About Us

WHAT?

Utilizing its new STRATEGIC mapping and simulation methodologies – "Photograph From the Future" (PFF™) and Back Casting Scenario Planning (BCSP), The Yoyah Group offers a new and practical strategic process to prepare for unprecedented, rising levels of uncertainty, speed of change and currently flawed execution modes around the world.

WHO? 

The Yoyah Group supports, guides, and accompanies Leaders, CEO’s, countries, companies, and organizations worldwide.

INVESTMENTS 

Yoyah also participates in investments in the sustainable fields of medical equipment, Innovation policy, water, energy and food.


Our Team

Yoram Yahav

Yoram Yahav

CEO
Dr. Shuki Gleitman

Dr. Shuki Gleitman

Chairman
David Miron-Wapner

David Miron-Wapner

VP Project

The Original Founding Group

Original Founding Group

Past & Present Clients

tsl
Teva
starhome
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Siemens
schema
roseman
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Rafael
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Nice
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Mezah
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MBXL
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Johnson_and_Johnson
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intel
insightec
infinity

Testimonials

Colonel Erez Raban
Colonel Erez Raban, (military) criminal investigation division (CID)
The Yoyah Group under the leadership of Yoram Yahav, has done an outstanding, and first ever, in-depth strategic process with the criminal investigation division (CID) under my command. The Photograph From the Future (PFF) strategic approach, has done miracles and literally, created a evolutional change in our unit which helped reduce felony cases in the IDF. The PFF process led the division to the greatest achievements in its history and we have many studied indicators to measure it.
Nicholas K. Tofarides
Nicholas K. Tofarides, Managing Director TOFARCO
Yoram is an innovator and a progressive thinker/ it is rare nowadays for YPO Chapters to find a resource that can simultaneously relate to the participants and challenge their way of thinking in a critical way. PFF is a highly recommended process to be followed by Chapter and Business Leaders alike, if transformation is the only way ahead. We keep within our mindset the following “Stay hungry, stay foolish”.
Alex Silberklang
Alex Silberklang, former General Manager GE Ultrasound
"… We are a successful company with international recognition. It’s fair to say that part of this success can be attributed to the fact that we worked with Yoyah at a most critical development stage.”
Amir Ayal
Amir Ayal, CEO Infinity Investments
“We were 15 people, each from a different discipline, with a different stance; we synchronized our thinking into one voice. The entire group initially communicated chaos and then reached harmony…Yoyah’s concept did something for the company… It was amazing, team building and useful.”
Avi Ben Zichri
Avi Ben Zichri, former CEO SNE-IP
"As the CEO of SNE -IP, I have found Yoram and his team at Yoyah, extremely helpful in paving Sne’s way to success. It required realistic analysis of the existing challenges, analyzing new strategy option and frequent (almost daily) consulting to deal with the internal and external stake holders. Yoram was always there for me, contributing his vast experience with constant challenging of breaking and stepping out of my limits. Yoram and Yoyah were a true asset in building SNE’s future."
Israel Makov
Israel Makov, former CEO, Teva Pharmaceuticals,
"Your exciting programs strengthened synergies in our organization, excited us and enabled our executives to meet Teva's business, management capacity and strategic objectives..."
Kobi Vortman
Kobi Vortman, CEO, Insightec, Israel
“This type of thought process accentuates everything as opposed to ‘baby-steps’ and short-term goal-setting that mitigate problems and gloss over them…We ‘leaped’ into 2014 and ‘became’ a company with sales and profit, from there we paced backwards to see how we got there.”
Mark Gazit
Mark Gazit, CEO SkyVision
" Yoram's contribution to SkyVision and the amazing breakthrough work with our growth and strategy has created a major transformation in our thinking and helped the company grow significantly. His team was completely dedicated to the cause and supported our efforts across the globe. Yoram’s vast international expertise, was evident through the whole process and was truly a valuable asset for the company
Maya Zaltzman
Maya Zaltzman, former International East Europe & UK division head, Credit Suisse
"I don’t believe you can make progress when people have hidden agendas or an unwillingness to open up…It's important to really know your team inside out…As a CEO I often noticed that instructing is one thing and what my management team does is another… At the end of a highly charged and emotional process – Credit Swiss emerged with a common PFFTM and with an understanding who are they really teaming with.”
