“Maisie delivered a session on systems change and innovation at the Hub Fellowship, a meeting bringing together hub members from various countries and contexts. The session broke down complex concepts in a relatable and practical way, enabling fellows to apply systems thinking to their own contexts. What stood out for me was her ability to make systems change feel accessible – not just as a buzzword, but as a mindset and a tool for shifting power and improving impact within our network.“
– Beth Gathoni, Start Network
Designing and Delivering Systems-Change Initiatives
- Community-Led Innovation Partnership – CLIP (2024–2025): Supported local organisations in Guatemala and South Sudan to design and deliver community-led innovation programmes addressing structural humanitarian challenges
- Start Network, NESTA (2024–2025): Co-designed a global, locally owned Systems Innovation Accelerator enabling national networks to design, test, iterate and scale digital crisis-response solutions
- Daughters of the Deep – Madagascar (2021–2022): Designed and led a flagship systems-change initiative combining education, livelihoods and mentoring to address gendered economic exclusion and forced survival strategies
- Daughters of the Deep – UK (2022): Advised on organisational set-up and strategy to support international growth and programme sustainability
Designing Systems Change and Organisational Strategies
- Start Network Hubs (2022–2025): Facilitated nationally led humanitarian networks in 10 countries to design organisational strategies rooted in systems change, localisation and shared governance
- UK Foodbank (2023): Led an end-to-end organisational strategy process embedding continuous learning, community accountability and adaptive decision-making
- Madagascar Research & Conservation Institute (2020): Led participatory organisational strategy and change during COVID-19, strengthening financial, operational and social resilience through transparency, staff welfare reforms and decolonised leadership
“Maisie has been one of the best people I’ve had the chance to work with. Her facilitation skills, guidance, and steady mentorship have shaped me both personally and professionally.“
-Surojit Sarmah, Indian Humanitarian Hub
“I enjoyed attending Maisie’s training on innovation analysis, decolonial approach and scalability on Cardiometabolic disease management in humanitarian settings . Excellent facilitation and engagement skills during the training both in person and virtual events. “
-Eshetu Kidane, APHRC
Capacity Strengthening and Training, Facilitation
- African Population Health & Research Centre – APHRC (2025–2026): Built organisational capacity in innovation identification, analysis and decolonial research practice through workshops and a facilitated community of practice
- Start Network (2025): Designed and delivered systems-thinking training for nationally led humanitarian networks across 10 countries as part of a global fellowship programme
- Multiple Organisations (2019–present): Mentored leaders and practitioners on innovation, organisational development, partnership brokering and systems change
I’ve worked with organisations across the globe
A Systems Lens 