Designing the future,
one vision at a time.

Creative director and Executive Coach

Consulting for some of the world's leading companies

I collaborate closely with organizations, pioneering founders, and leaders,
using storytelling and design to shape their futures.

Executive Coaching, Design, Keynote Production

Getting Personios CEO Hanno Renner and his team ready for the big stage

EVENT HOSTING

Launching the new startup accelerator for Daimler

DESIGN THINKING Training

Educating Lufthansa’s people to become more innovative thinkers

User Experience design, Strategy, Moderation

Scaling a new operating system for Lufthansa’s 135.000 employees

STARTUP Coaching, Event Hosting, Business Strategy

Enabling the founders of APX to pitch their business ideas compellingly

SERVICES
Creative Direction

Unlock the full potential of strategic design to drive your business success. I help you solve complex problems, create meaningful user experiences, and streamline your service design. As your creative director, I’ll manage all creative activities within your organization to ensure cultural relevance and business growth. By refining your organizational strategy, reimagining your business model, and building a brand strategy rooted in real user needs, I help you create lasting value. It’s not just about aesthetics—it’s about making an enduring impact.

Creative Direction
Human-Centered Design
Presentation Design
VISUAL DESIGN
Service Design
Product Design
Experience Design
Interface Design

Executive Coaching

You have the potential to shape the future with your bold business ideas, and I’m here to help you unlock that potential. My coaching is crafted specifically for innovators, designed to amplify creativity and strategic thinking. Together, through co-creative sessions, we’ll uncover the core narratives that guide your strategy, empowering you to articulate your vision clearly and bring it to life with confidence.

Executive Coaching
Leadership Development
Strategic Storytelling
Vision Coaching
Thought Leadership
Speaker Coaching
Communication Coaching
Personal Branding
Keynote Coaching
Pitch Coaching
Personal Coaching

Facilitation

Streamline your team’s decision-making processes and ensure every voice is heard. With over 15 years of facilitation experience, I’ll guide you through innovative workshops, design sprints, and multi-day conferences. Together, we’ll ensure discussions are productive, decisions are effective, and follow-ups are clearly defined for accountability. I also offer tailored training to help you or your team members become confident facilitators.

Workshop Facilitation
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Train the Trainer

Keynote Speaking

In my keynote presentations, I provide tools for effective innovation, encouraging you to view challenges from fresh perspectives and forge groundbreaking ideas. Drawing from startup principles, you’ll be guided to work efficiently, embrace risks, prioritize customers, and empower your workforce.  Together, let’s make your company a hub of innovation.

Design Thinking
Innovation Culture
Creativity
LEADERSHIP
Pitching
Storytelling
Design
Presentation Design

Event Hosting

Being on stage feels natural to me. Throughout my career, I’ve specialized in moderating events and organizing them from the ground up. Whether developing conference concepts or securing top-tier speakers, I bring energy and professionalism to every event I host. Highlights from my career include hosting the TV show Top of the Pops alongside Justin Timberlake, moderating the Hy! Startup event in Berlin (in a disused swimming pool, no less!), and interviewing Ed Catmull, CEO of Pixar, about innovation culture.

Startup Conferences
Digital Business
Design Summits
Fireside Chats Interviews
Videopodcast
Panel Discussions
TV Shows

“Ole managed to get everything out of me and my TEDx talk through his motivating and inspiring manner. I have never been so well prepared, relaxed, authentic, convincing and happy to stand on stage as after my coaching with him.”

VERENA PAUSDER

ENTREPRENEUR, INVESTOR & ACTIVIST

PAUSDER VENTURES

”With his human-centered design approach, Ole Tillmann helped us look at our extremely complex communication challenge holistically and from a new perspective over several months. With his help, we have managed to scale the value of our process innovation globally across our organization.”

MIRKO KLOPPENBURG

Head of Process Excellence Methods & Tools

Lufthansa Group

"Ole helped us with his strategic design consulting to create a clear and inspiring vision for the development of the new 'Freetech - Axel Springer Academy for Journalism and Technology'. We are grateful for Ole's support."

Uli Schmitz

Managing Director

Axel Springer Digital Ventures

“Ole Tillmann helped me to pack 3 years of research into an emotionally rich, story-intense 5 minutes TED presentation. It was a life-changing coaching, and I recommend it to everyone who wants to truly reach their audience.”

FABIAN HEMMERT

PROFESSOR FOR INTERACTION DESIGN

UNIVERSITY of WUPPERTAL

”After having held hundreds of lectures, Ole Tillmann's coaching was almost like a rebirth. I can heartily recommend this glimpse into a professional mirror to even the most experienced speaker.”

Wolfram Putz

co-Founder & CEo

Graft Architects

“Since 2016 Ole helps participants improve their presentations and pitches and we can say without a doubt that his training is a valuable asset for the development of our employees.”

Robert Schiller

Learning & Leadership Development

Zalando

Podcast

Conversations
about the future

Exploring innovation, communication, entrepreneurship, leadership and design with top-notch experts.

Beyond the Obvious

BY OLE TILLMANN

The essential presentation design guide for innovators.

In this hands-on book I show how anyone can harness the principles of design thinking and storytelling to create more meaningful presentations and pitches. Step by step, you’ll learn how to develop an effective narrative structure, craft a compelling visual story and deliver it in a way that engages and inspires your audience.

Beyond the Obvious

BY OLE TILLMANN

The essential presentation design guide for innovators.

In this hands-on book I show how anyone can harness the principles of design thinking and storytelling to create more meaningful presentations and pitches. Step by step, you’ll learn how to develop an effective narrative structure, craft a compelling visual story and deliver it in a way that engages and inspires your audience.

Online Course

How to Pitch

Corporate innovators and founders need to get others on board with their vision, and that’s exactly what a strong pitch does. This online course gives you practical steps to build a convincing pitch, taking you from your business idea to a ready-to-use pitch draft – anytime, anywhere.