A FRESH EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR AUDIENCE. AN EASY PROCESS FOR YOU.
You’re bringing people together for a reason. We’ll help make Bas’s session count, with an experience that connects to your audience, your event theme and the difference you want to make.
From the first conversation to the practical details and event materials, we’ll help you bring the pieces together. No need to have everything figured out yet.
EXPERIENCE YOU CAN BUILD ON
10+ YEARS. 300+ ORGANIZATIONS. 35,000+ PARTICIPANTS WORLDWIDE.
Bas has worked with organizations including IBM, Toyota, Microsoft, Sanofi, Shell and public sector organizations. His audiences span industries and career stages, including seasoned executives, early-career professionals, legal teams, engineers and healthcare specialists.
He has delivered sessions for five people in a boardroom up to 1,500+ at conferences, as a one-off experience or part of an organization-wide program.
Behind it all: the thinking of 20,000+ children across hundreds of ConsultingKids projects, delivered by the company Bas runs alongside his speaking work. An unlikely source. A unique approach.
I loved it! Your sessions completely, lifts the room, and it also opens the floodgates to communicate with each other.
Conrad Schiphorst, Client Partner at IBM
THE RIGHT EXPERIENCE STARTS WITH WHAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE.
What would make this session a success for you and your audience? Fresh perspectives, stronger connections or the confidence to try something different? We’ll start with your message, your people and the difference you want to make.
Then we’ll shape the experience around that, whether it’s an Interactive Keynote, Immersive Workshop, Impact Masterclass or a blend of these.
YOUR MESSAGE
What should the session reinforce, question or open up? We’ll connect the thinking to your event theme and the conversations you want to start.
YOUR AUDIENCE
Who will be in the room? Their roles, experience and challenges help us choose relevant examples, the right level of interaction and an approach that fits.
YOUR INTENDED EFFECT
What would you like people to think, feel or do differently afterward? That gives us a clear direction for shaping the session.
THE DETAILS, TAKEN CARE OF
YOU PLAN THE EVENT. WE’LL HANDLE THE SESSION DETAILS.
From choosing the experience to getting colleagues on board, here’s how we make things easier and take work off your plate.
You don’t need to have everything figured out yet, including which format will work best. Tell us what you have in mind: your audience, available time and event theme, the message you want to reinforce, the challenges you want to explore and the difference you’d like the session to make.
We’ll help shape the right experience: an Interactive Keynote, Immersive Workshop, Impact Masterclass or a blend of these. Send us a message, and let’s arrange a call to explore the possibilities together.
From the briefing and timing to room setup, sound, screen and coordination with your technical team, we’ll work through the practical details with you so you know what’s needed.
You’ll also receive a ready-to-use event pack with photos, speaker bios and promotional copy, plus custom-made video material if needed. Materials for before and after the session help you promote your event and keep the thinking alive afterward.
Thinking Like a Child starts with the knowledge and experience already in the room. Bas invites professionals to add fresh questions and perspectives to that expertise.
We’ll discuss the audience’s expectations and any sensitivities in the briefing, so the examples and interaction fit the people taking part.
These sessions are designed for adults. Children do not take part in the keynote, workshop or masterclass. Bas brings the thinking patterns discovered through ConsultingKids into a professional setting. If you would like real children to explore an organizational challenge, we can discuss a separate ConsultingKids project.
Bas delivers sessions worldwide in English (or Dutch), provided travel and accommodation are safe. He is based in the Netherlands and often combines events into one trip, so your location may fit into a journey already taking shape.
Bringing dates, destinations and travel together can be quite a puzzle, but we enjoy finding a way to make it work. Bas’s calendar fills up quickly, so getting in touch early gives us more room to plan. Event coming up soon? Do reach out. With a little creativity, we may still be able to make it work or help you find a suitable alternative.
Bas’s sessions get enthusiastic reactions from a wide range of audiences, from executive teams and legal professionals to engineers, healthcare specialists and public sector leaders.
Still, someone on your team may need a little extra encouragement before embracing the idea of Thinking Like a Child. Drawing on more than ten years of experience, we’ve created five recognizable personas, from the Serious Professional to the Practical Decision-Maker, with practical tips and useful arguments to help you bring each one on board.
Download the guide below, alongside the Thinking Like a Child for Professionals information pack.
Need a little more help? Let us know. We’d love to take on the challenge with you.
We work with predefined fee ranges for different regions and event settings. Our preferred approach is to agree on the applicable range upfront and let you decide the final fee within that range after the session. This way, the fee is fully aligned with the value you feel it brought to your event.
After the session, simply tell us the amount within the agreed range you feel reflects the value you experienced, with a brief explanation to help us learn from your feedback. We’ll invoice that exact amount without further negotiation.
Bas’s speaker fees are in line with market rates, and we can share the applicable range during our first call, so you know where you stand from the start. If your budgeting or procurement process requires a fixed fee in advance, we’re happy to agree on one. Any additional travel and accommodation expenses will be agreed in advance and charged at actual cost.
Curious Little Experiments help participants take fresh thinking into everyday work: small things they can try, observe and learn from.
For a deeper follow-up, Bas’s company ConsultingKids offers projects and programs that help your organization build on the session. We can discuss these in advance or explore them afterward.
Planning to record, livestream or share materials from the session? Let us know in advance so we can agree on what works.
Tell us what you’re planning and what you’d like participants to think, feel or do differently afterward.
READY TO SHARE WITH YOUR TEAM.
A clear overview of the sessions, practical arguments for your colleagues and a short introduction to Bas. Here’s what you can use to move the conversation forward.
Need speaker photos, an organizer bio or promotional copy? Send us a message and we’ll help you find the right materials.
THE INFORMATION PACK
Explore the approach, session options and practical information in one handy document. Get a clear picture of what Bas could bring to your audience, and share it with colleagues as you plan your event.
NEED HELP TO GET YOUR COLLEAGUES ON BOARD?
Meet five familiar personas and the doubts behind their objections, with practical tips and useful arguments to help each one embrace the idea.
LET’S EXPLORE
Tell us about your event, your audience and what you’d like them to take away. Leave your contact details below, and we’ll get back to you within two working days to explore an experience that fits.
Prefer to get in touch directly? Call +31 6 528 81 023 between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM CET, or send us an email.