My Education, Licenses & Certifications
About Me
Hi there! I'm Cem — Innovation Architect, Author & Facilitator 🚀
Expert in Strategy, Creativity, Innovation, and AI. I help organizations turn bold ideas into lasting impact by blending business acumen with human-centered design and emerging technologies.
With over 20 years of experience in business transformation, I’m passionate about turning big thinking into real-world results. My mission? To help you and your team not just adapt to change—but lead it with clarity and confidence.
Together, we’ll apply fresh thinking, proven frameworks, and a deeply human approach to unlock innovation and build lasting momentum.
Let’s imagine boldly. Build wisely. And shape what’s next—together.
How I Can Help You: 🛠️
I support leaders and teams in navigating change and accelerating growth by combining strategy, creativity, and AI-enabled tools.
🔸 Innovation Strategy Design future-fit business models and customer-centered solutions that drive real impact.
🔸 AI x Design Thinking Blend human creativity with smart AI tools to unlock new possibilities (e.g. Vibe Coding).
🔸 Leadership & Team Coaching Build trust, alignment, and confidence to lead through complexity.
🔸 Workshops & Trainings Facilitate engaging, hands-on sessions on innovation, strategy, and transformation.
🔸 Agile Transformation Guide cultural and digital shifts toward adaptive, people-centered, and sustainable growth.
A Bit About My Journey & Learning Path: 🌱
As the founder of C5T & Company, I’ve had the privilege of working with bold clients across industries—translating complex challenges into actionable clarity. My experiences led me to develop the Cloud Engagement Model Framework, a strategic tool designed to align vision, execution, and impact in cloud and digital transformation initiatives.
Separately, I’ve captured my broader facilitation and coaching expertise in my book, Innovate Now: A Guide to Coaching, Workshop, and Facilitation—a practical resource for leaders driving innovation through collaboration.
My learning journey is anchored in purpose-driven growth and lifelong curiosity. I’ve:
- Earned IDEO U’s Change Leadership Certificate, deepening my practice in human-centered systems thinking and change by movement
- Completed MIT Sloan’s Executive Certificate in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy
- Completed the Stanford LEAD program (Innovation & Leadership)
- Earned an MBA from OU Business School, with a focus on creativity, innovation, and change
- Achieved professional certifications from Strategyzer (Coach Academy), Scaled Agile (SAFe 6), and the Scrum Alliance (CSP-PO/SM)
- Served as adjunct professor at Mediadesign University
- Mentored early-stage startups at Startupbootcamp
Building on this foundation, I’m now focused on integrating AI x Design Thinking into the heart of organizational change — creating tools, workshops, and AI agents that amplify creativity, deepen insight, and drive strategic impact
What Working Together Looks Like 🤝
I love to work with forward-thinking leaders and teams at the intersection of strategy, technology, and change. Together, we align vision, unlock clarity, and harness AI to shape what’s next.
My approach blends facilitation, coaching, and consulting — designed to meet you where you are, and move you where you need to go.
Here’s how we make things happen:
Facilitation
High-stakes conversations that drive clarity, alignment, and forward momentum — powered by AI and human insight.
🔸 Foundation Sprint ("Click")
Align quickly on vision, purpose, and priorities to kickstart any strategic initiative.
🔸 Strategic Alignment Studio
Facilitate deep leadership alignment around direction, decisions, and what matters most (w/ OKRs).
🔸 AI-Augmented Agile Workshop
Where agility meets intelligence — craft adaptive, data-informed goals with the power of AI and human insight.
Coaching
Designed for forward-thinking leaders and teams, these coaching formats integrate AI into your agile creative process, innovation strategy, and decision-making cadence.
🔸 Creative Intelligence Studio
Tap into AI to spark ideas, expand your creative range, and prototype the unexpected.
🔸 The Innovation Copilot
Work through complex challenges with an AI-savvy coach who helps you reframe, rethink, and move forward.
🔸 Adaptive Agile Coaching
Integrate AI into your team’s rhythm to make faster, smarter decisions — one sprint at a time.
Consulting
Strategic advisory and AI-integrated design to accelerate transformation, unlock capabilities, and shape what’s next.
🔸 AI Readiness Sprint
Understand where you stand, where to go, and how to activate AI in your business.
🔸 Org Change Navigator
Design and guide change initiatives that are smart, inclusive, and powered by AI thinking.
🔸 AI Fluency Accelerator
Upskill teams with practical, prompt-based learning to build lasting AI confidence across the organization (e.g. Agentic Vibe Coding).
