The Context
Siemens needed to build an intrapreneurial culture inside one of the world's most complex organizations. The challenge wasn't finding people with good ideas. It was developing the human capacity to navigate a large system, build coalitions, prototype under uncertainty, and persist through the friction of driving transformation from inside.
What LUMAN Built
A cohort-based community of practice designed to develop the full human capacity for intrapreneurship — not just skills, but identity, relational intelligence, and systemic thinking. Cohorts moved through a structured developmental arc together, applying what they were developing to real transformation projects inside Siemens. Learning while doing. Peer accountability built into the design. Communities that sustained themselves after the formal program ended.
Why It Lasted
Most programs run once and disappear. This one ran for ten years because three things happened: participants developed genuine capability they couldn't get anywhere else, the cohort bonds created a network that persisted, and the alumni became advocates who brought the next cohort in.
What It Produced
- Intrapreneurs operating across 40+ countries with shared language and genuine peer relationships spanning the organization
- Multiple internal innovation initiatives that would not have existed without the capacity developed through the program
- Actual business models and a series of patents and innovation disclosures
- A decade of compounding organizational learning about what it takes to develop people for complexity at scale
"Philip is an exceptional human being. He brings in an incredible depth on highly relevant topics for the new age — Organisational Culture, Purpose and Innovation. His ability to distill and navigate the main issues even during the most difficult situations is unrivalled. He moderates tricky situations and always has an eye out for the greater good. Beyond his strong human touch, Philip thinks in systems and processes to develop long-lasting, repeatable concepts for real change in organisations. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Philip."
"Philip is an inspirational leader very rare to find. He masters the art of creating space for others to rise for greater impact. He draws from deep knowledge and understanding of building bridges between the human factor and technological as well as societal developments. With his curious mind, Philip is constantly at the edge of the next level, the greater impact, the even deeper understanding — a true creator of emerging futures."
"Philip is one of those rare gems in a sea of transformation specialists that can help leaders vision what's around the corner and cultivate the critical human skills to get there."
"Philip has been a great purpose-driven business partner to work with! His abilities as innovation leadership consultant and his deep understanding of the evolvement of organizations and people today were key in developing the Siemens Intrapreneurs Bootcamp initiative. I can firmly recommend working with him - great team player to work with!"
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