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Frederik van Oene

Partner

Belgium

Frederik’s work is mostly focused on helping organizations to become better at innovating.

Areas of Focus

Education

Twente University in the Netherlands
Chemical Engineering, Business Administration
Manchester Business School
Business Administration
INSEAD (InBoard Program)

Frederik is a Partner at Arthur D. Little, based in Brussels, and a member of the Technology and Innovation Management Group. Most of his work is focused on helping organizations enact the changes required to improve performance and realize their objectives. He has extensively worked in innovation, R&D and technology management, strategy implementation, and improving organization development and effectiveness in the chemicals capital goods, agriculture, aquaculture, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods industries. He has over 30 years of experience in management consulting.

He is co-author of the books Third Generation R&D Management, published by Harvard Business School Press, and The Innovation Premium, published by Perseus Books.

He regularly teaches Innovation and Technology Management.

Accelerating building energy efficiency
Energy, Utilities & Resources
Accelerating building energy efficiency
Current approaches and mechanisms are not sufficient to deliver on the European “Renovation Wave” ambitions. There needs to be a paradigm change to deliver value and leverage innovative private funding on top of sector subsidies. This Viewpoint puts the stakes and challenges in perspective and provides concrete recommendations to improve training, ecosystem development, sales approaches, innovation funding, and monitoring the results of individual homeowner choices, some of which can also be applicable to industrial and commercial segments.
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ESG: Last call to take effective action
ESG: Last call to take effective action
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From good to great: Enhancing innovation performance through effective management processes
From good to great: Enhancing innovation performance through effective management processes
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WALKING THE TALK ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
Martijn Eikelenboom, Frederik van Oene
Business has a crucial role to play, accounting for some two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions1. Most businesses in the developed economies have already taken at least some measures, however limited, to reduce carbon footprints in the last 20 to 30 years. Today the pace of action within businesses is rapidly accelerating – though some observers would criticize business for achieving too little, too late.
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Innovation across business units
Ben Thuriaux-Aleman, Frederik van Oene
Why is innovation best practice not replicated across business units in the same organization?
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Consumer Goods & Retail
The Future of Agri-Food
Phil Webster , Frederik van Oene, Maki Kurosawa
The world population continues to grow, and by 2050 a 70% increase in food production will be required to sustain it. Science and technology is widely recognized as being a key enabler to achieving this step change. However, many businesses in the agri-food industry struggle to invest precious resources in long term science and technology. In this article, the authors explore some of the key trends and challenges in the agri-food industry, and explain how foresight can be used to both stimulate innovation and provide shortcuts to markets.
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Frederik is a Partner at Arthur D. Little, based in Brussels, and a member of the Technology and Innovation Management Group. Most of his work is focused on helping organizations enact the changes required to improve performance and realize their objectives. He has extensively worked in innovation, R&D and technology management, strategy implementation, and improving organization development and effectiveness in the chemicals capital goods, agriculture, aquaculture, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods industries. He has over 30 years of experience in management consulting.

He is co-author of the books Third Generation R&D Management, published by Harvard Business School Press, and The Innovation Premium, published by Perseus Books.

He regularly teaches Innovation and Technology Management.

Accelerating building energy efficiency
Energy, Utilities & Resources
Accelerating building energy efficiency
Current approaches and mechanisms are not sufficient to deliver on the European “Renovation Wave” ambitions. There needs to be a paradigm change to deliver value and leverage innovative private funding on top of sector subsidies. This Viewpoint puts the stakes and challenges in perspective and provides concrete recommendations to improve training, ecosystem development, sales approaches, innovation funding, and monitoring the results of individual homeowner choices, some of which can also be applicable to industrial and commercial segments.
Find out more
ESG: Last call to take effective action
ESG: Last call to take effective action
Find out more
From good to great: Enhancing innovation performance through effective management processes
From good to great: Enhancing innovation performance through effective management processes
Find out more
WALKING THE TALK ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
Martijn Eikelenboom, Frederik van Oene
Business has a crucial role to play, accounting for some two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions1. Most businesses in the developed economies have already taken at least some measures, however limited, to reduce carbon footprints in the last 20 to 30 years. Today the pace of action within businesses is rapidly accelerating – though some observers would criticize business for achieving too little, too late.
Find out more
Innovation across business units
Ben Thuriaux-Aleman, Frederik van Oene
Why is innovation best practice not replicated across business units in the same organization?
Find out more
Consumer Goods & Retail
The Future of Agri-Food
Phil Webster , Frederik van Oene, Maki Kurosawa
The world population continues to grow, and by 2050 a 70% increase in food production will be required to sustain it. Science and technology is widely recognized as being a key enabler to achieving this step change. However, many businesses in the agri-food industry struggle to invest precious resources in long term science and technology. In this article, the authors explore some of the key trends and challenges in the agri-food industry, and explain how foresight can be used to both stimulate innovation and provide shortcuts to markets.
Find out more

More About Frederik
  • Twente University in the Netherlands
    Chemical Engineering, Business Administration
  • Manchester Business School
    Business Administration
  • INSEAD (InBoard Program)