Katie has been a facilitator, design strategist and process-designer for over 10 years. For the last six years she has been immersed in the field of social impact, eco-systems thinking and design for innovation both internationally and locally. She is contributor and facilitator for the Presencing Institute’s Ecosystem Leadership Program. She uses her background in facilitation, strategic design and resource development to find the most useful tools and design processes to create meaningful change. Katie is passionate about developing a strong eco-system to foster social impact. She always aspires to build community and to empower people to create positive social change. She's an avid learner and will delve into anything that helps her create a stronger impact.
Katie has chosen to work at organisations that she feels deeply inspired by, including the Centre for Social Impact UWA (Strategic Design Manager - public engagement and teaching) and Knowledge Society (Human-centred Designer), The Australian Centre for Social Innovation - TACSI (Associate) and the Presencing Institute. She is also a Global Fellow with the Academy for Systems Change.
Centre for Social Impact UWA Projects have included:

• Co-Director Social Impact Festival
• Impact Labs (impactlabsWA.com)
• #EndHomelessnessWA (www.endhomelessnessWA.com)
• BankWest Social Enterprise Financial Resiliency research
• Learning facilitator for postgraduate unit Social Impact: Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Learning for Purpose: Action Learning Program facilitator
• Centre for Social Impact UNSW MBAx Design for Social Innovation Course (Online Facilitator);

Specialties: Systems Thinking, Social Entrepreneurship, Community Building, Network Building and support, Educator, Facilitation, Social Enterprise, Design and development of facilitation processes and tools, Coaching & Mentoring, Course & Training Design and Delivery, Leadership development.

Read more about Katie here.