Hima Batavia

Hima (she/her) is an artist, facilitator and culture designer. Her work focuses on reimagining social systems and workplace cultures by creating opportunities for connection, creativity, and imagination. She believes we can design joyful, equitable and meaningful work and futures - but we must cultivate new ways of being and relating and embody new cultural norms and practices to do so. She is the co-founder and board member of Reset, a social enterprise that designs tech-free experiences to cultivate social health through play. Over the years, she has collaborated with OCAD U, North York Arts, TED, Simon Sinek, Centre for Social Innovation, Luminato Festival, Staples Studio, Woodgreen Community Services, Dr. Mark Hyman, United Nations Foundation on leadership development, community strategy, program design, curatorial and public artwork, event design and production. She has led teams from 3-50 people to bring experiences to life for over 15,000 people, giving her an acute sense of how to shape effective and rewarding work cultures.