Karen Roles-Ndibe | Design Strategy & Transformation Leader
Nothing in nature changes alone
A frangipani’s chemistry, its flowering cycle and its place in the wider ecosystem are three zoom levels of the same living system.
Lasting change is designed between and across levels: from machines and interfaces to products, services, organisations and systems.
I design the conditions for complex systems to change
“We find comfort among those who agree with us,
growth among those who don't.”
Case studies
From infrastructure to learning systems
Over thirty years, my work has expanded from making technology manageable to helping organisations understand complexity, make better decisions and learn.
About
People say I ask the question everyone else is circling and make the way forward feel possible. I’m candid without being careless, committed to high standards without taking myself too seriously, and happiest when people leave a conversation seeing more than they did at the start.
Colleagues describe me as calm, generous, formidable and fun to work with. I've been fortunate to collaborate with the same clients and colleagues time and again. I think that’s because the outcome matters, but so does the experience of getting there together.
Experience
The roles, sectors and experiences behind the work