Semih Yalman "Dare to try"
Semih is serving life in multiple roles in four main areas as a perception strategist, social entrepreneur/activist, academic and artist.
Poking people towards into their own and helping communities/establishments with solving problems through injecting hope, bringing simplification and clarity, encouraging fluidity and trial
He aspires to be the bridge between dreamers and their dream in other words “us and our” collective future cautioning and actively participating in solving of our planets problems.
Semih is a big believer in a healthy human evolution under the pre-condition of science and belief systems merger in peace as well as in ecosystems rather than ego systems.
He lives his life under the motto you are your other half but you are what you dream of so do dare to try to bridge into your future present.
Semih Yalman has been granted the title of
Professor of Practice at TED University as of September 2022
Specific Fields Covered by this position are
(1) Personal Innovation,
(2) Activation of Interpersonal skills & Mindful Presence for business,
(3) Perception Design, Brand & Soft Power Management,
(4) Imagination capacity activation & creativity
The professor of practice has been created for
School of Economics and Administrative & Social Sciences Faculty.
Semih Yalman is an expert and his own methods on:
Imagination Capacity Increase
Personal Innovation
Brand Value Design and Maximization
Critical Business Skill Development
Semih’s LATEST ENDEVOURS are:
- Semih Yalman Method (SYM) creative idea and experience solutions agency - Founder
- DreamsTalk Social Initiative - Founder and President
- Strategy developer of integration to the new economy of the upcoming DAO’s and fund raising through NFT and activation of community systems.
- Perception modeling and soft power design – project design
- Professor of Practice at TED University
- Professor of Meta Space Branding at Mimar Sinan University
- Equine Leadership & Kundalini Yoga– Method Developer & Instructor
- Human Re-engineering & Self Innovation – consultancy & mentoring
As he points out you are your other half but you are what you dream of so dare to try…
Semih Yalman - Soft power Architect, Brand /Perception & change designer, Professor of Practice, Speaker, Writer, Composer, Yogi, Social Entrepreneur, Idea Generator.
Semih Yalman is an expert in soft power, intangible asset management and brand perception strategy. He has been working closely as an advisor with many companies as well as personalities to help them achieve their perception goals as well as fixing misperception problems. Semih is a mentor in self re-design and utilizes many authentic methods for individuals and institutions to re-invent, rewire and improve themselves.
Semih is the founder of Semih Yalman Method (SYM) experience solutions & idea creation agency through which he provides services to brands to accomplish their brand goals.
Yalman is also the founder of DreamsTalk a social responsibility and inclusion philanthropy platform that listens to dreams of students at Universities and acts as a bridge between the dreamer and solution partners.
In this regard he also works with company boards & HR departments analyzing employees imagination to utilize the data for enhanced bonding with the corporation as well seeking solutions for further innovation within the company through employee well being & productivity.
Yalman teaches undergraduate/graduate & executive courses on subjects such as increasing imagination capacity, intangible asset management, soft power, self innovation and brand value creation in universities and programs such as Turquality, EADA – Barcelona, Koç University -Istanbul, Harran- Urfa, AGU- Kayseri, Medipol- Istanbul, Karatay – Konya, Istanbul – Istanbul, TED University – Ankara, Mimar Sinan University – Istanbul. Semih Yalman also teaches team building, leadership to corporates and individuals with horses in which he combines his holistic teaching with kundalini yoga.
Semih is the founder of an algorithm on betterment of imagination which he displays in his book “Hayal et ki ol (You Are What You Dream Of)” Destek, 2016.
He is the author of 22 books on inner journeying, self-innovation, perception; a columnist for Campaign Türkiye magazine and Harvard Business Review Turkey online; an anchor of a TV program at Cnn Türk and radio program at Karnaval Radio; a keynote speaker on self actualization, imagination and perception as well as a composer & certified artist of 9 music albums which are on air at spotify.
In 2007 Yalman also established the Istanbul Yacht Club and became the first Turk ever challenging the 2011 Americas Cup Campaign with the Turkish team Zall.
Semih Yalman previously held various assignments with a concentration on brand perception and marketing world wide both at board and executive level at organizations such as Doğuş Group, Gillette, P&G, National Geographic, CNBC Turkey, VolskWagen AG, NTV, Turkish American Business Council, GE, WEF, Ambrosetti Forum, Clinton Initiative, Inci Holding, Maya Foundation, The Marmara Group and Işık University.
Yalman is the founder of Zubizu loyalty program as well as social initiatives such as Doğuş Childrens Symphony Orchestra, Sanatabiyer ( a place for art), Bugüngünlerdenyarın (today is tomorrow), Göbekli Tepe (0 point in time), Oyundakal (stay in the game) Trafik Hayattır (traffic is life)..
A graduate of AMP of Harvard Business School SY also holds degrees from Emerson College and Hacettepe University. Yalman’s change agent methodology is of mention in a Harvard Business School case study. Last but not least he is a well articulated, multilingual key note speaker (5 time TEDx speaker).
On personal level Yalman father of two children speaks English, German, Spanish and Turkish and is an active sailor, photographer, horseback rider, kite surfer and yogi.