Ilse van Ravenstein

Ilse founded Involve about 25 years ago and has always been the driving force behind it’s development. With over 30 years of experience Ilse is a communication specialist with a broad organisation perspective. She focusses on change programs, strategy communications and helping others to interact effectively. Ilse thinks fast, sees what is needed and comes tot the point. She simplifies complex situations, always comes up with a different angle and new solutions to a challenge. She is highly interested in what moves people and how we can make organisations (even) better for their people.

Ilse’s business card: the bottom side of a mushroom

Ilses’ personal image is the bottom side of a mushroom. And not just because the name of the Involve office is ‘De Paddenstoel’ (Dutch for mushroom). “Mushrooms grow mostly under the surface, but are leaving their traces across a wide area. I want to truly leave a trace too, so that after I am gone, the effect is sustainable and lasting. Because I feel communication should serve a clear goal and needs to be effective.

""Communication needs to be effective. I want to truly leave a trace’. "

Experience

2017 till now: cofounder and trainer/coach at Subconscious Impact

2016 till now: publisher at Commotion Publishing

2015 till now: initiator and consultant at Revolve

2013 till now: member supervisory board Het Gelders Orkest

2011 till now: cofounder and active shareholder Evolve

1993 till now: Communication- and changemanager/ founder and director Involve

1992-1993: communications consultant, Bijl, Partners in PR

1988 -1993: KPN Telecom in three different communication leadership and change functions

Activities for our profession

(duo) Presidency advisory board programming and trends for Logeion, Association for communication professionals (till 2015)

Develop, organise and teach Master Internal communication with Van der Hilst communicatie (2009 – 2017)

Develop, organisatie and teach program Strengthen internal communication power, with Erik Reijnders (2014-2017)

Inititate and guide research with several universities, including bi-yearly trend research (2008 – till now)

Share new insights and knowledge in white papers, publications and tools

Publication book ‘ICin3D, Internal Communication in a broad organisational perspective’ (2011 en 2014)

Publication of book ‘100%consistent?’ (2012)

Publication of book ‘The conversation whisperer, more value of conversations in your organisation’

Several masterclasses, key notes and workshop in the area of communication & change

Summary of assignments

Interim communications management at EY, KPN, Nuon and Wageningen UR.

Strategy and change communications for AkzoNobel, Océ, KPN, Kramp, Heineken, NXP, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Province of Overijssel, NS etc.

Designing, organizing and chairing leadership events for Janssen Pharmaceutica, Kramp, Heineken, NXP, GrandVision, Nuon (post merger integration) etc.

Skill development and leadership programs for Bpost, Philips, Janssen Pharmaceutica

Design and implementation of communications structure and function for amongst others Wageningen UR, Nuon, ING, C1000, GrandVision, DNV GL, EY

Individual/teamcoaching and training for Achmea, Bovemij, Eno, Gemeente Texel, ING, TU Delft, Universiteit Utrecht etc.

Ilse’s business card: the bottom side of a mushroom

CV Ilse van Ravenstein

Experience

Activities Involve

Activities for our profession

Summary of assignments

Education