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Guy K

Strategy Facilitator

About Me

I’m Guy Kedar – a facilitator of strategic clarity. I help leaders and teams get unstuck: turning complexity into clarity, surfacing new perspectives, aligning on what matters, and translating visions into outcomes. For over 20 years, I’ve supported strategic, innovation, & transformation challenges across industries — from global organisations like IKEA, Marriott, and Allianz to dozens of early-stage startups. Previously global strategist and innovation lead at WPP, I’m now the co-founder of The Next Now - a studio that helps organisations move from vision to execution by discovering where to play and how to win. Always curious. Occasionally contrarian. Relentlessly human.

Jurisdiction

Australia | Austria | Belgium | Brazil | Bulgaria | Canada | Chile | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | Finland | France | Georgia | Germany | Greece | Greenland | Gibraltar | Hong Kong S.A.R. | Hungary | Iceland | India | Indonesia | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan | Jersey | Kosovo | Latvia | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Madagascar | Malaysia | Maldives | Man (Isle of) | Mexico | Monaco | Montenegro | Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand | Norway | Peru | Poland | Portugal | Seychelles | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | South Africa | South Korea | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Switzerland | Thailand | Turkey | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States | Venezuela | Vietnam

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
Co-Founder and Managing Director The Next Now
2021 - Present

Co-Founder and Managing Partner of 'The Next Now' - a Berlin based innovation studio. We help organisations kill strategic confusion and get unstuck—by clarifying what matters, aligning teams behind shared bets, and building the structures and processes to follow through. Whether it’s stalled growth, uncertainty in new markets, strategy stuck in slides, or teams spinning in circles—we clear the fog, align priorities, and build momentum that actually moves the needle. Our services include: - Discovery & Insights - helping teams better understand their audiences and markets through customer research, trend analysis and product-market fit testing. - Strategic Alignment - We help define direction, agree on priorities, and translate vision into clear roadmaps. Our work aligns leadership teams around the key bets that matter most. Execution Planning - We turn strategy into action by structuring objectives and initiatives, aligning cross-functional teams, and designing outcome-focused workflows that get results. We are proud to partner with some extremely cool brands, including IKEA, Spotify, Zalando, Adobe, Pinterest, HometoGo, Allianz, RoX, Yara International, Kranus Health, and more.

Business Design Director Ming Labs
2018 - 2020

Led the strategic offering at Ming Labs, enabling corporates and startups to identify growth opportunities, develop and test new value propositions, and build organizational capabilities. - Defined Ming Labs' value proposition and designed its service offerings. - Supported transformation efforts and product development for leading brands, including Grohe, Telefonica O2, TÜV SÜD, Siemens, Carl Zeiss, EnBW, and BASF.

Senior Partner, Head of Innovation Wavemaker
2016 - 2018

Supported key clients, including Marriott Hotels, Michelin, GE, Blizzard, Beiersdorf and SAB Miller, to identify growth opportunities through strategic frameworks, emerging technologies, and evaluation metrics. - Designed and managed ‘Marriott TestBED,’ an open innovation program aimed at transforming the guest experience for Marriott Hotels. - Spearheaded initiatives to pilot and integrate emerging technologies, driving innovation and measurable outcomes.

Digital Partner, Global Head of Social MediaMEC
2012 - 2016

Served as Lead Digital Strategist for key clients, including Michelin, Blizzard, SABMiller, and Vodafone. - Global Lead of the Agency’s Social Media Practice, overseeing strategy for key clients and building internal capabilities.

Education

Masters of MBARSM Erasmus
2008 - 2009

Skills

Core skills10
Languages2

Skills

Business design
strategic consulting
strategic facilitation
business model development and testing
innovation management
research
product strategy
user research
scenario thinking
strategy facilitation

Languages

English
English (British)

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