We’re a collective of thinkers, doers, and everything in between. From Africa, Asia, Latin America (and beyond), we untangle complex systems, turn big ideas into real things, and create space for great collaboration. And we do it all with joy, refusing to leave our humanity at the door.
Collective of Practitioners
Nick Chan
Founder, Innovation Strategy Director
Nick is an innovation strategist and community-centered design director. A former director at frog design and manager at Deloitte, he has spent 10+ years working across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and North America in development, health, education, finance, and tech.
Agnes Ogallo
Research and Business Strategy
Agnes is a designer grounded in research, facilitation and strategy. She helps teams understand the people and markets they design for, then guides decisions that shape lasting solutions. She spent four years at IDEO.org and worked across Africa and Southeast Asia.
Edwin Mwai
AI and Product
Edwin is a multidisciplinary designer leading AI design at Dalberg Data Insights. Rooted in visual arts, product and human-centered design, he spent over seven years at IDEO.org leading work across Africa, Latin America, and Asia with the Gates and Mastercard Foundations.
George Usiri
Communication and Media
George is a strategic communication designer and multimedia producer who has spent 8+ years leading brand storytelling and digital design for humanitarian and development organizations. Drawing on human-centered design and cross-functional collaboration, George crafts narratives that elevate organizational missions.
Advisors
George Joseph
Design and Strategy Director
George is a designer and strategist with 15 years of experience across continents and cultures. Formerly a Design Director at IDEO, he combines design, storytelling, and creative problem-solving to build meaningful brands, educational experiences, and human-centered systems.
Male Sandoval
Research and Strategy Director
Male is an Associate Partner at Dalberg Design with extensive experience across Africa, Asia, and the Americas. She combines participatory research, systems thinking, and strategic facilitation to design strategies, services, programs, and organizational capabilities that respond to complex social challenges.
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