Outthinker: Explore
Where Corporate Explorers Build the Future
A multi-month journey for innovation leaders driving change from within the world’s largest organizations.
You see what others don’t. While your organization focuses on today’s targets, you’re already building tomorrow’s opportunities.
Pioneering new ventures inside established companies comes with unique challenges:
The path is unclear.
Traditional corporate ladders don’t account for your cross-functional, entrepreneurial role, making career progress harder.
The support is limited.
Innovation requires different resources than optimizing what’s already there—and most corporate systems aren’t designed for creators.
The recognition is rare.
Your most valuable work often happens outside the spotlight or feels “reckless,” making it difficult to gain the influence needed to drive real change.
The Explorer Experience
Outthinker: Explore connects you with a curated community of peers who understand these challenges firsthand—because they’re living them too.
Engage with leading innovators and thinkers, including Kaihan Krippendorff and Andy Binns, to explore actionable frameworks and peer discussion.
Share challenges, exchange insights, and build relationships with your cohort between sessions through our dedicated community chat.
Receive guidance from Chief Strategy and Innovation Officers who understand the unique dynamics of driving change within established organizations.
Join us in London for two days of deep connection, collaborative problem-solving, and strategic insight. Experience interactive workshops, peer challenge forums, and structured networking with both peers and C-suite executives.
Exclusive discounted access to the prestigious Thinkers50 Gala, where you’ll connect with the world’s most influential business thinkers.
More Than Networking.
A Professional Accelerator.
This isn’t just another event. It’s a multi-month journey culminating in powerful in-person gatherings where you’ll:
Build a strategic support system with peer corporate explorers who understand your challenges.
Gain mentorship from successful C-suite executives who’ve navigated similar paths.
Develop practical tools for advancing innovative ideas through corporate structures.
Elevate your personal brand both within your organization and across your industry.
Connect with world-class thinkers who are shaping the future of corporate innovation.
Get tested career advice on advancing within a traditional organization with an untraditional role.
The Outthinker: Explore Summit
November 5-6, 2025, London, UK
The Outthinker: Explore Summit runs in parallel with our Chief Strategy Officer Summit, creating unique opportunities for innovation leaders to connect with and learn from C-suite executives who are shaping corporate strategy at the highest levels.
Preliminary agenda
8:30 AM – Registration and networking
9:00 AM – Introductions and opening
9:30 – 11:00 AM – Kaihan Krippendorff: Driving Innovation from Within
11:00 – 11:15 AM – Networking break
11:15 – 12:30 PM – Rapid round peer challenge forums
12:30 – 1:30 PM – Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 PM – Session 2 (topic TBD)
3:00 – 3:30 PM – Networking break
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Learning capture and close
4:30 – 6:00 PM – Joint networking reception with Outthinker Chief Strategy Officers
Meet our speakers
Kaihan Krippendorff is a former McKinsey consultant, bestselling author, and the founder of the Outthinker Network — a global peer group of Chief Strategy Officers and innovation leaders. His book, Driving Innovation from Within, has become a playbook for intrapreneurs seeking to overcome bureaucracy and unlock transformative growth inside large organizations. Kaihan has helped more than 300 of the world’s top companies thrive in disruption, and he’s recognized as one of the top innovation keynote speakers worldwide.
Andy Binns is the co-author of the groundbreaking book Corporate Explorer: How Corporations Beat Startups at the Innovation Game. As Managing Principal at Change Logic, he helps large companies build the capabilities to launch and scale new ventures from within. A former executive with IBM, Andy brings deep experience working with innovation leaders at companies like Panasonic, Infineon, Analog Devices, and UNIQA Insurance. He is widely regarded as a thought leader in corporate innovation strategy and organizational transformation.
Is This For You?
Outthinker: Explore is designed for innovation leaders who:
- Lead strategic growth initiatives within established enterprises
- Build new business models, ventures, or transformations from inside complex organizations
- Possess Director to VP-level responsibility (formal or informal)
- Face the challenge of driving change while navigating corporate structures
- Seek to elevate their impact through better strategic positioning and influence
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
Join the Cohort
Participation is limited to 35 carefully selected innovation leaders per cohort.
This is a curated experience designed to create meaningful connections and practical outcomes. Applications are reviewed to ensure an optimal mix of industries, challenges, and experience levels.
About Outthinker Networks
Outthinker Networks brings together senior 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 executives 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