Shift Perspectives, Shape Oucomes
About Me
Throughout my career, I’ve focused on making systems thinking and complexity science accessible and practical for organisations striving to make better strategic decisions. With a Ph.D. in social epistemology and political theory, I draw on deep academic research to translate these powerful concepts into real-world tools and frameworks that teams can use in their everyday work.
My approach helps organisations see interconnections, anticipate unintended consequences, and navigate uncertainty with greater confidence. Whether I’m designing policy for government or running workshops for leaders and staff, my priority is to equip people with clear ways to engage with complexity, so strategic decisions are grounded, adaptive, and robust in the face of change.
Why Systems Thinking and Complexity?
The World Economic Forum’s Future Jobs Report 2025 highlights that skills such as analytical thinking; creative thinking; resilience, flexibility and agility; curiosity, lifelong learning and systems thinking are not only considered critical now but are also projected to become even more important, emphasizing the continued relevance of human-centric skills amid rapid technological advances.
Complexity theory studies how systems with many interconnected parts bee unpredictably and adapt over time. It highlights that real-world problems aren’t linear or simple; they involve dynamic interactions, feedback loops, and emergent behaviours that can’t be understood by looking at parts in isolation.
Systems thinking complements complexity theory by providing practical tools to map and understand these interconnections. It helps organisations visualize relationships, patterns, and feedback within complex systems, enabling them to identify leverage points and anticipate unintended consequences.
To make robust and positive interventions, we must embrace the complexity of the real world rather than simplify or ignore it. By combining complexity theory’s insights with systems thinking’s practical frameworks, organisations can design adaptive strategies that are better suited to evolving challenges, improving outcomes and resilience over time.
My Services
Clearly defining the problem is essential for successful interventions. In a complex, interconnected world, how challenges are understood shapes the effectiveness and impact of what is done. This workshop uses systems thinking and complexity principles to help individuals and teams recognise patterns, anticipate unintended consequences, and design resilient, adaptive interventions for real-world issues.
Highlights
Systems Concepts: Learn about interconnectivity, feedback loops, non-linear causality, and emergent behaviour—and apply these ideas to interventions.
Strategic Mapping: Identify leverage points and address root causes for lasting impact.
Collaboration: Break down silos and build coordinated approaches to multifaceted challenges.
Outcome
Through presentations, case studies, and practical activities, participants gain tools to define problems clearly and create sustainable interventions.
This 5-hour workshop incorporates the 3-hour workshop and then teaches participants how to apply systemic design and futures thinking to influence complex systems and plan for long-term change.
Highlights
Combines systems and design thinking to tackle complex challenges.
Uses futures thinking to shape desirable outcomes.
Helps participants map future system states, identify change drivers and resistance.
Guides strategy development for adaptable, long-lasting interventions.
Ends with reflection on systemic interventions.
Outcome
Create resilient interventions that adapt to rapid changes in policy, technology, and society.
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