Strategic Design for Education Systems, Cities, and Organisations
I bring strategic design leadership to complex transformation initiatives through four core capabilities. These design methods apply across education systems, city innovation, and organisational change – working directly with governments and cities, or in partnership with agencies and development organisations.
Helping organisations navigate complexity by uncovering patterns, understanding context, and creating a clear foundation for action.
What this involves:
- Research and analysis to understand context, constraints, and opportunities
- Stakeholder mapping and engagement to surface diverse perspectives
- Systems analysis to identify leverage points for change
- Visual mapping and synthesis to make complexity tangible
Why it matters: Making sense of complexity is the first step toward meaningful action. With greater clarity, teams are better equipped to make informed decisions and design effective interventions.
Turning insights into actionable frameworks, strategies, and roadmaps that guide transformation while remaining adaptive to changing conditions.
What this involves:
- Strategic framework development
- Design of toolkits, canvases, and methodologies
- Creation of design journeys that integrate multiple initiatives
- Portfolio design that balances vision with evidence-based action
Why it matters: Good design creates clarity about direction while building in the flexibility to adapt. Strategic frameworks become tools that teams can actually use, not documents that sit on shelves.
Creating collaborative spaces where diverse stakeholders align around shared purpose and co-create pathways forward.
What this involves:
- Workshop design and facilitation for alignment and ideation
- Multi-stakeholder convenings and co-design sessions
- Training and capacity-building programs
- Facilitation of strategic planning and visioning processes
Why it matters: Transformation requires collective action. Well-designed collaborative processes build shared understanding, unlock collective intelligence, and create momentum for implementation.
Designing initiatives that hold vision and structure, guiding work across time and enabling coherent progress across multiple complementary efforts.
What this involves:
- Programme design and architecture
- Portfolio strategy and coordination frameworks
- Design of monitoring and learning systems
- Integration of design methods into organisational processes
Why it matters: Complex challenges require coordinated action across multiple initiatives. Portfolio thinking creates strategic coherence while allowing individual programs to adapt and evolve.