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Excited to kick off a week full of impactful events at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York! I had the pleasure of representing Endeva on Monday night at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s #Goalkeepers2030 event, focused on keeping people healthy and nourished in a rapidly warming world. Endeva is collaborating closely with TechnoServe as the Secretariat and Coordinator of the Millers for Nutrition Coalition. During the event, Brazil’s President, Luiz Lula da Silva, was honored for his work in significantly reducing malnutrition. His thought-provoking and refreshingly honest speech highlighted how pivotal political will is: “The problem is our leaders don’t have shame.” I always leave events like these feeling even more inspired and excited to tackle challenges from a fresh perspective after exchanging ideas and engaging in discussions with so many insightful people. Looking ahead, some of the events I’ll be attending are the Business Fights Poverty and Unstoppable Africa events and, on Thursday, speaking at a Swiss Embassy event with Swiss Business Hub USA and Swissnex in Boston and New York called Drones Delivering for the Planet. If you’re in New York this week and passionate about addressing global challenges, let’s connect! Send me a DM to arrange a meet-up.

"A system map is a platform for conversation, not a solution in itself." This quote from Joss Colchester truly resonates. It applies not only to system maps but also to the Systems Innovation Conference in London on September 6-7, where I had the privilege of connecting with a diverse community of system thinkers and practitioners from across the globe 🌍. What unites us all is the belief in the power of taking a human-centric approach to systems thinking. We recognize that the systems around us were built by people—and, therefore, they can be changed by people 🔄. A heartfelt thanks to Joss Colchester and the entire Systems Innovation team for organizing such an inspiring event, creating room for both meaningful conversations and self-reflection 💬✨. Here are some of my key takeaways: 💡 Wellbeing is relational: For me personally, it’s about people, interactions, trust, peace, neighborhood, and community. Thank you, Barbara Bulc, for sharing your inspiring work around Reimagining Wellbeing of Communities with us. 🔍 In a world where security economics are shifting market dynamics, managing constraints and building resilience will play an increasingly important role in system innovation. Thank you, Indy Johar, for your thought-provoking keynote. 🧩 3D systems mapping: It's not only fun but also a brilliant way to visualize how small changes within a system can reveal entirely new dynamics and opportunities. Kudos to Hannah Härtwich and Gianne Tillema for facilitating such an engaging session. 🤝 Collaboration vs. competition: Organizations can be both competitors and collaborators - at the same time. Once we embrace this ambiguity, even more opportunities arise. Huge thanks to Dilyana Mihaylova for co-hosting our session on Shifting from Competitors to Collaborators in Systems Innovation. 📚 Open-source tools for system practice: The Systems Innovation Network offers a rich toolbox that equips practitioners to frame, map, support transitions, and build ecosystems. Immense gratitude to Joss Colchester and Sara Featherston for guiding us through it. I'm excited to follow up on all the conversations we started in London, with a strong belief that collaboration is key to making systems innovation work. Zeynep Falay von Flittner, Nick Graham, Gian Wieck, Fabian Gampp, Mariana Mirabile, Tim Kerby #SystemsInnovation #HumanCentricDesign #SystemsThinking #Wellbeing #Resilience #3DMapping #OpenSourceTools #EcosystemBuilding #SystemsChange #SIConference2024 #SocialImpact #endeva

Under two weeks to go to the Systems Innovation London Conference! We are pleased to be able to share the full speaker lineup and agenda with you in this PDF slide below. ­ You can find the full event info and booking here: https://lnkd.in/eXfwQkty We are super excited to be able to collect such a great group of people and look forward to seeing everyone there. We also now have discounts places available for students and nonprofit organizations: https://lnkd.in/e5Vb5cui

"Skills and Mindset Shifts Are Essential for Collective Impact" 🌍✨ Just finished reading an insightful FSG report on Backbone Leadership by Dominique Samari & Paul Schmitz, which truly resonated with my own experiences. Collective impact initiatives often get off track by losing the "collective" or the "impact". In my experience, the real test comes after the honeymoon phase—when maintaining the "collective" becomes increasingly difficult. Partners rightfully want to see tangible results, which often leads to top-down decision-making. This puts pressure on the backbone organization (or partnership secretariat) to steer the process and advise on decisions, rather than facilitating co-creation and collective decision-making. Over the last 3 years, as the backbone organization of Millers for Nutrition, we've worked hard to uphold co-creative design workshops with our partners. Our goal has been to continually evolve the partnership and move forward together as a collective. To me, the gold standard is shifting from centering the backbone organization to aligning, motivating, and managing the network to act together (and more independently from the backbone). This approach, in my view, would make the backbone organization less prominent and further empower partners to take full leadership of the initiative. 🌟 I’m excited to join the virtual office hour with Dominique Samari and Paul Schmitz on September 24, 2-3 pm ET, to explore how backbones can effectively work toward this goal. See you there! ➡ Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/evqhATdJ ➡ Join the virtual office hour: https://lnkd.in/eMFwn3UE

The Journey of #InclusiveBusiness Coaching in India Today marks the exciting culmination of a 15-month-long incredible journey of an #inclusivebusiness coaching program supported by United Nations ESCAP and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ecociate and Endeva had the privilege of working with a dedicated cohort of 19 companies as part of this #IB coaching program. These companies have demonstrated their deep commitment to driving #social and #environmental impact through #innovative and #inclusivebusiness solutions. During this journey, these companies have not only reached #smallholder farmers with their solutions but also raised funds and fostered #partnerships for their long-term business growth. Personally, navigating these companies on their path to implementing #inclusivebusiness opportunities has been an enriching learning experience. I will cherish the #memories and #connections forged during our virtual and in-person interactions. This is also a moment to express my deepest gratitude to Kirti Mishra for his invaluable guidance, and to Tania and colleagues from Endeva for their unwavering support. A heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all the participating companies for their continued dedication and commitment. Special thanks to Ignacio and Marta for their encouragement and support.  As promised, we remain committed to fostering a #network of #inclusivebusinesses and support organizations in #India. Together, we can build a thriving #inclusivebusiness movement that empowers all stakeholders. We will share more details soon. Meanwhile, if you have an inclusive solution for #Agriculture and #foodsystems, please DM your details and we will be happy to connect with you. Thank you Syamala Madhav Kishore Varun Sarang Deepak Raj Morup Namgail Malik Dinesh Amandeep Rajat Vardhan Kaushal Ayush Nigam Prasanna TP Pankaj Gaur Mateen Abdul Manoj Kumar, Vinruth, Rangu sir and Rajashekar Reddy. Eleonora Ricco Ayush Mondal