Ramon Vullings

About Ramon Vullings

Ramon Vullings is an international speaker and action advisor with humor on the topics of ‘Applied Creativity’ and ‘Cross Industry Innovation’.

Ramon is the author of the management book: Creativity Today on applied creativity. He is currently working on his latest book: Cross Industry Innovation, about what we can learn from other sectors, nature, and art.

Ramon believes that there are ‘positive alternatives’ for how we as humans interact with each other and how we shape organizations and processes.

People who have seen Ramon in action know what a ‘performer’ he is. Ramon’s energetic style, substantive strength, and humor create a pleasant atmosphere where both learning and laughter occur. Ramon encourages thinking and discussion and shows people different perspectives and possibilities.

What makes Ramon so special is not only the insights he shares but also the way he presents them. Ramon is a born entertainer; he mixes strong insights about creativity and innovation with personal anecdotes and humor. His presentations are interactive – even with large groups – and always filled with carefully selected examples.

Ramon is also happy to serve as a moderator and ‘Master of Interaction’ for events where collaboration and innovation are the central themes.

He has a background in international business and organizational consulting; Ramon worked for years as a management consultant and Global & European CRM Operations Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ramon has lived in Paris, Munich, and Chiang Mai (Thailand) for several years. Ramon is Dutch but lives in Antwerp; he works half the year from Europe and about 4 months a year from Asia. During his lectures, he uses many examples from his own experience and also photos he has taken himself.

Ramon is the founder of the innovation network organizations: new shoes today and 21 Lobsterstreet, and he is also the chairman of the EACI (European Association for Creativity & Innovation).

Additionally, Ramon – together with his colleague Marc Heleven – forms ideaDJ. ideaDJ gives events a WOW factor. ideaDJ mixes tailored images and videos based on the theme of the event and what is discussed during presentations and panel discussions. Even during the arrival and departure of large groups of people, ideaDJ provides a visual thematic decoration. ideaDJ helps to visually sell ideas and focus the audience’s attention on the content.

Ramon speaks on the following topics:

– Cross Industry Innovation: what can we learn from other sectors, nature, and art?

– Business Model Innovation: how can we earn money/create value in different ways?

– Applied Creativity: how creativity works and how you can utilize it

– Leading Innovation: how do we enhance the creative capacity of organizations?

– Risk Reduction: for innovation, the ability to let go is just as important as being able to come up with something new

– 21 ways to look differently at…: new products, services, and processes

– Making ideas a reality: how do you implement (radical) new ideas?

– Idea Safari: inspiration from around the world, applied to one’s own situation

– ideaDJ: custom-mixed innovation inspiration (images, videos, and quotes)