Shoba Chandran

Creating space for everyone to feel heard

Journey

Shoba’s career spans over two decades of guiding enterprise leaders, public sector organizations, and global teams through strategic innovation and transformation. Having spent 20 years facilitating initiatives across Asia-Pacific before relocating to North America, she brings a deep cross-cultural perspective to her global client work. Shoba is a Certified Action Learning Coach (WIAL), Certified Scrum Master, Certified Competent Facilitator (INIFAC), and trained Co-Active coach. She is also the co-author of Collaboration by Design, a practical field guide for designing and running high-impact workshops.

Facilitation Philosophy

Shoba’s superpower is turning complex organizational challenges into structured, human-centered collaborative experiences. She operates on the belief that meaningful innovation happens when diverse teams are empowered to co-create, experiment, and think systemically. Moving beyond standard retreats, her facilitation combines design thinking, active learning, and clear decision-making frameworks. She creates dynamic, high-engagement environments where leaders align on shared vision, build capability, and translate strategy into immediate action.

Expertise

Shoba specializes in strategic retreat facilitation, design thinking methodologies, and train-the-facilitator programs. Drawing on her extensive background designing systemic change journeys for major global brands and public institutions, she excels at helping organizations build scalable innovation cultures. Her core strengths include executive peer-group coaching, team strengths profiling, collaborative session design, and developing future-ready leadership capabilities.

Credentials

Scrum
Certified Coach
FIRO-B Practitioner
Certified Change Management Consultant
Prosci

Experience

Corporate
Startup & Entrepreneur
Leadership
Organizational Development
Innovation
Government

Languages

English

Location

North America
Adeline Wee
Centre Manager Care Corner
I have had the privilege of having Shoba mentor me for a new project that I was working on at work. Her skillful coaching to ask clarifying questions using different angles helped me gain clarity when I was confused, stuck and unable to articulate the objectives of the project clearly. A big thank you to Shoba for journeying together!
Eddie Lee
Executive Director ASEAN Human Development Organisation
I was a participant in one of Shoba’s multi-day workshops. I had been certified by organisations and conducted developmental programmes as the in-house facilitator for many years, nevertheless, I learned so much more during those sessions. She constantly inspired us to enhance our facilitation knowledge and skills. Shoba exceeded my expectations. Many of us completed the programme with a renewed passion!
Shaneik Isaac
Director at The Harrison
The goal-setting workshop led by Shoba was excellent from start to finish. It was interactive, easy to follow, and grounded in practical tools. Clear visuals and handouts supported the learning and provided takeaways for later use. What really stood out was the built-in follow-up support — it added real value by helping participants stay focused and actually implement what they had planned.

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