Bio

I like to think of myself as a midwife for ideas. Over the past decade, I have worked alongside creators from across the planet - entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, activists, artists, students, and everything in between. While everyone is unique, there is a major theme I have come to notice: the more excited one is for an idea, the more difficulties one faces in clearly articulating that idea. Sometimes this looks like an excited creator obsessing about product features - meanwhile, their audience is yet to know its purpose. Or a high-level thinker who can speak for hours on the ‘why’ but leaves others questioning the ‘what’. What is the big deal you say? The thing is, without a clear idea creators struggle to transition that idea out of the realm of their imagination. Clarity is a pre-requisite for mobilizing teams, creating alliances and building client relationships. My expertise is supporting creators, and creative teams, to first create, and then articulate their ideas - the who, what, where, when, why and how. I then equip them with the skills to put that big idea into action - so that the idea not only becomes a part of our shared reality but hopefully changes it for the better. I like to think of this process as giving birth to an idea. It is not my idea to claim - yet I take sincere pride in the role I played in coaxing it into existence. Now, what does this look like in my daily life? I am a Facilitator. I design and facilitate experiences that unlock and mobilize collective intelligence. Through these experiences, teams are led to co-create social impact projects, transformative business models and new governance strategies. I do this for NGOs, companies and incubators. I am an Educator. I design my own curriculums and actively experiment with experiential teaching methodologies. Today, I take immense joy in teaching students the challenge-driven innovation process and the art of leading one’s self and others in the modern work environment. I am a Practitioner. I apply the principles I teach to the financial inclusion sector. As a product designer and business developer, I work on fintech solutions that help low-income people improve their economic autonomy and resilience - and ultimately their capacity to create and innovate.