A Practice in
Systems Change
Visual facilitation, strategic design, and regenerative intervention work across food systems, climate, and community — primarily in Hawaiʻi and California. These projects share a common thread: making complexity navigable so that people can act with clarity, together.
UC Food System Transformation Collaborative
Designed a virtual Agroecology Collaboratory and intercampus community of practice for UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, and partner campuses — connecting researchers and practitioners across institutions to grow the connective tissue of California’s food system transformation.
Visit Project Site ↗Climate Smart Hawaiʻi: Theory of Change Workshop
Facilitated a Theory of Change workshop for Climate Smart Hawaiʻi, designing collaborative processes to help a statewide network of farmers, land managers, and agencies develop a shared vision for climate-resilient agriculture in the islands.
Visit Project Site ↗Nourish California 2.0 — TomKat Ranch Convening
Designed and facilitated the Nourish California 2.0 convening at TomKat Ranch — a gathering of food system leaders, funders, and advocates working to build a more equitable and regenerative food system across the state.
Visit Project Site ↗Hawaiʻi Food System Summit — Live Visual Scribing
Live visual scribe for the 2023 Hawaiʻi Food System Summit — capturing keynotes, panels, and working sessions in real time as large-scale visual maps. Scribing makes invisible consensus visible, giving groups a shared picture of where they’ve been and where they’re going.
View the Scribing ↗Ke Ō Mau Center — Visual Identity & Theory of Change
Designed the visual identity and Theory of Change graphic system for the Ke Ō Mau Center for Sustainable Island Food Systems at UH. The identity is grounded in the hau tree (sea hibiscus) — whose cordage binds elements into a whole greater than the sum of its parts — and the six functions of the Center: Research, Education, Engagement, Policy, Innovation, and Monitoring.
View the Design ↗Building Macroscopes
Developing macroscope-inspired holistic management frameworks — cognitive tools for organizations to see the big picture more clearly across nested systems. Inspired by Joël de Rosnay’s concept of the macroscope as a lens for complexity.
Each of these projects began with a complex situation and a group of people who needed to think better together. If that sounds like where you are, let’s talk.
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