Johan Treutiger

Partner

Head, Strategy & Organization Practice, Nordics

Areas of Focus

Education

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich)
M.Sc., Management, Technology and Economy
Chalmers University of Technology
M.Sc., Management and Economics of Innovation, B.Sc., Industrial Engineering and Management
University of Gothenburg
M.Sc., Financial Management, B.Sc., Business Administration and Economics
Stanford University
Graduate Courses, Modeling and Design of Organizations
University of California, Berkeley
Graduate Courses, High technology management

Past Experience

We Know IT
Founder, CEO & Chairman of the Board
Goldman Sachs
Analyst

Johan is a Partner at Arthur D. Little, based in Stockholm. He is the leader of our Strategy & Organization Practice in the Nordic area and the head of our Global Competence Center of Digital and Analytics.

Johan typically serves large-industry clients, public sector clients, and investors, helping them succeed in the changing business environment driven by digitalization, disruptive technologies, and globalization. He has led more than 60 projects in strategy, innovation, and transformation at Arthur D. Little.

Examples of his work include digitalization strategy, smart-city strategies, digital transformation programs, organizational overhaul, and innovation transformation programs.

Clients value Johan’s ability to shift perspectives from visionary to detailed and actionable, to work seamlessly in the client’s organization at all levels, and to have an “owner” and entrepreneurial mindset.

Johan has an entrepreneurial background, with a passion for building businesses from ideas, and is the founding owner of an innovative IT consultancy with over 30 employees in four Swedish cities.

Recent Publications

SELLING CUSTOMER OUTCOMES - A BUSINESS MODEL TRANSFORMED
Johan Treutiger
However, for most organizations this transition has only gone so far. They may have added subscription services to their offerings, but have not yet gained full value by implementing outcome-based business models (OBMs), in which customers purchase a guaranteed outcome to meet their needs.
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The Digital Nation – Lessons in building a successful digital economy
Martin Glaumann, Johan Treutiger, Agron Lasku
The pandemic has turbocharged digitalization across industries and countries, stress testing existing national strategies and bringing any gaps and shortcomings into sharp focus. Drawing on the example of digital leader Sweden, this article focuses on the wider lessons that every country can learn, and the capabilities required to build effective and successful digital nations moving forward.
Find out more
Turning customers into subscribers – How to successfully make the shift
Johan Treutiger, Niklas Brundin, Greg Smith, Rick Eagar
What customers expect from manufacturing businesses is changing, moving away from outright purchase- to subscription-based models. This offers opportunities and risks for traditional players, providing them with access to greater customer insight, but also lowering barriers for competitors. Based on case examples, this article looks at how manufacturers can make the shift to subscriptionbased businesses.
Find out more
Four key questions to consider for successful digital transformation
Johan Treutiger, Lokesh Dadhich
The majority of “analog-native” companies are struggling to become digitally mature enough to compete with “digital-native” rivals. How can they adapt strategies, business models, organizational structures and capabilities to remain competitive and relevant? This article focuses on the four key questions analog-native companies need to address if they are to successfully embrace digital transformation.
Find out more
Healthcare & life sciences
Building the Smart Hospital Agenda
Vikas Kharbanda, Dr. Ulrica Sehlstedt, Johan Treutiger
A number of factors have been contributing to a rapid change in care delivery models world-wide. Increasing cost of care, need to improve access to care, inherent complexity in treatment options and increasing involvement of patients in the care delivery cycles - all of these factors have fostered an environment where hospitals or other care delivery institutions have started shifting focus from treating episodes to managing overall health of patients, while focusing on overall value of care rather than efficiency.
Find out more

Johan is a Partner at Arthur D. Little, based in Stockholm. He is the leader of our Strategy & Organization Practice in the Nordic area and the head of our Global Competence Center of Digital and Analytics.

Johan typically serves large-industry clients, public sector clients, and investors, helping them succeed in the changing business environment driven by digitalization, disruptive technologies, and globalization. He has led more than 60 projects in strategy, innovation, and transformation at Arthur D. Little.

Examples of his work include digitalization strategy, smart-city strategies, digital transformation programs, organizational overhaul, and innovation transformation programs.

Clients value Johan’s ability to shift perspectives from visionary to detailed and actionable, to work seamlessly in the client’s organization at all levels, and to have an “owner” and entrepreneurial mindset.

Johan has an entrepreneurial background, with a passion for building businesses from ideas, and is the founding owner of an innovative IT consultancy with over 30 employees in four Swedish cities.

Recent Publications

SELLING CUSTOMER OUTCOMES - A BUSINESS MODEL TRANSFORMED
Johan Treutiger
However, for most organizations this transition has only gone so far. They may have added subscription services to their offerings, but have not yet gained full value by implementing outcome-based business models (OBMs), in which customers purchase a guaranteed outcome to meet their needs.
Find out more
The Digital Nation – Lessons in building a successful digital economy
Martin Glaumann, Johan Treutiger, Agron Lasku
The pandemic has turbocharged digitalization across industries and countries, stress testing existing national strategies and bringing any gaps and shortcomings into sharp focus. Drawing on the example of digital leader Sweden, this article focuses on the wider lessons that every country can learn, and the capabilities required to build effective and successful digital nations moving forward.
Find out more
Turning customers into subscribers – How to successfully make the shift
Johan Treutiger, Niklas Brundin, Greg Smith, Rick Eagar
What customers expect from manufacturing businesses is changing, moving away from outright purchase- to subscription-based models. This offers opportunities and risks for traditional players, providing them with access to greater customer insight, but also lowering barriers for competitors. Based on case examples, this article looks at how manufacturers can make the shift to subscriptionbased businesses.
Find out more
Four key questions to consider for successful digital transformation
Johan Treutiger, Lokesh Dadhich
The majority of “analog-native” companies are struggling to become digitally mature enough to compete with “digital-native” rivals. How can they adapt strategies, business models, organizational structures and capabilities to remain competitive and relevant? This article focuses on the four key questions analog-native companies need to address if they are to successfully embrace digital transformation.
Find out more
Healthcare & life sciences
Building the Smart Hospital Agenda
Vikas Kharbanda, Dr. Ulrica Sehlstedt, Johan Treutiger
A number of factors have been contributing to a rapid change in care delivery models world-wide. Increasing cost of care, need to improve access to care, inherent complexity in treatment options and increasing involvement of patients in the care delivery cycles - all of these factors have fostered an environment where hospitals or other care delivery institutions have started shifting focus from treating episodes to managing overall health of patients, while focusing on overall value of care rather than efficiency.
Find out more

More About Johan
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich)
    M.Sc., Management, Technology and Economy
  • Chalmers University of Technology
    M.Sc., Management and Economics of Innovation, B.Sc., Industrial Engineering and Management
  • University of Gothenburg
    M.Sc., Financial Management, B.Sc., Business Administration and Economics
  • Stanford University
    Graduate Courses, Modeling and Design of Organizations
  • University of California, Berkeley
    Graduate Courses, High technology management
  • We Know IT
    Founder, CEO & Chairman of the Board
  • Goldman Sachs
    Analyst