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Ben Turner

Collaboration and change expert, Facilitator

€3,200/day
Dubai, AE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Ben

Based across the UK and UAE - I'm an expert in using co-design to help Leadership teams activate their employees and address gaps in belief and commitment to the strategy. I've run capabilities for Oliver Wyman and PwC for the last 15 years covering Australia, New Zealand, UK and the Middle East. From leadership offsites to whole strategy and culture activation programs. I can help you make big progress when you are feeling your plans are getting stuck somewhere
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Dubai (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Create Conviction Consulting
    Founder & General Manager
    CULTURE
    July 2025 - Today (11 months)
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    • Established a specialist practice to deliver people-led change with sustainable engagement models and back to Oliver Wyman
    • To date delivered projects across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Japan
    • Advises leadership teams on strategy activation, culture and operating rhythms to accelerate delivery
    Corporate strategy Communication strategy people strategy Change Management Acceleration centres
  • Oliver Wyman
    Regional Director – 8works IMEA
    November 2020 - August 2025 (4 years and 9 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    • Built the IMEA co-design capability from scratch, scaling to a team of six specialists
    • Led a 24-month co-design & innovation programme with a sovereign wealth fund's new-company incubator, accelerating growth and integration across priority sectors
    • Designed and facilitated leadership alignment, strategic optioneering and values/culture programmes with ~20 clients across the Middle East
    • Ran senior leader offsites for Oliver Wyman and Marsh McLennan to improve decision-making and engagement
    Corporate strategy Co-design Communication strategy Coaching leadership
  • PwC UK
    Director & Practice Lead (Transformation & Collaboration)
    December 2018 - October 2020 (1 year and 10 months)
    London, UK
    • Led a team of collaboration designers applying MG Taylor and blended methods to accelerate complex transformation.
    • Delivered design forums and hubs to shift ways of working, speed up strategy development and execution.
    Co-design Corporate strategy Change Management leadership

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Education

  • Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Business Taxation)
    UNSW
    2005
    BCom
  • MG Taylor certified Global Master Facilitator
    MG Taylor
    2019
    MG Taylor collaborative method Global Master, certified.

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