Whether the threshold is career transition, venture building or organisational transformation, SHIN meets you between what no longer holds and what needs to emerge next. Together, we create clarity, test direction in the real world and commit to the next step.
Strategic clarity. Embodied capability. Real-world action.
25 minutes · free · no obligation
Recognising that something needs to change is often only the beginning. The harder part is choosing a direction under uncertainty, leaving familiar patterns behind, and making the next step concrete enough to hold in your career, the market or the organisation.
This is where SHIN | Co-Creation begins. We combine strategic sparring, embodiment and real-world testing, so that a plausible idea becomes a robust decision — and the decision becomes concrete action.
Change does not begin with the perfect answer. It begins with a next step that holds.
The three offers are independent entry points for different starting situations and levels of maturity. They are not a mandatory sequence. Begin where the real threshold lies today.
FIND YOUR DIRECTION. BUILD YOUR VENTURE. SCALE YOUR IMPACT.
Career clarity or an individual executive transition mandate.
For experienced professionals and leaders navigating career uncertainty or a defining professional transition.
A tested direction and 90-day plan in the Sprint — or executive positioning and structured market activation in an individual mandate.
From idea to a market-tested offer.
For experienced leaders and experts who want to build a freelance business, independent practice or B2B venture from their expertise — with a concrete idea, initial client work or an early business model.
A focused, testable business model with a clear target customer, compelling offer, real customer feedback and a 90-day go-to-market roadmap.
Align strategy. Enable the organisation. Embed change.
For growing startups, SMEs and leadership teams with traction where leadership, structures or execution are no longer keeping pace with the next stage of development.
A shared view of the critical barriers, aligned leadership priorities and a concrete 90-day transformation roadmap designed to hold in organisational reality.
You do not need to choose an offer first. Begin with the situation you are in today.
I sense that my current career path no longer holds and want to clarify which direction genuinely fits.
Go to the Transition SprintI want to build a freelance business, independent practice or B2B venture from my expertise — and test it early in the market.
Go to the Venture Acceleration SprintOur organisation has traction, but growth or transformation is getting caught in unclear priorities, roles or execution.
Go to Scale & TransformationI recognise myself in more than one situation or I am not yet sure which starting point fits.
Clarify the right starting point togetherTruth. Clarity. Devotion. Now. describes what develops. REFLECT — EMBODY — TRANSFORM describes how we move that development into practice together.
We examine the starting point, patterns, tensions, goals and real constraints honestly. This reveals what is true and which direction can genuinely hold.
Dialogue, experience and selected Ninjutsu-inspired practices make patterns of perception, decision-making and action tangible in the moment. This builds capacity that remains available under pressure.
We move the chosen direction into reality through concrete decisions, experiments and next steps. Inner commitment becomes action; action becomes change.
SHIN connects perspectives that are often separated in conventional consulting and personal development: the quality of the direction, the capacity of the people involved and disciplined execution.
We sharpen direction, business logic and priorities until they can withstand real conditions and consequences — commercially, organisationally and personally.
A sound plan is not enough when uncertainty, resistance or familiar patterns constrain action. Embodiment makes these dynamics tangible and expands the capacity to remain present and effective under pressure.
Assumptions are tested early through conversations, experiments, decisions and concrete changes. Conceptual completeness does not decide — whether the next step holds in reality does.
Do not only understand what needs to change. Build the capacity to act differently when it matters.
Patrice Motlik and Thomas Plaß combine leadership, transformation, consulting, venture building and long-standing Ninjutsu practice. We do not work as detached experts handing over a finished blueprint, but as experienced sparring partners who create clarity, challenge assumptions and support execution.
Co-Founder · Leadership & Transformation
More than 20 years of experience in executive leadership, consulting, transformation and leading international teams. Patrice connects strategic direction with embodied leadership and the realities of organisational change.
Co-Founder · Integration & Execution
More than 10 years of experience in international leadership, transformation, business consulting and the execution of complex initiatives. Thomas connects strategic clarity with integration, disciplined execution and sustainable performance.
In a no-obligation orientation call, we clarify your starting point and explore which entry point makes sense. If SHIN is not the right support, we will tell you just as clearly.
Discuss your situation25 minutes · free · no obligation
Or email us at info@shin-coventures.com