Andrew Constable, MBA, LSSBB

Do you have a real strategy or just a plan that looks like one? 

Most organisations fail because their strategy isn’t clearly defined or it isn’t consistently executed.

Leaders tell me the same thing again and again:

“We are not confident our strategy is the right one and even when it is, it’s not being delivered. 

This dual challenge - strategy design and execution - is the core problem I help organisations with. 

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐈 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡

CEOs, Chief Strategy Officers, transformation leaders, and senior teams who want to:

↳ Clarify strategic choices and sharpen where-to-play/how-to-win
↳ Align functions and break down siloed execution
↳ Turn Balanced Scorecards, KPIs, OKRs into performance drivers—not reporting tools
↳ Build a culture of discipline, focus, and accountability using EFQM
↳ Strengthen innovation and business model design
↳ Move from “strategic plans” to measurable, sustainable results

Whether working in Europe, North America, Asia, or the GCC, these challenges show up everywhere—and the costs are universal.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩

I partner with leadership teams in:

1. Strategy Formulation
Clear choices, evidence-based design, and actionable strategic narratives using tools like Play-to-Win, Blue Ocean Strategy, and strategic foresight.

2. Strategy Execution Systems
Balanced Scorecards, OKRs, KPI and EFQM systems built to activate action—not bureaucracy.

3. Business Model Innovation
Helping organisations reimagine how they create, deliver, and capture value using Strategyzer, Lean Startup, and evidence-based innovation practices.

My approach blends practical execution expertise with the rigour of academic research and global experience.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞

↳ Thinkers360 Top Voice 2023–2025 for strategy / innovation
↳ International experience with organisations including IBM, Roche, Symrise, NEC, and Informa
↳ Deep expertise across strategy formulation, execution, and business model innovation
↳ 2x Master's degrees, MBA & Master of Professional Practice  + DBA candidate researching the root causes of strategy–execution failure
↳ Certified in the world's leading strategy / Innovation frameworks

Credentials matter only because they help me solve the problem that matters most:

👉 Closing the gap between strategy design and strategy delivery.

When organisations fix that gap, they move faster, innovate smarter, and sustain higher performance.

If your strategy isn’t fully translating into results, let’s talk.

📩 andrew.constable@visualisesolutions.co.uk
🌐 www.visualisesolutions.co.uk

Principal Managing Partner

We are a consulting firm headquartered in the heart of Leicestershire, UK.

We help medium-sized businesses innovate and make measurable progress towards their business outcomes so their companies thrive.

Over the years, we’ve used proven and guaranteed Innovation and strategy execution processes to generate tangible business outcomes in 12 weeks ⏱️ for companies including Roche, IBM and many others.

Our services include

Innovation Programmes 🌟
Strategy Execution Programmes 🌟
OKR Programmes 🌟
Strategic Management 🌟

Working with a budget? Let’s talk.

Andrew Constable, MBA

Innovation keynote speaker, Number One Thought Leader Design Thinking 2024, LinkedIn Top Voice helping you and your organisation, to become amazing innovators with keynotes, workshops, and a proven innovation method.

Making innovation happen is a tough job! It requires priority, management buy-in, creativity, structure and perseverance.

Do you want to double your innovation effectiveness and create a culture for innovation? Then I can help you for sure.

As an empathic storyteller with 40 years of innovation experience all over the world, I will inspire you with my speeches, workshops and innovation methods, in a practical way, delivering quick wins and changing mindsets leading to long term change in your organisation. 

I am honoured to be chosen by LinkedIn as Influencer, thanking all of my 310.000+ followers. Thinkers360 just awarded me as Number One Global Thought Leader on Design Thinking in 2024. And my book ‘The Innovation Maze’ was crowned as Management Book of the Year.

When you want to spark a culture for innovation in your organisation, I can add value in four ways:

1. As author with 5 innovation books. Check out 'Inspiration for Innovation', 'The Innovation Maze' and my 'classic' on innovation 'The Innovation Expedition', an my innovation bestseller on Amazon.

2. As storyteller with keynote lectures (online). As illustrative storyteller with an informal style, full of insight, humor, and entertainment I inspire leadership teams, innovators and business professionals on innovation and design thinking (see gijsvanwulfen.com).

3. As practical trainer in workshops (online). In 1 -, or 2-day workshops, I train your people in a very practical way how to start innovation and create a culture for innovation within your organisation (see gijsvanwulfen.com).

4. As facilitator with the proven FORTH innovation method. With the structured FORTH methodology I help people in organizations worldwide to jumpstart innovation and create new products, services and business models (see www.forth-innovation.com). Scientific research has proven that FORTH doubles the effectiveness of your innovation process, as 3 out of 4 new business cases get launched.

