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Who We Are

Invictus Leader is a boutique global advisory and consulting firm shaping leaders, organizations, and ecosystems for a regenerative future.

For over three decades, across 54 countries and 10,000+ engagements, we have operated at the intersection of people, purpose, and technology — helping organizations not merely adapt to disruption, but thrive amid transformation.

Our expertise spans leadership foresight, talent strategy, organizational design, workforce analytics, and data intelligence. Yet what truly defines us is our philosophy:

The future isn’t managed — it’s co-created through clarity, foresight, and regenerative design.

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Where foresight
meets regeneration —
shaping futures that endure.

Where foresight meets regeneration —
shaping futures that endure.

What We Do

We partner with enterprises, emerging businesses, public institutions, and individual leaders to:

Every engagement with Invictus Leader is designed to infuse vitality into organizations and societies — ensuring growth that is sustainable, meaningful, and future-ready.

What We Do

Why Invictus Leader

In an age defined by AI, turbulence, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, most organizations are not short on talent or resources — they’re short on foresight. The real challenge lies in translating potential into enduring impact.

At Invictus Leader, we go beyond transformation. Guided by our People–Purpose–Planet philosophy, we help leaders and organizations regenerate from within — aligning clarity with capability and foresight with action.

We don’t just prepare organizations to survive disruption.
We help them co-create futures worth building — where growth restores more than it consumes.

Our proprietary framework —

Ideate

Ideate bold possibilities rooted in foresight,

Adaptate

Adaptate to shifting realities with agility,

Incubate

Incubate ideas into actionable prototypes

Accelerate

Accelerate strategies into scalable execution, and

Commercialiate™

Commercialiate innovations into measurable and sustainable impact.
How We Are Different

How We Are Different

Our distinction lies not in what we do, but in how we do it.

We act as foresight catalysts, transforming complexity into clarity and uncertainty into opportunity. By combining data, design thinking, and human insight, we convert possibilities into strategies that endure.

Our strength comes from diversity. A world-class team of 47 experts representing 28 nations brings multi-industry experience, cultural depth, and systems thinking into every engagement.

At Invictus Leader, passion is not enough — it’s the fusion of philosophy, foresight, and practice that drives every outcome. We believe leadership is not about managing the present, but regenerating the future — leaving every system stronger than we found it.

Meet the people behind Invictus — strategists, thinkers, and practitioners committed to regenerating leaders and systems worldwide.

Ravi VS is a global foresight strategist and regenerative leadership architect with nearly four decades of experience enabling organisations to navigate non-linear change. His work across 54 countries has helped thousands of leaders and institutions anticipate disruption, surface blind spots, and build systems that stay resilient in fast-shifting environments.

Invictus Leader began in the late 1980s as a small circle of practitioners dedicated to sharing experience and strengthening organisations. Under Ravi’s guidance, it has evolved into a foresight and leadership intelligence practice grounded in upstream thinking, regenerative leadership, and capability building.

Over the past 15 years, Ravi has been a prominent voice in challenging the assumption that the world behaves linearly. As cycles compress and volatility intensifies, he argues that strategy must move from long-range planning to imagination-led readiness — a shift many organisations are now embracing.

Ravi has developed a set of proprietary frameworks used globally by governments, sovereign institutions, C-suites, innovation councils, and universities. These include the Invictus Foresight Frame™, Rooted Problem Framing Model™, Return on Futures™ Index, Signal Intelligence™ System, Signal Taxonomy Card Deck™, Invictus Infinity 8™ Leadership Code, and Upstream Futures Thinking™ — tools designed to detect weak signals early, frame complex problems, and equip leaders for the future.

He works at the intersection of AI, foresight, regenerative economics, innovation ecosystems, and leadership architecture, bridging policy, technology, higher education, and national competitiveness.

Across global forums and leadership interventions worldwide, his message remains consistent:
The future will not reward certainty — it will reward imagination, adaptability, and leaders who can think beyond inherited systems.

Global Foresight Architect | Founder & CEO, Invictus Leader
Regenerative Strategist | Nonlinear Thinker | Board-Level Advisor

Our Foresight Leaders

Kanatha Naicker

Woo Kam Weng

Woo Kam Weng

Dr. Marie Aimee Tourres

Dr. Marie Aimee Tourres

Abhijit Bhanduri

Abhijit Bhaduri

Neils Strohkirch

Neils Strohkirch

Danai Chanchaochai

Danai Chanchaochai

Arthur Zhison CS

Arthur Zhison CS

Roger Goodman

Roger Goodman

Ajay MK

Ajay MK

Dr. Marko Kesti

Dr. Marko Kesti

Mastura Mansor

Mastura Mansor

John Rushford

John Rushford

G V R K Raju

G V R K Raju

Dr. KUNO KOHLER

Dr. Kuno Kohler

Dan Wong

Dan Wong

Isa Jamaluddin

Isa Jamaluddin

Jaziri Alkaf

Jaziri Alkaf

Naddia Azizis

Naddia Azizis

Alex Tan

Alex Tan

Loke Wai Boon (Boon)

Loke Wai Boon (Boon)

Strategic Partners

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What our clients say

Invictus supported MMHE through a major transformation initiative to shift both processes and culture in a well-established organisation. Change in such environments is difficult, especially where strong traditions exist. We focused on both “doing” and “being” to accelerate results.Working with the top 30 leaders, Invictus combined workshops with individual coaching to challenge management styles and build effective leadership at every level. It was a demanding journey, but consistent effort led to visible results and meaningful behavioural change. Thanks to VS Ravi and Invictus, we developed a stronger leadership bond and a more effective leadership style across the organisation. 

