Darya Shaikh, a partner at Leaders’ Quest, works on complex systems change. Skilled in futures thinking, her work ranges from building cross-sector collaborations to corporate culture change. Drawing on over a decade working in the Middle East, she is a deep practitioner of generative conflict — transforming tensions and challenges into a source of innovation, resilience and trust. She brings new language and powerful frameworks to conversations that are stuck in unconstructive patterns, helping to uncover strategic coherence and accelerate pathways for transformative action.