... as futures and systems practitioner

This is the heart of my professional identity. 

My work is rooted in futures thinking and systemic inquiry, not as predictive exercises, but as ways of expanding perception, possibility, and agency in times of transformation. The world does not unfold in straight lines; it emerges through complex, interwoven forces, many of which remain unseen in conventional decision-making. I help organisations, teams, and individuals recognise, engage with, and respond to this complexity, navigating uncertainty not with rigid plans but with adaptive, generative strategies.

Over more than 30 years of practice, I have worked on hundreds of assignments with what I call changemakers for good—organisations in civil society, public authorities, philanthropy, and the private sector that aspire to contribute assertively to a more just and sustainable world.

The focus of these assignments has been very diverse: rehumanising health care, designing circular economy models, combating organised crime, designing pathways for improved access to medicines, conceptualising sustainable mobility systems, contributing to a rights-respecting internet, supporting agrifood actors in developing a culture of soil stewardship, and more. 

My task is not to bring shrink-wrapped solutions. It is to create spaces for dialogue, coin new language, design conceptual frameworks to stretch a canvas for meaningful conversations, and develop relationships a containers for transformation. 

I draw from systems thinking, design, and foresight methodologies, but I do not treat methods as fixed templates. Each challenge requires its own way of being approached, its own language of sense-making. My role is to nourish deeper inquiry, frame the right questions, and cultivate imaginative repertoires that allow new forms of action to emerge.

I see my practice increasingly as one of 'worlding': not just theorising futures but bringing them to life by speculatively leaning forward into them. This requires an ethics of attention, an experimental mindset, and the courage to step beyond the familiar. In a time of systemic disruption, the task is to actively shape the conditions for more just, generative, and plural futures, while challenging the dominant, and increasingly destructive modes of creating value. 

I regularly share reflections on my practice on my Medium channel. Feel free to follow me on LinkedIn for regular updates on assignments and projects.