
Managing Partner Innovation
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Managing Partner Innovation
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Ruben Nieuwenhuis is an expert in (emerging) trends and business innovation. As Chief Innovation at Dutch.com and founder of Open Innovation Platform, Fellowforce.com, he is involved daily in various innovation and new product development projects (i.e. Open Innovation, Offshoring 2.0, Citizen Innovation, Web 2/3.0).
Nieuwenhuis (1972) has lived and worked in Russia, Kazakstan and The Netherlands. In his management book, ‘Weak Tea Will Bring you Nowhere’, he provides concise, confrontational and challenging advice on the topics of Open Innovation, Business Development and Entrepreneurship.
The keynote speeches from Nieuwenhuis are characterized by his findings & unique examples, from a global perspective. Through his membership of the think-tank, FutureWorkForum.com, he is involved in researching upcoming trends and developments. He is a frequent presenter and has presented in many countries, most recently at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA; Finland at the MindTrek Conference, Turkey and Romania.
(Management Consulting industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Responsible for Innovation & Market Development for this fast growing Consultancy Firm (founded in 2001, 20 Mio Euro turnover 2008, forecast 45 Mio Euro in 2011).
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Think Tanks industry)
November 2004 — Present (5 years 1 month)
member of the international thinktank FutureWorkForum. www.futureworkforum.com