Portrait of Joey de Laat

Available for consulting engagements Eindhoven · The Netherlands · Global

Global Experience & Insights Leader

Insight that moves
decisions forward.

I help organizations embed customer, patient and employee voice into decision-making in complex, regulated environments - building governed insight systems at enterprise scale.

Industries served
  • Logistics & Shipping
  • Healthcare
  • Financial Services
  • Public Sector
  • Technology
Core focus areas

Designing experience as a system, not a program.

Three connected disciplines that turn listening into governed, accountable, repeatable decisions.

01

Governed Insight Systems

Listening, analytics and governance designed as one operating model, so insight is owned, prioritised and reaches the decisions that matter.

02

Experience Frameworks

Customer, patient and employee experience programs that align metrics, journeys and accountability across regulated environments.

03

Leadership Enablement

Decision pathways, dashboards and behaviour that turn insight into clear executive action, and into change that lasts.

Container yard at dusk — illustrating experience as a connected system
How I think

Experience is a system, not a program.

Experience efforts often fail not because organisations lack intent, but because responsibility is fragmented. Surveys, journeys, dashboards and training each help, but none is enough on its own.

The question I always ask is not “Do we have insight?” — but “Where does this insight change a decision?”

Without governance, decision rights and clear accountability, experience becomes everyone’s priority and no one’s responsibility. Listening only creates value when insight is translated into decisions, and decisions are reinforced through leadership behaviour.

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Experience

15+ years building enterprise-scale insight capabilities.

Selected leadership themes, not a chronological CV, that shape how I connect insight, governance and decision-making in complex organisations.

15+
Years of experience
Global
Organisation reach
3
Audiences: customer, patient, employee

Global Experience & Insights Leadership

Designed and led enterprise-wide listening, analytics and governance frameworks, embedding insight into executive decision-making and operating models.

Customer, Employee & Patient Experience Transformation

Built global experience programs across customer, patient and employee journeys, integrating insight, analytics and leadership accountability for sustained outcomes.

Insight & Analytics Platforms

Led the development of advanced insight capabilities: qualitative and quantitative research, AI-enabled analysis and executive dashboards, for faster, more informed decisions.

About

Leadership with clarity, evidence and trust.

Over the past 15+ years I’ve worked across global organisations designing analytics capabilities and operating models that connect listening, analytics and leadership action at enterprise scale.

My work focuses on building governed insight systems that sustain trust, bridging the gap between data and meaningful change in regulated, complex environments. I value evidence over opinion, long-term outcomes over short-term wins, and trust over control.

How I think about experience and leadership
Joey de Laat — portrait
Let’s connect

A 30-minute conversation can clarify a complex problem.

If you’re working on experience, insight or governance challenges in a complex organisation, I’d be glad to hear what you’re facing.