Dan Willstead
CEO Founder @Rabona Consulting
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WORK HISTORY
CEO Founder @Rabona Consulting
Who we areAt Rabona, we are a boutique innovation consultancy service committed to unlocking the full potential of organisations through innovative solutions and cutting-edge technology. What we doWe specialise in empowering organisations to achieve success by harnessing the power of modern technology and data-driven insights. Our services includes emerging technology assessments, new product development and strategic planning. We collaborate closely with our clients to understand their unique needs and goals, developing customised strategies that drive growth and enhance performance. We offer a range of services that cater to different client needs, including innovation workshops, strategic roadmapping, business model design and testing, customer insights, technology scouting, and commercialisation support.
EDUCATION
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Specialisation, Strategic Leadership and Management
Johan Cruyff Institute
Master's degree, Football Business
thePower
ThePowerMBA, MBA, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Innovation & Digital Transformation
Emeritus
Postgraduate Diploma (PGDID), Innovation and Design Thinking
Nottingham Trent University
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physiology & Pharmacology
Nottingham Trent University
Master of Science (MSc), Psychology
MIT xPRO
Technology and Innovation Acceleration Program
MIT xPRO
Robotics Essentials
New College Nottingham
BND, Popular Music
ABOUT DAN WILLSTEAD
I create simple, elegant, forward thinking solutions using innovation methods as outlined below. Natural creativity, abstract thinking and problem solving combined with a scientific approach enables me to identify opportunities, improvements and efficiencies, then test and validate them quickly. My background includes building and managing high performance innovation teams and leading innovation projects with corporates, startups and third parties like Innovate UK. I\'ve worked on innovation projects leveraging emerging technologies such as Blockchain, AI, VR, drones and more. Key Skills & Education:Football/Sport:Strategic Management * Leading a Clubs Sporting Strategy * Leading High Performance Teams * Innovation in Academies * Player Recruitment * Sports Marketing * Sports Finance * Budget Management * Performance Analysis * Talent ID * Technical Scouting * Opposition Analysis * Innovation:Design thinking * Lean Startup * Systematic Inventive Thinking * 3 Box Innovation * Value Proposition Design * Business Model Innovation * Innovation Delivery * Rapid Prototyping * Low code * PowerApps * Innovation Pipeline Management and Delivery * Radical Innovation * Innovation Project Financial Modelling * Testing/Validating Business Ideas * Jobs To Be Done * Opportunity NavigatorStrategic:Innovation Roadmap Design and Delivery * Blue Ocean Strategy * Growth Hacking * Blitzscaling * System and Critical Thinking * Structured Decision Processes * Value-Oriented Decision-Making * Corporate Growth Strategies * Brand StrategyAnalytics:Qualitative and Quantitative * Industry Analysis * Excel * Clarabridge * CX Studio * Basic SQL * SPSS * Hypothesis Generation and Testing * Fundamental Statistics i.e. ANOVA, t-tests, Google AnalyticsLeadership:Building High Performance teams * Senior Stakeholder Management * Negotiation * Story-telling With Data * Navigating and Leveraging NetworksPsychology:Sport Psychology * Social Psychology * Cognitive Psychology * Biological Psychology * Developmental Psychology * Historical Psychology * Behavioural Economics * Personality and Individual Differences * PsychopathologyResearch:Emerging Technologies * Startups and New Ventures * MSc-level Scientific Research * Report Writing to BPS (British Psychological Society) StandardsEmerging Technologies:AI * Robotics * Blockchain * Drones * AR/VR * Quantum Computing
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