Ramon Vullings is a global speaker and author on cross-industry innovation & business transformation. Ramon helps companies to take a low-risk, high impact approach to innovation: cross-industry innovation.

Ramon believes that there are positive alternatives to the way we interact as people and how we shape organisations. Changing life for the better based on more elegant solutions to be found in other domains.
His latest research and project work is now captured in the management book ‘Not invented here: cross-industry innovation’, on what organisations can learn from other sectors. Ramon has previously written the management book (Creativity in Business) on applied creativity.

People who have seen Ramon in action, know what a performer he is. Seeing and hearing Ramon speak about a wide variety of creativity & innovation topics is always thought-provoking: you go back to the office with a set of practical ideas and a great number of insights to discuss with your friends & colleagues. Ramon’s presentations are always a wake-up call, making you think about many things differently.

What makes Ramon so unique is not only the content he shares, but also the way he presents it. Ramon is a born entertainer, mixing humor with personal anecdotes and insights in the way business & life intertwine.

With over 15 years of experience in the field of creativity and innovation consulting, in nearly all industries and all 5 continents, Ramon is able to relate to the specifics in any given sector, infusing people with tangible ideas, spot-on inspiration and actionable advice. His presentations are highly interactive (also for large groups) and are always tailored to his audience. The combination of speaker and Master of Interaction role is where Ramon excels.

Ramon loves to travel and he uses personal anecdotes and pictures of his adventures in his presentations . He is Dutch living in Antwerp Belgium, working globally to service clients.

REVIEWS

‘We have had the pleasure of hosting Ing. Ramon Vullings during our first Cross Industry Innovation Summit hosted by NASA. Ramon is an electrifying and passionate speaker, and his talk on the topic of cross industry innovation and creativity was one of the most well received talks at the summit. Participants were able to gain a fresh perspective on innovation from his abundant expertise on the topic coupled with latest research, statistics, and good humor.’
Omar Hatamleh, Chief Innovation Officer – NASA

We hired Ramon for giving a key note speech at our ANVR “need for speed” conference in Abu Dhabi. Being the first speaker at a four day’s conference he immediately set the tone for an inspiring conference. Ramon was inspiring, giving lots of new insights to our audience, combined facts and figures with lots of humour and really connected to the audience. Ramon was the perfect start of a perfect conference.’
Frank Oostdam, Director – ANVR

‘I’m very happy with the professional moderation by Ramon during our 3-day Global Sales meeting. Our team consists of people from many different countries and cultures. With his energetic style and various work formats, Ramon manages to keep the people motivated to work on tough business items, while also keeping the lightness with good humor. Unique about Ramon is that he understands our business, is able to add his knowledge on innovation/business development and is flexible in terms of adjusting the programme to the needs of the group. He also uses great videos and pictures… we had great fun during the ‘PowerPoint Karaoke’ after dinner a true ideaDJ ! ‘
Jan Willem van Drimmelen, – Intertrust Group
 

Ramon is fresh, open minded and always out of the box. He is able to motivate everyone – and I mean really everyone: a group of serious looking, concentrated German engineers or a team of super sophisticated, satturated advertisers. He is able to spark an idea in every group and help people to nurture their own ideas. Your result: innovation where you never would expect it.’
Petra Sammer, Partner & Chief Creative Officer – Ketchum Pleon

‘Worked with Ramon & Cyriel on multiple challenges and they always seem to be able to apply enormous amounts of creativity to their workshops/sessions. Whether it’s about behaviour, strategy, team-spirit or out-of-the-box-thinking, it’s always worthwile exchanging thoughts with Cyriel & Ramon! Value for money is very important, especially with the current economic conditions and I’ve never been disappointed in this strong partnership so far.’
Peter Lathouwers, Team Leader Business Intelligence – Nike
 

‘Ramon did an internal workshop. His spirit, vision and personality was excellent with the outcome of new bright thinking. With his charme and knowledge, he got everybody enthusiastic. I would like to meet him again to learn more to “think out of the box” with very simple but very good examples.’
Alexander Rupp, Managing Director – Hager Group