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Nils Vesk

Innovation + AI Expert










Travels From:
Sydney

Fee Range: E


Nils Vesk helps leaders use AI and modern thinking tools to break business as usual and turn complexity into clear commercial decisions.

For more than two decades Nils has worked with organisations around the world helping leaders and teams upgrade how they think, innovate and make better decisions in fast-changing markets.

More recently he has been helping organisations explore how AI can be used as a practical thinking accelerator—not as a replacement for human judgement, but as a tool to sharpen insight, test ideas faster and identify opportunities earlier.

His clients include organisations such as Microsoft, IBM, HP, Nestlé, Pfizer and Telstra, where he helps leaders simplify innovation, generate stronger ideas and move projects forward with greater clarity and momentum.

A pioneer of Design Thinking in Australian business, Nils has delivered keynotes and workshops in over 18 countries and is known for making complex topics like innovation and AI both practical and engaging. His sessions combine clear frameworks, real-world examples and humour to help audiences quickly move from ideas to action.

Nils is the founder of the innovation agency Ideas with Legs and the author of four books including The Reinvention Sprint, Ideas with Legs, Innovation Archetypes and Life’s Little Toolbox.

Organisations around the world turn to Nils to help their leaders generate commercial insights, unlock new opportunities and break free from Business As Usual.

When he’s not working with leadership teams or speaking on stage, Nils can often be found competing in world championship hang-gliding competitions or teaching yoga—both activities that, much like innovation, reward those willing to look at the world from a different perspective.