Business Strategy Keynote Speaker, Ex-McKinsey, CEO of Outthinker, and author of "Outthink the Competition" and three other books. Helps firms generate multi-million-dollar growth ideas, from Microsoft, TIAA-CREF and Purina to mid-caps and start-ups.

Developer of the "Fourth Option" approach, which applies 36 strategic patterns to rapidly reveal new strategic options.

Website: www.kaihan.net, Fastcompany blog: http://www.fastcompany.com/user/kaihan-krippendorff. CEO of Outthinker LLC (www.outthinker.com).

Expert is strategy, growth, and innovation.

"Kaihan shows that with a compelling idea anyone can change the world"
- Mohammed Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize winner, founder of Grameen Bank

"Kaihan’s groundbreaking work on strategy development changes the game for organizations facing an increasingly competitive environment.”
- Shannon Wallis, Global Director, Leadership Programs, Microsoft

"In just two hours Kaihan helped us generate an idea that tripled our revenue in three years."
- Regional head of financing business

"One of his stratagems - create a situation in which others benefit by us winning - gave us an idea that now represents 80% of our revenue."
- CEO of consumer products distribution company