Ofer Koren
Ofer Koren, Co-Founder & CEO the Landwer Group
"Yoram with sensitivity and leadership, led us as management to walk his brave path and come out at the end of the process, strong, optimistic and ready for any challenge that will appear down the road. It was beautiful to see and experience how a variety of managers begin to fearlessly think together until deep and unified song is created and becomes a work plan. A truly inspiring and changing experience!"
Onn Fenig
Onn Fenig, Co-Founder & CEO, 634AI
"We were an early-stage startup trying to find its edge while navigating in a highly competitive landscape. Yoyah's methodology and unique thought process was monumental in helping us envision who we want to be and crystalize what our Unique Value Proposition was. Yoram took us into the future and back in time to help us realize how to get there.
Zion Kenan
Zion Kenan, former CEO and President, Bank Hapoalim
The Yoyah Group was asked to help our bank to conduct a strategic process which was never tried before. Our bank consisted of highly experienced and seasoned executives who through their career went through dozens of strategic processes worldwide. It was not easy to push this highly successful team to confront their Photograph From the Future (PFF) and then actually look into the deliverables and impediments confronted on the way there. Yoram and his team spent six intense months with us and some of its milestones, are still there today.
Dmitry Agarunov
Dmitry Agarunov, CEO GameLand YPO Moscow Chapter
"Thanks for outstanding presentation; We talked a lot about PFFTM with our group. It is a great approach which many of us adopted to our day- to-day."
Dominic K. Adu
Dominic K. Adu, CEO Ghana Home Loans YPO Ghana Chapter
"Being a YPO resource sets expectations. Even more so when the resource is highly talked about. Not only did Yoram live up to the billing, he exceeded it! The very engaging and challenging presentation gave members and their spouses some real cause for thought…… An evening only in YPO."
Frithjof Fuchs
Frithjof Fuchs, PhD., Managing Partner, Eria Partners YPO Istanbul - Bosporus Chapter
"How did we get to the future, creating innovative visions and strategies and make them become a reality despite 'unthinkable' challenges on the way? Put the dots together, as Steve Jobs said. Yoram Yahav, a YPO-WPO member, has developed a strategy opening our horizons. All I can say from our session together is that it definitely changed our way of thinking."
Lim soon Hock
Lim soon Hock, former Managing Director of Compaq Computer Asia Pacific WPO Singapore Chapter
"I enjoyed your PFF™ session thoroughly and happened to subscribe to your prescription of not allowing to be shackled by the past and the present, but to believe that everything is possible from the future. I always wanted to know what can go wrong in the future, and be prepared to overcome it, and not to live in a world of make-believe that the status quo is everlasting."
Lorenzo Ocampo
Lorenzo Ocampo, President & CEO PetNet YPO Chair, Philippines Chapter
"I was very pleased to have attended the sessions with Mr. Yoram Yahav on PFF. Looking back from the future engaged my mind very differently and allowed me to have a very unique perspective on my business. I wish we had more than an evening to learn about how to integrate PFF™ into our business activities."
Manish Shah
Manish Shah, Group Executive Chairman, Kingsway Group of Companies, Kenya YPO Nairobi
"Many thanks for a great forum retreat. Brings back the guiding light from the lighthouse. Looking forward to sharing how we all can contribute in making this world a better place than we found it using your methodology."
Mark Gazit
Mark Gazit, , Regional Forum Chair, YPO Europe, YPO Forum Officer Israel
"Yoram's contribution to chapter events and the amazing breakthrough work with forums and forum retreats, has created a major transformation in our thinking."
Nirit Harel
Nirit Harel, (Angeleno, Israel, Portugal) Chair, YPO Entrepreneurship & Innovation Network Chair, YPO Innovation Week Chair, YPO Israel Innovation Journey (Most innovative event, 2018)
“Uniquely positioned as both a facilitator and YPOer, Yoram embodies a special combination of professional application and compassion to an audience that he knows best. His PFF method was a revelation to our very demanding E&I board of out-of-the-box thought leaders and entrepreneurs who challenged him and he did not disappoint. Everyone loved his playful, deeply thoughtful and practical approach, and many have continued to stay in touch to reflect. Yoram, has generosity of spirit and always says yes when he is needed most!

