From the Arctic to AI… Curiosity, Design, and Impact

She’s a designer, strategist, creative and collaborative force who helps people and organizations navigate change with clarity, compassion, and a surprising amount of ease.

Her work spans Growth Partnering, Collective Advantage, and executive-level Design Leadership, guiding individuals and teams through transformation, innovation, and human-centered strategy. What lights her up most is seeing people reconnect with their own sense of purpose and possibility.

Shel thrives in complexity and ambiguity, bringing calm, resourcefulness, and deep presence to every engagement. She’s led major change efforts inside global organizations, mentored hundreds of creatives, and built initiatives that have touched millions of lives.

Poetry, meditation, AI-generated art, and early mornings keep her out of trouble. She frequently digs through the archives of history, metaphysics, wisdom traditions, and arctic exploration.

Some things she’s learned along the way: Receive to give. Belonging is the foundation of collaboration. Meaning is something we create. Never lose your sense of wonder, gratitude, or humor.

Shel also serves on the Advisory Board of the Design Management Institute (dmi.org) and is a known public speaker, taking the stage at SXSW three times, Next Gen CX/Innovate CX, IXDA, JPL/NASA and multiple talks and workshops with DMI Global Leadership and New Voices conferences.

She splits her time between Detroit and Tampa with her partner and three cats.

SYNC FREQUENCIES WITH SHEL (15 MIN, ZERO PRESSURE, FREE)

Coming Up

04/30, 12:30-1:00PM Eastern Time, DMI Webinar on Leading in the New Age. (Free)

The New Age calls for new ways to collaborate and guide. Join Shel Kimen, Principal/Owner, Collective Advantage, to learn how she guides groups and individuals into the present and growing age of uncertainty. We’ll look briefly at a proprietary model for cross-functional collaboration and talk about the transitions from what we have been, to what we will be. Hint: Joy reverberates.

Some Writing & AI Images

Shel likes Substack and has a home for words and images at REMARKABLENEWREALITIES.SUBSTACK.COM