Innovation Tours

Our customers, our services, our products, our organizations and our workforce are continuously “in progress”.

But how do you organize for that?

What are the types of culture, structure, people and leaders that provide success in such a volatile environment?

Experience first-hand with a group of C-level peers how the most successful startups, corporates and innovation experts are setting themselves up for an ultra-fluid market at our Work in Progress Tour!

By 2050, two thirds of the world's population will be living in cities. Megacities like Tokyo (38 million), Shanghai (34 million) and New Delhi (27 million) are gradually becoming the new normal. More people moving to cities is stretching the boundaries of urbanization. When is enough really enough? How can cities cope with the challenges this global change will bring? Discover it all during this innovation program about mobility, smart cities and raising standards of living.

The food & health(care) industry is one of the fastest moving and most disruptive. With inspiring examples like food producers that have an impact on logistics or tech companies that are entering healthcare (insurance), our Health & Food 4.0 Tour will show you how this sector is no longer content to "stay in its lane". And how it could very well be coming for your industry. 

What will the future look like?

How will we live? 

How will we work? 

And what can I do Today to keep me relevant in The Day After Tomorrow?

Every last one of us has asked himself these questions. But they are even more relevant for the young women and men who will define that future. That's why we want to take them and their parents on a trip to the Future, so that we can all start building it together.

In 2030 China will be the world leader in innovation. That leaves you about 10 years to gear up.

China’s New Normal Tour will show you exactly HOW this is happening, WHO is leading the change and – even more importantly – what companies over HERE can do to profit from this inevitable evolution. 

Innovation is not a buzzword.
It’s motivating your people to go the extra mile.
It’s creating the right conditions for creativity to thrive.
It’s leadership; lifting your people and your organization.
It’s lifelong learning
It’s an experience

Eager to experience from the front-row seats which technologies and organizations will be driving the future of mobility? 

Join us on a unique Innovation Tour in Silicon Valley to see how transporting people and goods from A to B is changing forever.

Which innovations will change the way we maintain and develop our grids?

How can we decentralize our energy production?

How can we re-think the utilities business model with the blockchain and smart metering technologies?

Find out what the future of energy and water utilities will look like with our "Powering The Future" tour!

Steven Van Belleghem’s latest book - Customers The Day After Tomorrow - invites you to dive into the future of your customers. To allow you to experience this from the front row seats, nexxworks and Steven invite you to fly with them to the epicenter of innovation: Silicon Valley!

How do Chinese innovation pioneers organize for their Day After Tomorrow? Which Day After Tomorrow technologies are they investing in? What are their business models for the Day After Tomorrow?

Our tour will open your eyes to the rich possibilities of the East, shift your perspective and showcase tangible answers to the questions described above. Prepare to be blown away. 

How do Chinese innovation pioneers organize for their Day After Tomorrow? Which Day After Tomorrow technologies are they investing in? What are their business models for the Day After Tomorrow?

Our tour will open your eyes to the rich possibilities of the East, shift your perspective and showcase tangible answers to the questions described above. Prepare to be blown away.

We fitted this intense 3-day tour into the travel scheme of one of our good clients, a telecom provider. They flew in from Las Vegas, ready to be amazed by the power of the valley. We tailored together a diverse program of speakers and workshops, ranging from exceptional content providers to top game consultants to spark their Day after Tomorrow thinking. Rough disruptive waters may lie ahead, and the lines between markets are fading, but the right innovative and holistic mindset will sail you to tomorrow.

We took the winners of a 'most innovative company' contest, organised by an internationally renowned bank, to San Francisco to give them some of their own medicine. During an intensive 4-day tour we brought them in touch with some of the top-of-the-league innovators in Silicon Valley at the moment. "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" Steve Jobs once said. We hope we were able to inspire these inspiring companies to keep pushing the innovation boundaries and to become and stay leaders in their respective industries. 

We loved organizing this healthcare innovation tour for one of the biggest international pharmaceutical companies in the world. As requested by them, we amazed, inspired and sparked their C-level staff with some of the most disruptive healthcare companies out there. We helped them return with a fresh perspective and renewed energy so that they could enchant their own customers.

Eager to experience from the front-row seats which technologies and organizations will drive the future of mobility? Join us on a unique Innovation Tour in Silicon Valley to see how transporting people and goods from A to B is changing forever.

The way we buy has made a 360° degree turn. Shoppers jump enthusiastically between touchpoints in this phygital world. From online to offline and back. They expect you to know them. They expect you to surprise them. They expect you to care. Oh yes, and then there’s those who have stopped buying your products…they prefer to hire them via the sharing economy.

How do Chinese innovation pioneers organize for their Day After Tomorrow? Which Day After Tomorrow technologies are they investing in? What are their business models for the Day After Tomorrow? 

Our tour will open your eyes to the rich possibilities of the East, shift your perspective and showcase tangible answers to the questions described above. Prepare to be blown away.

Yes. The world is changing radically and technologies are defining the pace. No, it won’t all pass by. It will shift industries, it will alter business models, it has changed us as individuals and it will question the world’s power equilibrium. In times of change, fear is not wise advice. Look at the creativity ignited by emergent technologies. The potential it has to impact the future of business, of food, of health, of finance, of … you.

We organized this eye-opening innovation tour for a multinational active in health and nutrition. We inspired their top management with some of the most disruptive companies in their field and beyond: the goal was to turn their perspective upside down and and allow them to return with fresh ideas for their own customers.

We had a blast organizing this finance innovation tour for a well-respected and successful leading private equity firm in The Netherlands. The goal of this eye-opening trip was to inspire and spark their top staff, customers and partners with some of the most disruptive and radical companies out there, that were due to have an immense impact on their sector and company in the coming years. 

We fitted this intense 3-day tour into the travel scheme of one of our good clients, a telecom provider. They flew in from Las Vegas, ready to be amazed by the power of the valley. We tailored together a diverse program of speakers and workshops, ranging from exceptional content providers to top game consultants to spark their Day after Tomorrow thinking. Rough disruptive waters may lie ahead, and the lines between markets are fading, but the right innovative and holistic mindset will sail you to tomorrow.

We took the winners of a 'most innovative company' contest, organised by an internationally renowned bank, to San Francisco to give them some of their own medicine. During an intensive 4-day tour we brought them in touch with some of the top-of-the-league innovators in Silicon Valley at the moment. "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" Steve Jobs once said. We hope we were able to inspire these inspiring companies to keep pushing the innovation boundaries and to become and stay leaders in their respective industries. 

We loved organizing this healthcare innovation tour for one of the biggest international pharmaceutical companies in the world. As requested by them, we amazed, inspired and sparked their C-level staff with some of the most disruptive healthcare companies out there. We helped them return with a fresh perspective and renewed energy so that they could enchant their own customers.

We organized this eye-opening innovation tour for a multinational active in health and nutrition. We inspired their top management with some of the most disruptive companies in their field and beyond: the goal was to turn their perspective upside down and and allow them to return with fresh ideas for their own customers.

We had a blast organizing this finance innovation tour for a well-respected and successful leading private equity firm in The Netherlands. The goal of this eye-opening trip was to inspire and spark their top staff, customers and partners with some of the most disruptive and radical companies out there, that were due to have an immense impact on their sector and company in the coming years.