Untangle Your Path
Get clear on your next move
I help founders, teams and organisations work through complex challenges — making their thinking visible, structured and easier to act on.
When everything is in motion, it can be hard to see what actually matters. I help people untangle ideas, decisions and possibilities, turning them into clear priorities and next steps.
Clarity doesn’t come from more information — it comes from making sense of what you already know.
Work with me
Clarity Sessions
Individuals & Partners
A focused 90-minute session to untangle complex thinking, define direction and articulate your work clearly.
“It felt cathartic to get things off my chest. It was energising and engaging to have the opportunity to take stock and find direction.”
Workshops
Teams & Organisations
Hands-on sessions that use visual thinking and co-creation to turn group conversations into shared understanding and move towards action.
“The session provided important focused time for our group to work together and figure things out.”
Work with me
I work with Individuals, teams and larger groups.
Clarity Sessions (1:1)
A focused 90-minute session to untangle complex thinking, define direction and articulate your work clearly.
Workshops
(Teams & groups)
Hands-on sessions that use visual thinking and co-creation to turn group conversations into shared clarity and action.
Testimonials
From complexity to clarity
Whether you’re working one-to-one or as a team, the focus is the same — turning thinking into something visible, usable and actionable.
Clear direction
Language for what you’re doing
Priorities you can act on
Momentum instead of staying stuck in overthinking
Who it’s for
Founders and business owners
People navigating change or transition
Teams needing alignment or direction
Anyone with too many ideas and not enough clarity
How I work
I use visual and metaphor-based methods to make thinking visible and easier to work with.
Images make abstract thinking visible
Metaphors help structure complex ideas
Seeing something clearly makes it easier to act
Much of how we think is not linear.
We use images, metaphors and associations to make sense of complex ideas — often without realising it.
This approach works with that natural process, helping bring underlying patterns, tensions and assumptions into view so they can be understood and shaped.
Often, clarity doesn’t come from pushing harder on a problem.
It comes from being able to see it differently.
Images don’t replace thinking — they reveal it.
About
I’m Devlin — an artist, researcher and facilitator with over 20 years’ experience across strategy, insight and creative practice.
I help people and organisations make sense of complexity — and turn it into clear direction.
My work combines visual thinking, research and facilitation to help ideas become visible, shared and actionable.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Often, yes. Many people get what they need in a single session.
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You dont need to think of yourself as creative — the process is designed to work across different thinking styles.
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It’s a blend — structured, but responsive to your thinking.
Start with a conversation
A short, informal conversation to understand what you need and whether this feels like the right fit.
No preparation needed — just share what’s on your mind.
Your ideas. Your team. Your workshop.
Turn conversations into clarity — and ideas into action.
Each creative workshop is a hands-on space for thinking differently, using image-making, metaphor and co-creation to move from conversation to visual clarity.
Teams leave with a vivid, shared expression of their ideas — a roadmap for future action and renewed momentum.
For corporate teams:
Whether you want the energy of a Team Away Day or an in-office session to navigate change, clarify vision or spark new ideas, every workshop is designed around your goals and context.
For nonprofits, community groups and arts organisations:
Accessible and tailored sessions foster deeper communication, strengthen team cohesion, support inclusive engagement with volunteers and help plan for what’s next.
Every workshop is custom-built — get in touch to design yours.
We work with People.
“The session provided important focused time for our group to work together and figure things out.”
“It felt cathartic to get things off my chest. It was energising and engaging and gave us the opportunity to take stock and find direction.”
Strategic Clarity Sessions
For founders and independent professionals carrying complex ideas that need sharper articulation.
Work can begin with a focused clarity session — designed to surface the strategy already inside your work and shape it into clear language and direction.
For some, one session is enough.
For others, clarity becomes an ongoing strategic partnership.
The story
“I passionately believe that everyone has the capacity to learn and change through creativity.”
Ideation Coaching began with Devlin Shea exploring how Creative Consulting and visual thinking could help people and organisations communicate more clearly and act with confidence. Her career has been rooted in consumer research and insight for companies and organisations, and she recognised that empowering individuals and teams with creative tools strengthens collaboration and outcomes across whole organisations.
Today, Ideation Coaching offers workshops and consulting services led by Devlin—bringing visual methods to unlock creativity, drive innovation and support meaningful transformation.
Devlin Shea
Founder, Creative Consultant & Facilitator
Devlin is a Visual Researcher, Marketing Strategist and Artist with over 20 years of experience helping people and organisations see their ideas more clearly.
She began her career at Harvard University’s Mind of the Market Lab, studying Neuromarketing and the mind's use of metaphor to ‘file’ thoughts and shape beliefs. Since then, she has worked as a creative consultant with global brands across Europe, North America, and Asia—supporting projects in branding, advertising, product design, R&D and innovation.
Devlin also works with mission-driven organisations in the nonprofit, education and community arts sectors—bringing visual tools to support insight, collaboration and meaningful social impact. Her workshops and consulting projects have helped teams align around shared values, communicate more effectively and imagine new futures together.
Devlin is also a practicing visual artist whose work has been exhibited internationally. She’s active in her local ceramics collective, volunteers on museum steering committees and finds joy in time with her family and new puppy.