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Thijs Venema is a core member of Boston Consulting Group's Energy and People & Organization practices, serving clients in Benelux, the UK, Germany, and globally. He leads the Energy practice for Amsterdam, and is an expert on energy transition and (digitally driven) organizational transformations

Thijs's recent experience includes advising energy utilities, grid operators, transmission operators, and governments on strategy, transformation, and operational improvements in their retail, asset development, operations, project development, and field force operations. He also advises leading companies on organizational effectiveness, leveraging his extensive transformation experience in large-scale change programs for multiple clients.

Prior to joining BCG, Thijs worked for 1.5 years as a buyer/category manager for Tesco UK.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MPhil, classics, St. John's College, University of Cambridge
  • BA, University College Utrecht

Publications and Videos

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Haal de kink uit de kabel - Zes interventies om de congestie op het Nederlandse elektriciteitsnet versneld te verlichten

Ons stroomnet is vol en dat heeft grote economische en maatschappelijke consequenties. Met zes gedurfde interventies kunnen we de congestie versneld verlichten en de transitie maken naar een toekomstbestendig energiesysteem.
In Oil and Gas, the Energy Transition Requires a People Transition | Rectangle

In Oil and Gas, the Energy Transition Requires a People Transition

To successfully adapt their HR strategies and operating models for a decarbonizing world, companies must ensure that the new approaches make sense for all parts of the organization.
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BCG Classics Revisited: The Growth Share Matrix

The growth share matrix—put forth by the founder of BCG, Bruce Henderson, in 1970—remains a powerful tool for managing strategic experimentation amid rapid, unpredictable change.
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The Evolvable Enterprise: Lessons from the New Technology Giants

Some of today’s most dynamic companies compete in a fundamentally new way. They leverage evolvable algorithms, which self-tune to accumulated knowledge and changing circumstances.
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Shaping to Win

For growing numbers of companies, the ability to shape their competitive environment could become a critical enabler of success.