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Michelle Storm

Michelle Storm

Innovation Designer and Facilitator

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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I am an experienced Innovation Designer and Personal Freedom Facilitator with a deep love for self-development and inner freedom. Drawing on a background in design thinking and a keen understanding of neurodiversity, I specialize in creating inclusive, socially sustainable, and human-centered solutions. I believe that by fostering environments where all individuals can tap into their unique strengths, we pave the way for transformative growth—both personally and collectively.

I have led workshops, trainings and sessions focused on leveraging creativity and technology to drive innovative thinking, collaborating with diverse teams to tackle complex challenges. Committed to building bridges between different perspectives, I thrive on turning bold ideas into actionable strategies that yield meaningful, sustainable impact in the short and long term. My aim is always to bring people together in ways that spark self-discovery, creative expression, and personal liberation, ultimately empowering every individual to step fully into their potential.

Area of Expertise

  • Business & Management
  • Government, Social Sector & Education
  • Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Media & Information
  • Physical & Life Sciences

Topics

  • Self confidence
  • Eliminate Self Doubt & Thrive in Life & Business
  • self empowerment
  • Self Improvement
  • Self Development
  • Self-Advocating
  • Self leadership
  • Self love
  • Self awareness
  • Self-Care
  • deviant-thinking
  • social impact
  • Innovate for change
  • Innovation
  • Innovation and creativity
  • social innovation
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Social-Emotional Well-Being

A quiet mind - finding freedom to be YOU

During this immersive session at Guidance, we delved into a transformative perspective on releasing inner resistance and uncovering true inner freedom. We also explored an approach centered on cultivating a quiet mind, guiding participants through self-inquiry techniques and mindfulness practices that fostered deep stillness. Through guided meditations and open dialogues, we discovered practical ways to gently let go of mental clutter and reconnect with our authentic selves.

The training proved highly successful: participants reported a noticeable improvement in their overall well-being immediately after the session and again at their two-month check-in. This experience offered everyone an opportunity to embrace calm, clarity, and a profound sense of peace in everyday life.

The Inclusivity Revolution: Unlocking the power of different minds

This session delves into the growing importance of neurodiversity in the modern workforce. Participants will be introduced to HarmonySphere, a groundbreaking platform designed to connect neurodivergent individuals with forward-thinking organizations. By exploring real-world challenges and solutions, this session will provide actionable insights on how companies can build more inclusive environments that empower all employees to thrive.

Learn how inclusivity can become a competitive advantage, gain insights into building a supportive environment, and discover why neurodiversity is the secret ingredient to thriving in today's dynamic business landscape. Attendees will leave with practical strategies for fostering innovation and inclusivity, transforming their organizations into leaders in diversity-driven success.

WITness succes 2025 Upcoming

This course teaches you how to redefine success on your own terms by aligning your life and career with your personal values, purpose, and passions. Through storytelling, vision crafting, and interactive exercises, you'll gain clarity, confidence, and actionable strategies to create a life that truly feeds your soul.

What if everything you thought you knew about success is wrong?

Because many people chase success based on a checklist: the next promotion, a higher salary, an impressive achievement. But what if success isn’t about ticking boxes, but about creating a life and career that truly align with who you are?

Often times, self-development is seen as "extra" or "more", more skills, more achievements, extra knowledge etc. But what if all those additions are mostly just noise? What if, by collecting more and more, you actually drift further away from yourself? Maybe it’s time to try the opposite: stripping back to the essence. (And no, you don’t have to literally take off your clothes!)

This workshop invites you to let go of everything unnecessary. To slow down, to pause and reflect on what truly feels right for you, and to give yourself the space to feel what truly matters in your life.

You don’t need to add anything, improve anything, or prove anything. You are good enough to simply be who you are!

In this workshop I will help you (re-)discover:
✔ Your core values and how to align them with your work and life.
✔ A sense of clarity and direction about what truly fits you.
✔ Practical steps to move forward, even when things feel uncertain.

There is no step-by-step plan for success, no checklists to tick off, no promises of a spectacular new life. What you will find is space. Space to breathe, to feel, to discover and to be you.

A space to return to yourself.

So in the end, only one question remains:

Do you dare to become less?

August 2025 Louisville, Kentucky, United States

YeurDreamin' 2025 Sessionize Event

March 2025 Rotterdam, The Netherlands

WITness Success

WITness Success is committed to advancing diversity and empowerment for women in the Salesforce technology community. Our event features a curated mix of professional development and personal growth content, alongside valuable networking opportunities. We aim to cultivate an inclusive environment that supports individuals in achieving personal and professional excellence.

In this session I introduced my protoype for an inclusive tool that helps both bth organisations and individuals alike. As it is a comprehensive platform that connects neurodiverse individuals with organizations for employment opportunities, fosters a supportive community, and provides valuable resources for accommodations and personal development.

August 2024 Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Giving gifted students a voice

Gifted students continue to struggle in class because they are restricted to learning the standard curriculum. As a gifted individul myself I have shared my struggles, challenges, possibilities of improvement and a succes story of the competence learning approach with 600 future teachers, education policy makers, and management.

October 2021 Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Michelle Storm

Innovation Designer and Facilitator

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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