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TAKING GLOBAL BUSINESSES ON A LEARNING JOURNEY
We partner with forward-looking businesses to co-create impactful customised learning and development journeys.Get in touch Case Studies

Collaborative excellence
IE Business School and Financial Times share a commitment to excellence and a passion for chronicling the constantly evolving economic landscape.
Headspring is a joint-venture between the Financial Times and IE Business School established in 2015. Founded on the principle that executive development needs to be collaborative, relevant and measurable, Headspring’s purpose is to design a new and more relevant approach to executive development that would be fit for the challenges and business environment of the 21st century.

The expertise of Financial Times

The learning innovation of IE Business School

Meaningful partnerships, true customisation
“In everything we do we have to consider what this could look like in the press. Having an FT journalist to bring this home was very powerful and made a real impact.”
— Bahare Heywood, Clifford Chance
Headspring is committed to value creation for people and businesses. We achieve transformational results by working in partnership with organisations globally to co-create bespoke, future-focused learning designs that empower people, develop leaders and enhance the strengths of businesses.
Our work begins with a blank canvas and, through real collaboration, we gain in-depth understanding of your business’s learning needs and strategic goals.
Learners experience an environment where ideas and norms are continuously challenged by seasoned business practitioners, future-focused academic theory and some of the world’s most influential journalists.
We inject an ethos of continuous learning into your business, empowering your people to convert challenges into springboards to success.
Stories of impact
Our clients are leaders in their fields and expect the best, but you don’t need to take our word for it. Take theirs:
It’s more than just faculty, they’re extremely flexible in terms of programme design. They’re also ready to co-create. We can bring in top-level executives to help deliver the course, as well as actors, writers, journalists. Rory Simpson, Chief Learning Officer

It has been a real pleasure. Working with the FT is an important part of the whole programme for us. We work closely to design a programme that works in the context of our business, and one that we can roll out across the globe. Bahare Heywood, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

The methods and expertise, combined with the magnificent faculty, were the main reason to choose them. José Miguel Caras, Learning & Development Director

We identified a rich thread of FT insight which we wanted to use in the most effective way. The result was a perfectly tailored learning solution. Jeni Taylor, Former Head of Business Performance and Leadership

Our global, yet local, executive network
The Headspring Alliance is a network of top business schools and learning organisations – globally as well as in their region and country. They bring international and local expertise to our programmes and a wide range of capabilities, faculty and resources.












Our Leadership and Board of Directors
Our people embody our global approach, working across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. We build multidisciplinary teams around our clients to understand strategic challenges and develop executive education programmes that create value.

Antonio Montes

Monika Steiner

Malek Adjerad

Sofia Lopez-Cancio

Diego Palencia de Sarria

Thiago Kiwi

James Lamont

Teresa Martín-Retortillo Rubio

Diego del Alcázar Benjumea

Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño

Angela Mackay

James Lund

Juan José Güemes

Caspar de Bono

Expertise, delivered
Our clients demand deep expertise in a broad range of areas. Working with over 500 thought leaders, academics, consultants, practitioners and coaches means we can deliver global or local expertise anywhere, at any time.

We don't have the answers
Global organisations today face complex issues that can’t be solved by generic solutions.
We don’t approach a client assuming we will have all the answers. We listen. We challenge assumptions. We work with you to co-create customised executive development solutions which not only ask the right questions but, crucially, offer the right answers.
An inquisitive mindset – combined with real business acumen and reinforced by solid academic methodology – underpins our approach to everything we do.
Our programmes can empower and create value for your people and your businesses.
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Explore our Research
We are committed to having a deep understanding of the challenges our clients face. Above all, we are committed to sharing what we find.
Visit our research section and understand the changing face of leadership and management through exclusive reports and insights on topics impacting business globally.