See the whole.
Shift the system.

I help mission-driven organisations to see their place in the system, collaborate with others to change it, and learn new ways of working that make transformation possible.

About me Get in touch
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Portrait of Katie Boswell.

About me

I bring two decades of experience supporting social sector organisations as a consultant, researcher and programme manager. I’m a passionate systems thinker and was previously Director of Systems Change at NPC. I’ve also worked for UK charities, a US grantmaker, an Indian NGO, as well as three years in public sector consulting. Working across geographic and sector boundaries has driven my awareness of the connections between issues and my belief that we can do things differently.

I’m a skilled facilitator and love creating spaces that encourage collaboration, imagination, and strategic thinking. I’ve run sessions for diverse groups of people, including boards, service users, frontline staff, volunteers and senior leaders. I work with clients to design environments that feel safe for participants, mitigating power dynamics and using trauma-informed approaches.

Outside work, I’m mum to two young boys and a volunteer in my local community garden. I give at least 5% of my profits back to causes that I care about, including to charities working with refugees, homeless people and victims of domestic violence.

Services

My approach combines tools from systems thinking, strategy, and impact practice to shift outcomes at scale. I tailor every project to the unique needs of the organisation I’m working with, bringing in insights and connections from across my networks.

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Systems thinking

Seeing the bigger picture; designing strategies for systems change.

I work with mission-driven organisations tackling complex social issues — housing, health, early years, domestic violence, poverty and inequality.

My approach uses tools from systems mapping to futures methodologies to look outwards and forwards. These can help you understand the system you’re working in and pinpoint the drivers of change, the relationships between them, and the leverage points for impact.

Thinking systemically is not enough and I can support you to move to action. This might mean collaborating across boundaries, working in new ways, shifting power structures that keep social problems stuck, and learning and adapting as you go.

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Strategy

Helping you adapt to change and future-proof strategies in a fast-paced world.

I can facilitate a full strategy process from scratch, or work with you on specific decisions and turning points. For example, setting your ‘North Star’ goal or responding to a changing external environment.

Prioritisation is at the heart of effective strategies. I can support you to plan for different scenarios, make bold decisions, and deploy your resources for maximum impact.

Involving the right mix of stakeholders will make the process more robust and meaningful. I’m skilled at engaging with a wide range of people and passionate about centring lived experience in strategy development.

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Impact & learning

Supporting you to understand your impact, learn and improve.

I use tools such as theory of change alongside systems thinking and participatory processes to help you articulate the impact you want to achieve — and the route to getting there.

Once you have articulated your impact goals, it is important to track progress towards them. I support organisations to create impact frameworks that are effective and proportionate.

Learning is essential for long-term impact and a skilled facilitator makes all the difference. I can support groups with shared learning sessions, reflective spaces for individuals, or communities of practice to amplify learning across allies.

Get in touch

I love working with clients who want to make lasting change to issues that matter. Get in touch if you’d like to discuss how we could work together.

katie@katieboswell.co.uk

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