This webinar will be facilitated by the Centre for Exponential Change and hosted by the Tamarack Institute, Social Innovation Canada, and Community Foundations of Canada.
When systems are complex and constantly shifting, the ability to reimagine isn’t just valuable – it becomes essential to shaping futures that are inclusive, adaptive, and just.
This 90-minute session will explore how leaders can reimagine systems at scale through the lens of System Orchestrators – leaders who center shared purpose over fixed solutions, build collective narratives across actors, and enable others by letting go of custodianship.
Participants can expect a rich and reflective experience that weaves together insights and lived experiences. The session will feature a conversation between Danya Pastuszek (Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement) and Priya Ajmera (Centre for Exponential Change) on what it means to reimagine at scale. In addition, guest speakers who lead this work will share real stories from the field of their reimagination Journeys. The event will create space for both individual and collective reflection, helping participants locate themselves within this evolving landscape of systems change.
Whether you’re a funder, policymaker, movement-builder, or community leader, this session will offer fresh insights and grounded practices for navigating complexity with courage and imagination.
Speakers
Danya Pastuszek, President and CEO, Tamarack Institute
Danya is a mother, daughter, wife, sister, neighbour, community-builder, and runner – identities that have shaped her passion for belonging and financial inclusion in community. Her career has also included refugee resettlement and criminal justice reform.
She spent a decade with the Promise Partnership of Salt Lake, co-designing school, neighbourhood, city, and regional partnerships advancing work on financial inclusion. From 2022 to 2024, she served as Co-CEO of the Tamarack Institute, an inaugural Schwab Foundation Collective Social Innovation Awardee, before being appointed President & CEO in December 2024.
Danya is a published author whose work has appeared in the National Observer, Social Innovation Journal, and the World Economic Forum. She is also a lifelong learner and holds an MBA; an MA in Psychology; and certifications in Systems Change, AI Stewardship, and Centering Equity in Climate Action. She is recognized as Utah Business Magazine’s CxO of the Year (2021) and is proud to serve on the advisory board for the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resiliency and the board of Future of Good.
Priya Ajmera, Centre for Exponential Change