Barend Raaff

About Barend Raaff

We live in an exponential time; never has the world changed so quickly. Consumers are becoming more assertive, the technological innovations of yesterday are outdated tomorrow, and within a few years, a new player can dominate a market. How can an organization adapt? How do you ensure that there is room for innovation within a large company? The key to sustainable existence for any organization lies on the shop floor; with the employees. The current era demands employees who become self-managing, who form the ears and eyes of an organization and help create the organization of tomorrow as intrapreneurs. Driven by his passion to change entrenched worlds through innovation, Barend Raaff has established several companies in the Netherlands and Asia. He is currently the founder and CEO of Harver, developer of innovative tools that enable organizations and employees to get the most out of each other. In lectures and workshops, he helps to understand the impact of innovation. Inspiring practical examples, practical tips, and tools ensure that the audience looks at their own organization and themselves in a new way. Attendees are not overwhelmed with a flood of technical jargon but leave with new insights that they can apply tomorrow.