Dominique de Soras, MD/CEO, Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering

My biggest challenge with my job in foresight is broadening the ways of thinking and possible horizons. Behavioural Insights have shown that humans are conditioned about thinking of the now and not about the future where they will spend the rest of their lives. Future Foresight Thinking Training challenges the core way we think and connects us with real life people and experiences, it helps take the first step on rexamining the way we think and exercise our brains to be able to see the horizon.

Roshana M Ali, Technology Foresight , Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Putrajaya, Federal Territory of Putrajaya, Malaysia

I had the privilege of attending a SAIPA workshop presented by Ravi from Invictus Leader. His ability to engage business owners and executives, and move them from theory to application, is exceptional. Through his guidance, I learned how to convert data into meaningful information and use it intelligently to gain foresight in my business. This shifted my approach from reacting to proactively shaping outcomes, fostering innovation and a growth mindset.Ravi’s teaching gave me “crystal clear clarity” on my next steps for sustainable growth. My deepest gratitude for the invaluable leadership coaching he provided.

Amanda Roothman, Pretoria, South Africa

Our plant was struggling with inefficiencies. We were firefighting daily, chasing problems without ever addressing the root cause. Ravi introduced us to problem-framing, which at first felt frustrating because it slowed us down. But soon we realized slowing down was the point — it forced us to confront the real issues. Six months later, our efficiency metrics are at their highest in a decade.

Ms Wandee Kuprasertwong – Plant Manager, Automotive — Thailand

It’s my pleasure to attend Leadership Program conducted by Ravi in 2012 when I was FNDT Head of HR. I found the program is useful and practical. After attending 6 months Leadership program and do self-reflection, I applied the concept into the actions and found it made me become better leader. I enjoy learning with him, he came with passion, energy and enthusiasm that make all attendants participate and enjoy the class. In the end, he emphasized the program wouldn’t add value into your life without practice. Practice makes you perfect.

Piengchit (Ja) Sriprasart, Head of Human Resource – F&N Dairies (Thailand) Ltd.

“Ravi’s program is the best so far.”
That remark came from an expatriate VP of Brand Marketing who has worked across multiple multinationals. It captures the experience we had at F&N, even five years later. In 27 years of developing students, talents, fast-trackers and senior leaders across public sector, GLCs and private organisations, I have never met a coach or facilitator with Ravi’s level of passion, intensity and clarity. He brings a scientist’s curiosity and a leader’s conviction to solving the most difficult organisational challenge: leadership that works. Ravi is humble, innovative, and deeply engaged with leaders at every level. His programs are not theory — they make you think, rethink, and act. His boldness, directness and intellectual rigour are rare in this field. Many leadership gurus are more famous, but none deliver the depth, relevance and ROI that Ravi’s programs do. For those serious about leadership development, his programs are simply not to be missed.

Juphar Intachat, Organisational Learning & Development Manager, F&N Coca-Cola Malaysia

I am highly impressed by the workshop – Future Fit Your Business. It enabled me to explore on most aspects of my being that either I was oblivious to nor totally unaware of. How the workshop was unconventional to many such events but importantly warmly and as indicated allowed space to introspect. I would be interest to attend further events of such nature. the facilitator Ravi VS has immense skills, knowledge and experience on the subject matter and impressively engaging. It would be interesting to engage further.

Masenya Mongolo, Professional Accountant, South Africa

The Big Think Strategy Leadership Workshop challenged our assumptions, expanded our thinking, and helped us see beyond operational routines. It pushed our leadership teams to think strategically, anticipate future scenarios, and make better decisions under uncertainty. The facilitation was exceptional — engaging, direct, and deeply relevant to our command environment. This program has strengthened our ability to lead with clarity, foresight, and discipline.

Laksamana (B) Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr) Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Jaafar

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What they say

Invictus supported MMHE through a major transformation initiative to shift both processes and culture in a well-established organisation. Change in such environments is difficult, especially where strong traditions exist. We focused on both “doing” and “being” to accelerate results.Working with the top 30 leaders, Invictus combined workshops with individual coaching to challenge management styles and build effective leadership at every level. It was a demanding journey, but consistent effort led to visible results and meaningful behavioural change. Thanks to VS Ravi and Invictus, we developed a stronger leadership bond and a more effective leadership style across the organisation. 

Dominique de Soras, MD/CEO, Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering

My biggest challenge with my job in foresight is broadening the ways of thinking and possible horizons. Behavioural Insights have shown that humans are conditioned about thinking of the now and not about the future where they will spend the rest of their lives. Future Foresight Thinking Training challenges the core way we think and connects us with real life people and experiences, it helps take the first step on rexamining the way we think and exercise our brains to be able to see the horizon.

Roshana M Ali, Technology Foresight , Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Putrajaya, Federal Territory of Putrajaya, Malaysia

I had the privilege of attending a SAIPA workshop presented by Ravi from Invictus Leader. His ability to engage business owners and executives, and move them from theory to application, is exceptional. Through his guidance, I learned how to convert data into meaningful information and use it intelligently to gain foresight in my business. This shifted my approach from reacting to proactively shaping outcomes, fostering innovation and a growth mindset.Ravi’s teaching gave me “crystal clear clarity” on my next steps for sustainable growth. My deepest gratitude for the invaluable leadership coaching he provided.

Amanda Roothman, Pretoria, South Africa

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