From intention to shared action for education systems and cities
I’m Jeremiah Tesolin, an independent strategic designer working with governments, UN agencies and cities. In this work I’ve seen how much good plans could achieve, and how often they need support to get there. I help teams turn strategies into shared action, and I design the tools that maintain momentum. I care deeply that the work reaches the teachers, residents and young people it was made for.
Recent work includes strategic design for UNICEF’s global hub for digital education and learning innovation. I also coach city teams across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Oceania.
Two core specialisations:
National Education Systems
Strategic Design Lead for UNICEF’s global hub for digital education and learning innovation. I work with UNICEF country offices to help education ministries turn plans for technology into better learning for every child, from scaling national programmes to AI that supports teachers.
Scaling pathways | AI for teachers | Human-centred design
City Innovation Capabilities
Innovation coach and programme designer for city teams on four continents. I help teams turn ambitions into projects that improve residents’ lives, and build the skills to keep going on their own. I specialise in complex challenges such as:
– Employment and economic development
– Digital public services
– Partnerships across public and private sectors
City coaching | Programme design | Regional training
Photo: CENDLOS – Accra
Designing for Emergent Living
All my work returns to the same question: how do good intentions become shared action?
Making a good strategy is hard work, and the way it is made shapes what happens next. Shared action emerges when people have the space to shape a direction and believe in it together. Designing for emergent living means creating those conditions, from the first strategy conversations through to the tools a group uses along the way.
I’m developing this thinking through the work, and it evolves with every project, from education ministries to city halls.
