 days Cost: $ THNK LISBON Starting dates: January & June Duration of program: 12 months Expected time investment: 3 modules 7-10 days Cost: