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Bring mission-driven innovation to your organization.

Keynotes, workshops, and advisory for leaders navigating complexity.

Anita Friis Sommer works with leadership teams to turn bold technology ambition into innovation systems that actually deliver — grounded in research and a decade of industrial practice.

01 Ways to work together

From the stage to the boardroom.

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Keynotes

Talks for conferences, leadership summits, and innovation events — tailored to your audience and challenge.

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Workshops & Masterclasses

Hands-on sessions that help teams apply the Mission-Driven Innovation System™ to real portfolios.

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Executive Advisory

Ongoing guidance for executives leading innovation and transformation under deep uncertainty.

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Team Programs

Structured programs to embed the system across leadership, governance, and ways of working.

02 Topics

What Anita speaks about.

  • Leading innovation under deep uncertainty — when prediction fails and learning wins.
  • Designing innovation as a system, not a series of disconnected projects.
  • Aligning strategy, governance, and leadership behind a shared mission.
  • Integrating Agile, Stage-Gate®, and Lean Startup into one operating model.
  • Building a culture that turns volatility into compounding advantage.
  • Deploying AI and digital enablers as intelligent infrastructure for innovation.
Anita Friis Sommer presenting at a leadership conference

Many of the principles that are important if you want to innovate with speed and quality. The ideas are practical, grounded in real examples, and made me think about where I could begin applying them.

JH John HansenSenior Vice President, LEGO Group
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