Gabor is an internationally recognized expert on Blue Ocean Strategy and Value
Innovation; the highly acclaimed, new approach to creative strategy formation
and implementation.
Gabor is also the chief architect and original host of the Blue Ocean Executive
Experience series, which is the premier forum of learning for executives on
Blue Ocean Strategy. He is actively involved in strategy-formation with a wide
range of international clients ranging from Fortune 500 firms to successful
start-ups.
In addition to a BA degree in psychology from Amherst College Gabor holds an
MBA from INSEAD in France,
An engaging and dynamic presenter, Gabor is a frequent lecturer and advisor to
numerous companies on the topic of innovation and strategies that lead to
uncontested market space. In his engagements Gabor draws on his close
association with the two strategic gurus who founded Value Innovation and
authored Blue Ocean Strategy (INSEAD professors W. Chan Kim and Renee
Mauborgne) as well as on his wealth of practical and diverse business
experience.
Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the
Competition Irrelevant (Value Innovation).
Keynote presentations (60-75 min.)
Provide an entertaining, stimulating overview of Blue Ocean Strategy and Value
Innovation, using a combination of colorful examples, provocative anecdotes,
questions and stories. The presentation topics include a justification for the
existence of continuous Blue Oceans, the need for a new strategic mindset in
today's business environment, the commonalities in all Blue Ocean companies,
the Value Innovation Methodology (Value Curves, Six Path and Four Actions
Frameworks, Tiers of Non-Customers, Strategic Canvas), results of BOS in
action, and what it takes to become a BOS company.
Half-day engagements consist of 90 min. presentation (same as above but a bit
more detail) plus a 90 min. interactive exercise, in which participants are
broken into small teams and get to experience the application of BOS to a fun,
meaningful scenario. At the end of the exercise groups present their results,
followed by an overall wrap-up.
2-day workshop, which naturally follow either of the previous two, allow a
company to apply BOS directly to its own strategic position. This is an
intensive session, typically attended by the top management team of a company
or business unit. It's goal is to come up with the BOS blueprint for the
company.