Call or direct message me when you are looking for a speaker, workshop facilitator to increase your innovation effectiveness at 0030 6985716289 or gijs@forth-innovation.com

Specialties: Innovation. Design Thinking. Ideation. Service Innovation. Innovation management. Innovation Organisation. Innovation culture. Innovation leadership. Concept development. Product innovation. New business development. New Product Development (NPD). Design Thinking. Brainstorming. Innovation seminars, innovation workshops, innovation presentations, innovation key-notes, FORTH innovation method, innovation consulting, innovation training.

Gijsbertus J.J. van Wulfen

🇸🇦 Riyadh | February 1–5
Innovation leaders, this is for you.

I’m excited to be in Riyadh from February 1–5, introducing the proven FORTH Innovation Methodology — now available in Arabic.

If you’re passionate about innovation and want to turn ambition into real impact, I warmly invite you to two public events hosted at the SAB Innovation Center:

✨ Keynote | February 1 (7–9 PM)
“How You Can Double Your Innovation Effectiveness in Saudi Arabia”
A practical, inspiring keynote on how organizations can structurally improve innovation results—aligned with the Saudi context.
👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dE8C4cX4

🛠 Workshop | February 2 (7–9 PM)
“How to Align Innovation with Strategy”
Experience the FORTH method hands-on and draft your own innovation assignment during the session.
👉 Register here: https://gforms.app/fVm36Om

⚠️ Limited seats available
Feel free to bring a colleague or client—just make sure they register as well.

I’m very much looking forward to meeting you in person and working together on stronger, more effective innovation.

Innovative regards,
Gijs van Wulfen

#SaudiArabia #Riyadh #InnovationKSA #Vision2030 #SaudiInnovation
#DesignThinking #InnovationLeadership #CorporateInnovation
#ArabicInnovation #FORTHMethod #SAB #FutureOfInnovation

Award-winning innovation keynote speaker | Founder of the FORTH innovation method | Empowering and training the world’s innovation facilitators

Early morning in Milano - Naviglio.

I picked up my friend Ryusuke Koyama. Streets still quiet. Mind awake.
When routine sleeps, curiosity leads—
and the city becomes a question instead of an answer.

Walk far enough, and you don’t just discover places. You become yourself.

#Milano #Exploration #Curiosity #OutOfComfortZone #UrbanSolitude #SlowMorning #CityWalking #ExistentialTravel 🇮🇹

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How to Make Innovation Trustworthy in 2026?

In 2026, your best (AI) ideas won’t be blocked by a lack of creativity. They’ll be blocked by a lack of trust.

That’s why I use a simple explanation for decision makers why the FORTH Innovation Method is a proven widely used innovation methodology: FORTH doesn’t just create concepts — it builds trust, step by step.

Here’s the “trust logic” of the five-step FORTH innovation methodology:
	•	Full Steam Ahead builds strategic trust: “We agree where we go.”
	•	Observe & Learn builds customer trust: “We understand real frictions.”
	•	Raise Ideas builds creative trust: “We explored options properly.”
	•	Test Ideas builds market trust: “Customers validated what matters.”
	•	Homecoming builds internal trust: “Decision-makers can commit.”

Innovation Trust isn’t a slogan. It’s a logical sequence you need to create buy-in from everyone involded.

#FORTHInnovationMethod #AI #CorporateInnovation #InnovationStrategy #InnovationLeadership #ResponsibleAI

“A company that depends on a few heroic innovators is not innovative.
It is lucky.”

Real innovation isn’t a talent show.
It’s a system.

If ideas only survive because a few heroes fight the organisation, you don’t have an innovation culture — you have bottlenecks, burnout, and risk.

Innovative companies don’t bet on heroes.
They build repeatable ways for many people to innovate, every day.

Luck fades.
Systems scale.

Ps. Reach out to me when you would like some support.

#innovation
#innovationculture
#leadership
#management
#designthinking
#systemsthinking

Some people speak fast. Some people speak last. Some people speak forever. And some people… never get heard at all.

As a facilitator, your job is not to be the smartest voice in the room. Your job is to equalise influence.

Because innovation doesn’t fail due to lack of ideas. It fails because hierarchy, charisma, and noise dominate the room.

Techniques that actually work:
• Dot voting — quietly before discussion
• “Write first, then share”
• Round-robin — one sentence each
• “Let’s hear from someone who disagrees”

A world-class facilitator designs the conversation so that:
	•	introverts contribute
	•	juniors challenge seniors
	•	dissent is safe
	•	the best ideas win (not the loudest)

That is exactly what we train in the FORTH Innovation Facilitator Certification.

