Accelerators

Where Outthinkers Create Market Differentiation

Master the method to create market differentiation. Join a community of founders, executives, and strategists who think differently.

Outthinker Explore

You see what others don’t. While everyone else optimizes today’s playbook, you’re already searching for the option no one else has spotted.

Thinking differently—and creating real strategic differentiation—comes with the same challenges, wherever you sit:

The path is unclear.

The tools that optimize what already exists won’t help you find the option nobody else sees. You’re often charting new territory without a map.

The support is limited.

Bold strategy needs different fuel than incremental work—and most environments, and most peers, aren’t built to back the person thinking years ahead.

The recognition is rare.

Your best thinking can sound “crazy” before it looks obvious, making it hard to win the buy-in you need to act on it.

Member Benefits and Resources

Monthly roundtables that alternate between hands-on sessions teaching the IDEAS strategy methodology you can apply immediately, and conversations with thought leaders from the edges—on AI, geopolitics, business model design, pricing power, and other topics you help choose.

A living, on-demand library of recorded roundtables, podcasts, tools, and guides—all focused on helping you create strategic differentiation, available whenever you need them.

A members-only WhatsApp group where Outthinkers collaborate, trade ideas, and problem-solve together between sessions—so the conversation and the strategic thinking never stop.

Regular briefs on the newest trends, books, and concepts in strategy—so you stay on the cutting edge and keep thinking beyond the obvious.

A secure, supportive space where the idea that sounds “crazy” is welcome. Share, explore, and refine new thinking—and help peers sharpen theirs.

Kaihan Krippendorff
Outthinker Explore

More Than Networking.
A Method for Strategic Differentiation.

Build a strategic support system with peer Outthinkers—founders, executives, and strategists who think the way you do

Learn directly from Kaihan Krippendorff and thought leaders who’ve created differentiation for the world’s leading companies.

Master the IDEAS methodology—practical tools for turning bold ideas into real market differentiation.

Elevate your thinking and your profile, both within your organization and across your industry.

Connect with world-class thinkers who are shaping the future of strategy.

Stay on the cutting edge with fresh insight from the edges of business, science, and technology.

Is This For You?

Accelerators is for Outthinkers—the people driven to create market differentiation, whatever seat they’re in. You might be someone who:

  • Lead strategic growth initiatives inside established enterprises
  • Design, build, and execute new strategies, ventures, or products—whether you run the company or work inside one
  • Drive brand, marketing, or customer growth in crowded, competitive markets
  • Are smart enough to stay humble—a lifelong learner who lives a few years in the future
  • Hunt for the fourth option: the move beyond the obvious move
Personal brand... it wasn’t until I became involved with Outthinkers that I had ever really thought about why something like that would be important. But in the end that’s what it comes down to: As a corporate explorer you break the mold, but you also have a horrible personal brand with large parts of your company. You need to change the narrative to make it to the next level.
- Lukas Wäschle, Head of New Ventures at Siemens Healthineers

Ready to Outthink the Future With Your Peers?

Join the community of Outthinkers finding creative paths to market differentiation across industries. Sign up directly and experience Accelerators with a 30-day free trial:

If you have questions, feel free to reach out to our Community Manager, Nazanin Homayoun Jam, and learn more about the community.

Are you a C-level executive?

We built the Outthinker Strategy and Scale Networks specifically for C, EVP, and SVP-level executives who drive strategic transformation and growth. Check them out here:

About Outthinker Networks

Outthinker Networks brings together strategy and innovation leaders to solve their most pressing challenges and stay ahead of disruption. Founded by Kaihan Krippendorff, author of six bestselling business books including Driving Innovation from Within, Outthinker has helped leaders at more than 300 of the world’s most admired companies outthink their competition.

What makes Outthinker Networks different:

Executive Mentorship

Learn from CSOs, CIOs, and heads of innovation who’ve successfully navigated corporate landscapes

Accountability Partnerships

Pair with a dedicated accountability partner to accelerate your progress and reflection during the Explore cohort

Expert Access

Engage directly with thought leaders for ongoing advice and insight

Brand Platform

Develop your professional narrative on a platform recognized across industries

Benchmark yourself against the world’s leading strategy teams

In just 2–3 minutes, this assessment will help you understand how your strategy office compares with leading Chief Strategy Officers across industries.