we're here to helpWe are optimists with an abundance mindset, creating positive, radical change and exceptional products and services – the path to Wow!
Have you struggled with..._Aligning diverse teams and stakeholders?
_Navigating growth and scaling challenges? _Producing high-quality collaboration? _Designing and facilitating effective strategic workshops? _Sustaining momentum and action post-workshop? We’ve got your backEffective collaboration is essential to alignment, growth, accountability, and inspired, change-making action. Businesses lose 15%-20% per employee from suboptimal collaboration. You deserve better than that, your employees will thank you, and your stakeholders need this from you.
Experienced LeadershipWorkshops Dreams is a service led by Shel Kimen, former Managing Director of Design Thinking & Culture at Ford, EVP, Design Strategy at Saatchi & Saatchi, and a web 1.0 / internet pioneer at PublicisSapient (Razorfish). Her clients have included The New York Times, Financial Times, Reuters, Nike, Pfizer, Tiffany & Co., Gartner Group, I Love NY, and others. Shel knows how to drive collaboration and inspire action.
Growth and Development + Good FeelsWe prioritize work with small businesses, non-profits, and Seed to Series A funded companies, to progress change-making missions, whether defining or in the throes of expansion. We use our Fortune 25/500 experience to guide the next generation in making a better world, ensuring teams stay aligned and high performing, while having a good time.
Expert Design & FacilitationStrategic workshops require deep expertise in design and facilitation across problem types and industries, which we provide. Shel has designed and facilitated countless workshops, grassroots to C-Suite, and is recognized for her ability to engage, connect the non-obvious, get to the a-ha insights, and create a powerful sense of belonging among participants. Her proven commitment to diversity and cultural competency elevates and includes all voices. We accelerate innovation, customer-focused design, culture, and team building.
Ready to Wow?Book Time With Shel to create an environment where workshops add value in multiple ways. Our workshops help you solve, create, and win, while also building stronger individuals and stronger teams.
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People need to be together to create together.
Not necessarily physically together, though that helps, but psychologically present and aligned.
Without an ability to be present, generous, curious, and take risks to innovate, your workshop won't reach its potential. Participants need to see the good in each other, align around a collective outcome, and commit to supporting one another in service of a greater purpose -- the objective. We use mindfulness techniques to create optimistic, positive environments and teams. Mindfulness does not equal meditation, though that's a useful tool. Mindfulness is about active listening, discerning speech, and presence. It creates space for ease and flow and removes barriers to honest and fantastic contributions.
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Evidence-Based PsychologyThird wave modalities like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) have proven tools for collaboration and communication in business environments. They can reduce workplace stress, increase problem-solving skills, improve interpersonal effectiveness, resolve conflict faster, and enhance values-based action. We are not psychologists, but we have extensively studied with experts in these fields and have found tremendous value in their tools. These methods are all based in mindfulness practices and focus on the now, the path to wow.
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