📍 Italy | June 2026
🎓 Learn how to lead innovation sessions that deliver real business impact
🌍 Used worldwide, available in 14 languages

👉 Link in the comments

#facilitation #innovation #leadership #FORTHmethod #designthinking #innovationmanagement #collectiveintelligence #strategy #Italy2026

Great to have Ryusuke Koyama, an amazing FORTH Innovation friend, a professor, and board member of the BMIA Japan, as my guest in Milano 🇮🇹🇯🇵🥳

What makes this extra special:
In Japan, there are now 90+ certified innovators actively applying the FORTH Innovation Method  in big corporations successfully to WEnnovate Japan 🇯🇵🚀

It’s inspiring to see how a shared innovation language connects people, cultures, and ambitions — from Tokyo to Milan.

Innovation truly travels when methods are practical, human-centered, and globally applicable. The FORTH methodology is now available in 14 languages.

Thank you, Ryusuke, for the great conversations and continued collaboration!

Ps. When you want to become a world class innovation facilitator yourself, check out our intensive training in Italy 🇮🇹 in June. Link in the comments 

#forthinnovationmethod #innovation #japan #Milano #BMIA #traininginnovation #italy

The biggest innovation bottleneck is confidence. So how you get it?

In 2026, your best (AI) ideas won’t be blocked by a lack of creativity. They’ll be blocked by a lack of confidence.

Confidence from the board.
Confidence from business leaders.
Confidence across the organisation.

That’s why I explain the FORTH Innovation Method to decision-makers in a very simple way:

FORTH doesn’t just generate innovation concepts — it builds confidence, step by step.

Here’s the confidence logic behind the five-step FORTH Innovation Method:

• Full Steam Ahead → Strategic confidence
“We agree on where we’re going — and why.”

• Observe & Learn → Customer confidence
“We understand real customer frictions, not opinions.”

• Raise Ideas → Creative confidence
“We explored the solution space thoroughly.”

• Test Ideas → Market confidence
“Customers validated what truly matters.”

• Homecoming → Decision confidence
“Leaders can commit without hesitation.”

Innovation confidence isn’t a soft concept.
It’s a logical sequence.

And if you skip a step, confidence erodes — especially in AI-driven innovation, where uncertainty is high and skepticism is natural.

👉 In 2026, the winners won’t be the companies with the boldest ideas.

👉 They’ll be the ones with the most confidence in how they innovate.

👉 Check out the FORTH map in the comments.

#FORTHInnovationMethod #CorporateInnovation #InnovationStrategy #InnovationLeadership #ResponsibleAI

Yes — you can double your innovation effectiveness.

Vision 2030 sets an extraordinary ambition for Saudi Arabia🇸🇦. Now the real challenge is execution — delivering innovation results consistently and at scale.

The next five years are decisive.
Not by working harder, but by working smarter, more structured, and more aligned with strategy.

I’m honored to be in Riyadh (Feb 1–5, 2026) to introduce the FORTH Innovation Method in Arabic — a proven methodology used worldwide to turn strategic ambition into concrete innovation outcomes.

📍 Public Keynote

Feb 1 | 7:00–9:00 pm
“How you can double your innovation effectiveness in Saudi Arabia”
👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dE8C4cX4

🛠 Public Workshop

Feb 2 | 7:00–9:00 pm
“How to align innovation with strategy”
You will experience the FORTH method in practice and draft your own innovation assignment.
👉 Register here: https://gforms.app/fVm36Om

🎟 Seats are limited. Feel free to bring a colleague or client — just ask them to register as well.

For leaders, innovators, and transformation teams contributing to Vision 2030.

Let’s build excellence in innovation delivery in Saudi Arabia.

Hope to meet you in person,

Gijs van Wulfen
Founder, FORTH Innovation Method

I am coming to Brazil 🇧🇷 to help you to double your innovation effectiveness. Get on the VIP list here …

Innovation Catalyst & Author of Commanding Innovation. Leading Business Growth, Strategy, and Digital Transformation with ISO56001 and Data-Driven Insights for Sustainable Competitive Advantage.

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The FORTH method is used by
companies across Europe, the U.S., and Asia.

Executives around the world learn to innovate through
this proven process.
In 2026, Brazil joins this global map.

👉 Gijs van Wulfen will come to the country for the
first time to lead an in-depth, in-person immersion —
limited to a select group of leaders.

If you want to be in the room where innovation stops
being a speech and becomes a system:

👉 The VIP List is now open.
Those who enter first, decide first.
https://lnkd.in/dGAU-Dec

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