LVS Global Offsite · Nantes, France · Thursday 15 October 2026
You can't navigate a new world using an old set of charts
Thank you, Limagrain Vegetable Seeds. HM.CLAUSE, Vilmorin-Mikado and Hazera, together in Nantes as one LVS team. Here is your summary of the key ideas to take away, and a moment to make your commitment.
Your take-away
Redraw your charts
The key ideas from the LVS Global Offsite, Nantes, 15 October 2026, in two pages, with space to write the first line of your new chart.
Download the summary (PDF)The four mindset shifts
Rethink what's possible
We didn't shrink the goal. We grew our capability. Most people stop at the why nots, and those why nots easily become excuses instead of action steps.
What are the capabilities you CAN and WILL grow?
Design from the Future
When we all pull in different directions, ambition gets diluted.
Where does LVS need to be in the future? What has the past taught us? What do I need to do NOW?
Put people first and the results will follow
The best teams weren't the ones that avoided mistakes. They were the ones where people felt safe enough to admit mistakes early. When the pressure is on, culture reveals itself.
What is one thing you CAN and WILL do to help LVS be stronger as a team?
Don't wait for perfect
Our speed of learning is our biggest competitive advantage. My journeys didn't start with confidence. They started with curiosity, conversations and a willingness to experiment.
What's one experiment you CAN and WILL run?
Your commitment
It's easy to hesitate. Take two minutes now, while it's fresh. This is anonymous: no names, no emails.
Your commitment
Screenshot it, or save it to your phone, and come back to it in a week.
Tomorrow can be better than today because of what YOU can do.