Blog

Lester Thurow – A Tribute to a Man Greater Than Life

Lester Thurow – A Tribute to a Man Greater Than Life

A dear friend, mentor and vital member of the Yoyah Group, Lester Thurow, passed away last week. A larger than life, amazing personality, Lester touched all of us with whom he worked with his intellect, vision, charm and warmth. Changing and educating an management culture of a country to ‘go global’, is one thing, but convincing Lester Thurow the guru of globalization, to come to Israel to guide the effort is a whole different story. As we men quite often say, there is a great woman behind every great man (a mom is considered one as well…). As an Israeli citizen, Anni, “the Love of His Life” as Les called his wife, literally told him that there was no question about his helping Israeli companies and management. That was the beginning of our amazing friendship.
No One Consciously Wants to Die

No One Consciously Wants to Die

“Even those who want to go to heaven, don’t want to die”, Steve Jobs. My loving mother died a few months ago. She was still young and active, desired to live a long life and definitely did not want to die. Fortunately, when it happened it was quick and painless. Even more fortunately, the whole family was all around. With great sadness, we kissed her calm face and said goodbye. Now we have all accepted her passing and moved on in life to spend more time and enjoy my wonderful dad. I ran across an article written by an 85 year-old who found out that he was about to die. My translation is an appropriate reflection of some of my thoughts on life… Here is what he wrote: “If I were to live my life again, I would allow myself to make many more mistakes and not try to be so perfect. I would rest more, lie on my back more and play foolishly more frequently.”
The Litmus Test for My Friend

The Litmus Test for My Friend

Though I manage a company which advocates the methodology of formulating our “Photograph from the Future,” I am definitely not a prophet, nor a mystical persona who can tell what’s coming. My intuition however, tells me that the environmental crisis we are facing, and our capacity to be there for the other, will come to test sooner than later. So here is my “litmus test” for self questioning regarding friendship…
Our Elevator Pitch

Our Elevator Pitch

My Dear friends, if you have experienced our methodology first hand you must be familiar with our practice. For the sake of those who haven’t yet heard about it, watch our CEO, Yoram Yahav, introduce the entire doctrine in just three minutes!
Naked Except for White Shoes and Socks

Naked Except for White Shoes and Socks

A gorgeous couple, completely naked except for white socks and white shoes, stared back at me from the storefront window. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I might have mistaken them for Greek or Roman sculptures standing frozen half facing each other, breathtakingly beautiful, perfect bodies, deep blue eyes, her long blond flowing hair and his Elvis hair style. I noticed a sign in English positioned next to a small red bucket sitting on the ground. “There is a center for blind people in New Delhi” the sign said. “They need money to eat. They can’t see, so if you CAN see and like what you see, please place any amount you wish in the bucket and we promise to deliver it to the center.” Below was information on the center and its mission, how to donate, etc.
Fortune Favors the Daring

Fortune Favors the Daring

I am shocked these days by the fairy tales about stability, the optimists, masquerading as realists, are telling us. They dismiss legitimate warning signs which are all around us and avoid and deny the coming of perhaps the biggest dual economic and environmental crises in recent history. Courage is essential to honestly consider realities which fall outside our conventional set of hopes and beliefs. Our natural tendency is to expect and consider only the GOOD. “Think positive” we were told when we were kids and therefore we rightfully anticipate that the future will be better than the past. Optimism makes one’s heart smile, however, this is true ONLY if tears of desperation, disappointment and sorrow don’t penetrate our own sensitive “echo-systems” that reverberate with questions and anxiety. A few years ago, on the Greek island of Santorini I met a monk whose mentors in the States lost 80% of their funds because they were convinced by one of their disciples to invest their “holy assets” in his successful company’s stocks. The monk described the level of depression that even those “spiritually enhanced individuals” were feeling. Many of us can relate to this scenario and know that feeling down, is a legitimate human emotion. We were created to feel pain, loss and depression in order to be able to learn from our experiences, become wiser, and better in how we think and what we do.
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