Creating those positive patterns of possibility is the job of system innovators. In this webinar we shared a new practical framework to help systems innovators chart the relational shifts which change entire systems. With the deep experience of our guests we delved into how to shape new patterns of relationships in practice to mobilise a new system purpose.

The framework is set out in the article: The Patterns of Possibility: How to Recast Relationships to Create Healthier Systems and Better Outcomes.

Speaker Bios

Gorka Espiau
Director, Agirre Lehendakaria Center

Gorka Espiau Idoiaga is the Director at the Agirre Lehendakaria Center for Social and Political Studies. Espiau is also adjunct professor at McGill University in Montreal and Scientific Director of the Work4Progress program powered by La Caixa Banking Foundation. Gorka Espiau is a Senior Fellow at the Michael Young Foundation, founding partner of Social Innovation Laboratory Koop and Editorial board member of Stanford Social Innovation Review and Revista 17. Previously he was the Head of Social Innovation Programmes at Innovalab, and served as Senior Adviser for Peace Building to the Executive Office of the Basque President. Gorka Espiau is also a former Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace and a former Senior Associate to the Centre for International Conflict Resolution at Columbia University in New York. He initiated his professional career in Elkarri, the Movement for Dialogue and Accord in the Basque Country. Follow Gorka on Twitter.

Nat Whalley
CEO & Co-Founder, Organise

Nat Whalley is CEO & Co-Founder of Organise. Organise is a worker-led network of over a million people. Organise empowers everyone with the tools, support and confidence to improve their life at work. The rapidly changing nature of work means that thousands of people don’t have access to the basic tools that allow them to collectively improve their lives at work. Organise looks to turn that on its head, and give people across the country - regardless of job title or industry - access to the tools they need to team up with their colleagues and improve things. All while protecting their identity, so they don’t have to fear losing their jobs. Follow Nat on Twitter.

Ben Ramalingam
Executive Director, UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub

Ben Ramalingam is a senior leader, strategist, researcher and author specialising in international humanitarian and development work. He is currently leading the pilot phase of the United Kingdom Humanitarian Innovation Hub and oversees a global portfolio of strategic projects, working with the Red Cross, WHO, MSF, UNICEF, OECD, Royal College of Surgeons, Nesta and the UK Space Agency. Ben has over 20 years of leadership experience working on global challenges including disaster response and resilience, democracy, rights and governance, pro-poor trade and economic development, epidemics, health systems, urbanisation, food security, climate change and conservation. He has led and advised international organisations, NGOs, governments and businesses. Read about Bens book Aid on the Edge of Chaos and follow him on Twitter.

Janne Koefoed
Programme Director, The Frontrunner Network

Janne Koefoed is the Programme Director of the Frontrunner Network: a new and ambitious way of constructing networks and collaboration between municipalities in Denmark. The Frontrunner Network is working with pioneering approaches to welfare challenges. Focusing on a practise-oriented collaboration with citizens, they aim to create coherent and holistic initiatives across sectors.

As a member of the Frontrunner Network the municipalities reach out across the system and create new types of relations. This strategic collaboration is promising in order to meet the various welfare challenges and create the best conditions for creating impact for the citizens.

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