Complex challenges.

Shared ambition. Action.

I work with ambitious organisations and coalitions on complex challenges that no organisation can solve alone.

Bringing together data, strategy and people to understand the system,
shape a common direction and make change happen.


Ingrid Willems · World of Futures

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Some challenges are too big for one organisation


Food System Transformation

Accelerating the food transition

Societal Transition

Shaping the future of a city or region.

Startup Ecosystem

Creating an innovation ecosystem.

Smart Mobility

Developing greener and smarter logistics


The challenges that interest me most sit between organisations, sectors and disciplines.


No single organisation has all the answers, resources or influence needed to make change happen.  Progress requires different perspectives, interests and capabilities to come together.


That is where I like to work.




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See. Imagine. Align. Act.

See

Understand the system. Data, perspectives, interests, tensions and opportunities.

Imagine

Explore possible futures and shape an ambition worth working towards.

Align

Bring together the people and organisations needed to create change.

Act

Turn shared ambition into priorities, ownership and momentum.

Strategy. Entrepreneurship. Ecosystems. Action.

I've spent more than 25 years moving between entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and economic development, inside corporations, startups, European programmes, ecosystems and boardrooms.


Different worlds, but the work I enjoy most has always had something in common: understanding complexity, connecting people and ideas, creating structure and making ambitious things happen.


I can move from a conversation about what a city might become in twenty years to what needs to happen in the room next Tuesday.


Today, I bring those experiences together in World of Futures.

More about me
Ingrid Willems - World of Futures

Work I'm proud of


DataScouts

From an idea to a technology company


Founded and built DataScouts from the ground up, turning an idea around data and market intelligence into a technology company serving international organisations.

Foodleap

Changing a food system together


Building collaboration around a systemic challenge that no individual company can solve alone, using data, shared ambition and collective action to create change.

Open Creatives

Building collaboration across CCIs


Bringing creative and innovation ecosystems together around a shared vision, creating connections between cities, organisations and creative communities.

Social Map ZHE-BAR

Health System Transformation


Bringing fragmented information and stakeholders together to create a clearer view of the social landscape, making it easier to understand the system and connect people with the support around them.

ChristchurchNZ

Rethinking economic development


Exploring how data, long-term ambition and industry clusters can help a city move beyond traditional economic development towards prosperity and wellbeing.

Silver Fern Farms

Nature Positive Farming


Supporting the transformation towards regenerative agriculture, putting biodiversity, soil health and animal welfare at the heart of the system.

BE Startup Ecosystem

Startups.be / NOA


Bringing entrepreneurs, corporates, government, investors and knowledge institutions together around a stronger environment for innovation and growth.

Smarter Road Transport

Teleroute / Wolters Kluwer


Rethinking road transport by reducing empty kilometres using data and collaboration to improve efficiency while lowering the environmental impact of logistics.

Different sectors. Different challenges.
The same question: how can we make the system work better?


Ways we can work together

Explore & shape

Understand the system, explore possible futures and turn a broad ambition into strategic direction.

Build & align

Bring together organisations and people around a shared mission, with clear priorities, roles and structure.

Orchestrate & move

Provide independent leadership for complex initiatives, creating momentum, challenging assumptions and keeping people moving towards action.

Sometimes it's a focused strategic project. Sometimes it's a longer-term mandate. Sometimes you simply need an experienced, independent person at the table.


What people say about working with me

Karen Boers

“I like working with Ingrid because she gets involved. She brings passion and energy, thinks like an entrepreneur and takes ownership. She doesn’t just advise from the sidelines — she challenges us, helps find a way forward and drives things until they actually happen.”

Karen Boers

Annie Vereecken

“I’ve always admired Ingrid as a female entrepreneur in the data and AI world. She is curious, passionate and incredibly persistent. Things don’t always go according to plan when you build a company, but she has this ability to learn, get back up and keep going. That resilience, combined with her passion for what she does, is what makes her stand out.”

Annie Vereecken

Peter Van Hoye - Floriac

“Ingrid brings an entrepreneurial and innovation mindset to the board. She challenges us to look beyond the obvious, questioning the status quo, spotting new opportunities and exploring where collaboration or expansion could take us. In a sector facing significant challenges, she helps us keep looking forward."

Peter Van Hoye

Have something ambitious in mind?

If you're working on a challenge that matters, the answer isn't obvious and it requires people to work across boundaries, I'd love to hear about it.