Rachel Levi
Rachel Levi speaks about future thinking, imagination, and agile leadership. She helps organizations, teams, and professionals move with confidence in a world full of change. With her contagious energy, humor, and sharp observations, she shows how imagination, critical thinking, and experimentation are essential skills for the future of work.
While many futurists present the future as a fact, Rachel throws a wrench in the works: nothing is fixed. The future cannot be predicted — we must learn to deal with Chaos in the Order. She makes uncertainty manageable by showing how organizations and people can remain agile in times of acceleration.
Rachel is a speaker, podcast creator, and founder of Huis van Vernieuwing (House of Renewal) and Huis van Verbeelding (House of Imagination). She helps organizations and teams translate complex change into concrete behavior and creative action. With experience in innovation and creativity development, she knows exactly how to get people moving. Her style is energetic, visual, and optimistic — she brings lightness to serious themes and makes the future feel human again.
Humans & AI: collaborating with the future
AI has become an inseparable part of our work. But where some see a threat, Rachel sees an opportunity: the robot isn’t taking over — the robot is working with us.
In her talks, she shows how technology and humans can strengthen each other. She doesn’t paint a doomsday scenario, but offers perspective: how we can use AI as a creative colleague, a mirror for our thinking, and a driver of human craftsmanship. The future isn’t human or machine, but human with machine.
Rachel’s lectures are tailor-made and cover topics such as:
– Future thinking and adaptive leadership
– Agility and resilience in times of change
– The human in the age of AI
– Creative and critical thinking in organizations
– Intrapreneurship and innovation culture
Rachel has been featured on BNR Nieuwsradio in interviews about Intrapreneurship and Meetings 3.0.
She was also interviewed by Het Financieele Dagblad about the importance of imagination.
Keynote: Chaos in the Order — moving with a changing future
The world is changing faster than ever. Developments tumble over one another. What’s relevant today may be outdated tomorrow. Yet the future isn’t something that just happens to us — it’s something we can move with.
In this keynote, Rachel shows how organizations and people can become future-proof by investing in adaptive capacity. With thought-provoking stories, humor, and relatable historical examples, she reveals that the future is always uncertain. We often get our predictions wrong. That’s why we must stop trying to control and start investing in flexibility and creativity.
Themes:
– The four lenses on the future: optimism, dystopia, realism, and adaptability
– Why prediction doesn’t work — and practicing for the future does
– How AI and technology are changing work — and how we can respond humanly
– Four traits of agile organizations
– The power of creativity, critical thinking, and experimentation
Result:
The audience leaves feeling reassured and hopeful, with a fresh outlook on change and practical habits to stay agile in their own work.
A truly refreshing way of storytelling. Despite the limited time, Rachel still managed to wake up the organization in the best way possible.
–Lotte Brouwer, November 2021
Keynote: The Spark of Renewal — intrapreneurship from within
The most innovative organizations don’t change because of policy strategies, but because of employees who take initiative from within. Intrapreneurs are the engines of progress: curious, creative, and brave enough to take the first step.
Rachel shows how to activate that entrepreneurial behavior, even within bureaucratic or traditional structures. With her signature energetic style, relatable examples, and practical insights, she demonstrates how everyone in an organization can be a spark of renewal.
Themes:
– The psychology of innovation: why change often stalls
– From frustration to initiative: how to gain influence without formal authority
– The intrapreneur as a bridge between idea and reality
– Creating a culture of experimentation and ownership
– Leadership that ignites innovation from within
Result:
Participants recognize their own roles as changemakers and leave energized, equipped with tools to make a difference within their organizations — without having to wait for permission.