I design operating ecosystems and strategies
that bring clarity and coherence, so leaders and
organisations can focus on meaningful pursuits to generate growth.
Driving Intentional Change, Meaningful Emergence in the Shikumi Way
My Offerings :
Operating Model Design : Building and aligning structures, rhythms, and roles to support regenerative growth.
Strategy & Transformation : Surfacing hidden patterns and translating them into coherent strategies for intentional change. I enjoy research and pattern connecting to help shape fluid ideas into structures ready for execution.
Embedded Collaboration : Longer-term partnership inside your organisation, helping sense, design, and integrate change over time.
Fractional COO and Advisory : Helping you unlock the patterns and solve challenges whilst building the organisation.
How I Work :
Sensing → Mapping → Solving → Designing → Regeneration
I listen deeply to patterns and tensions, surface invisible structures, and co-create operating models that are coherent, adaptive, and regenerative.
I enjoy working with :
Founders building purpose-led ventures
Established organisations in transition
Teams navigating growth or complexity
Leaders seeking strategy rooted in coherence, not just speed
Hello, I am Irene and Shikumi is my container identity for my professional work.
I’m a strategist and explorer of systems, both human and organisational. I’ve held a cross section of functional and leadership roles at Infosys, Deloitte, and HCL, where I partnered with large Fortune 500 clients during my time at Infosys. In recent years, I’ve partnered directly with startups, large family businesses, financial services sector, creative businesses, and scaling organisations navigating operational complexity.
My superpower is connecting the dots, solving problems for the long run, asking lots of meaningful questions, researching and exploring the art of possible while helping with execution excellence. All decks and no action is not my cup of tea.
Today, through Shikumi, I bring this grounding in global operations into a practice centered on intentional change and mindful emergence.
Get to know me here. I love to meet people so do drop me a note or connect on Linkedin.
What my clients say :
“Irene demonstrated a deep understanding of sustainable practices, drawing on global insights to ensure every aspect of our project aligned with circular economy principles. One of her standout contributions was leading the effort to visualize the Indian customer journey—from consumption to a truly circular, sustainable economy. Her leadership not only advanced our project goals but also set a new standard for sustainable innovation in the apparel industry.”
“Shifting our focus from clients to processes revolutionized our operations. We maintained service excellence while boosting efficiency and scalability.”
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I had the opportunity to work with Irene as we setup our India Operation at Deloitte. Irene served as a role model for many within our organization and had a unique ability to build out strong teams. In her role at Deloitte, Irene was responsible for setting up our virtual quality model where she proved a quick study to find the right balance between people, process, and technology. Irene is very intelligent, quick to recognize an issue and then build out a solution.”