Building Innovation Communities

In this special live-recorded episode from ATÖLYE Dubai, we bring you an inspiring Impact Leaders Roundtable discussion on what it truly means to lead in today’s fast-evolving world. Moderated by Nadia Muijrers, Head of Learning Design & Academy at ATÖLYE, this conversation explores how to adapt to uncertainty, build resilience, empower teams through transformation, and prepare for the future with confidence and purpose. Joining us at the table: Nikolas Konstantin, Executive Coach/CEO Advisor, ForChiefs Sherri Leopard, Partner & General Manager, SYPartners Middle East Tune in for fresh insights on inner leadership, practical strategies for navigating change, and actionable advice to help your teams thrive amidst societal shifts. 🎧 Hit play and join the conversation!

This live-recorded podcast was recorded as part of our Impact Leaders Roundtable: EDU series. This discussion brought together leaders in education, design, and policy to discuss the future of learning at ATÖLYE’s Dubai Hub. Co-moderated by Engin Ayaz, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of ATÖLYE and Russell Cailey, CEO of THINK Learning Studio, the discussion featured Ola Issa, Education Advisor at the Dubai Future Foundation, Ahmed Aly Shaban, PhD, Director of Strategy and Excellence at Sharjah Private Education Authority, and Navid Nathoo, Co-Founder of TKS, tks.world. Interested in more? Contact us to start a conversation.

In this live recorded episode of ATÖLYE Insights, Innovation & Strategy Consultant Greg Csikos hosted Creative Strategist and Social Innovator, Haya Shaath, Senior Director of Organization Development at Royal Comission for Riyadh City (RCRC), Basil Buali and Director of Programs at ilmi, Mohammad Ruhaiyem. Together, we explored how transformation is taking place within our organizations and society at large, and what we can do to further fuel this change. Our conversation spanned various exciting topics such as non-conventional learning, creativity, change management, and the rise of new cultural spaces in Saudi Arabia. This episode was recorded in Riyadh as part of our Impact Leaders Roundtable series.

In this live-recorded episode of ATÖLYE Insights, our Co-CEO Engin Ayaz hosted Colette Forma, Director of Radical Innovation at KLM and Geert Christiaansen, Founder of Specto Consulting and ex-Philps Experience Design Studio Director. The episode was recorded in Amsterdam as part of our Impact Leaders Roundtable Series.

In this live-recorded episode of ATÖLYE Insights, our Director of Strategy & Business Design Greg Csikos hosted Paqui Lizana, Global Head of Technology Strategy at IKEA, and Rania Rostom, former Chief Innovation Officer at GE as part of our Impact Leaders Roundtable series in our ATÖLYE Dubai Hub. Do you have any suggestions for speakers or topics? Then please reach out to our Communications and Impact Lead Melissa Lara Clissold at [email protected]

In the third episode of ATÖLYE Insights, our Co-CEO Engin Ayaz is in conversation with Özlem Tuskan, founder of The Resilient to talk about "Community-Powered Transformation" and what it can mean for your business. The episode is hosted by our Director of Community and Communications Leen Sadder. www.atolye.io

In the second episode of ATÖLYE Insights, our Architecture Director Güray Oskay hosts Tim Porter, Director of Ideation and Design at Yosh Development, and Jeff Risom, Chief Innovation Officer at Gehl.

In our very first episode of ATÖLYE Insights, our Director of Middle East Henry van Belle hosts Wardah Malik, Chief Executive Officer at BEworks and Hind El Aoufi, Practice Director at GHD. Links: https://beworks.com/ https://www.ghd.com/

Welcome to the ATÖLYE Insights Podcast series! ATÖLYE is a strategic design and innovation consultancy based in Istanbul, Dubai, and Amsterdam, with an extensive network of creative professionals across the globe. We are also a part of the kyu collective, and a certified B Corp. Through our community-powered approach, we help organizations tackle complex challenges to create lasting impact. In this series, we are inviting you to witness and gain insights from real life projects and challenges! We’ll be sharing how leading organizations, practitioners and thinkers design solutions for society. Each episode, we’ll be hosting individuals from various fields; so you can expect to listen to cases on urban design, corporate innovation, sustainability, creative communities and so on, through the lens of experts, who work on these domains everyday. Hope you enjoy the conversation and don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any recommendations for experts we can host!