Theo M. Schlaghecken

Since 2005 I have been working together with Holger as a well-coordinated team in strategy and innovation projects. As a close and yet freelance employee, I inspire people and companies to go new ways in these projects.

My travel around the world on a motorcycle has had a noticeable impact on my thinking for "doing things differently". My ability to think out of the box combined with structured thinking from more than nine years in classic management consulting have made me a valuable partner, especially in the development of innovative business models:

  • More than 500 co-creation interviews with B2B/B2C customers according to a proven BOS methodology to investigate "what is wanted in the market"
  • Development of more than 100 testable new service concepts for many industries
  • Implementation support from solution to launch, so that the offer is received in the market as it is intended and desired


My professional Blue Ocean…

... is a special part of the Blue Ocean projects: The "Learning Journey". I love it to leave the conceptual part as soon as possible and to develop concepts in dialogue with potential customers right next to me. Doing it this way is a recipe for success of the Blue Ocean method. Doing it any other way would be almost careless.

My personal Blue Ocean…
... is certainly my trip around the world through 53 countries on a BMW motorcycle alone. I still draw on the experiences that often showed me how differently things can be done in the world. Lateral thinking, amazement, doing things differently, improvising was my life for over two years. It was 100,000 kilometres of Blue Ocean Experience, which still help me to think "out of the box" and find unusual solutions. Even in private.