My Education, Licenses & Certifications
About Me
Hi there! I'm Cem — AI Strategy Advisor, Innovation Architect, Facilitator & Author 🚀
I help organizations turn bold ideas into lasting impact by blending strategic thinking, human-centered design, and emerging technologies. With deep expertise in innovation, creativity, and AI, I guide leaders in navigating change, aligning teams, and unlocking future-ready growth..
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.
I occasionally invest in early-stage ventures I believe in — which means I bring both insight and skin in the game to every collaboration. That lens shapes how I work: with curiosity, conviction, and a deep commitment to what’s next.
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. My work is designed to unlock clarity, align people, and spark momentum where it matters most.
🔸 Innovation Strategy Design future-fit business models and customer-centered solutions that drive meaningful impact.
🔸 AI x Design Thinking Blend human creativity with smart AI tools (like Vibe Coding) to unlock new possibilities, faster.
🔸 Leadership & Team Coaching Build trust, alignment, and confidence to lead through complexity and change.
🔸 Workshops & Trainings Facilitate engaging, high-impact 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 worked across industries to help organizations make strategic clarity actionable. My experience led to the development of the Cloud Engagement Model, a framework designed to align vision, execution, and impact in digital and cloud 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 on a mission to embed AI x Design Thinking into the DNA of modern organizations — creating powerful tools, transformative workshops, and next-gen AI workflows that supercharge creativity, accelerate strategic clarity, and redefine how change gets done.
What Working Together Looks Like
I work with forward-thinking leaders and teams at the intersection of strategy, technology, and change. Together, we align vision, unlock clarity, and harness the power of AI to shape what’s next.
My approach is a dynamic blend of facilitation, coaching, and strategic consulting — designed to meet you where you are and move you where you need to go.
Here’s how we turn ideas into traction:
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.
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.
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.
