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#16 – Gina Rembe: Test What Works, Pragmatic Systems Design, and Building Systems that Last

In this episode, Sam Bell speaks with Gina Rembe about testing what works, pragmatic systems and process design, and creating structural change that holds. Gina is Head of Human & Organisational Development at ProjectTogether in Berlin, leading complex, cross-sector transformation initiatives. Her career spans Associate Director of Human-Centered Design at PwC New Zealand, systems-intervention leadership at Lifehack, and deep involvement with Enspiral’s global network. She has led youth mental health innovation, circular futures initiatives, large-scale stakeholder processes, and experience design across government, construction, and social impact sectors. Drawing on more than a decade of systems work across Europe, Australia, and Aotearoa New Zealand, Gina reflects on what actually creates durable impact: testing and iterating, designing strong containers, shaping pragmatic next steps, and building relationships that outlast projects. This is a conversation about structural ambition grounded in practice, community resilience in uncertain times, and why scrappy prototypes can become lasting systems. This episode explores: • Process design as craft: shaping invitations, containers, and stakeholder journeys • Pragmatism in complex systems: test, iterate, build on what resonates • Prototypes, stories, and output as communication tools • Youth wellbeing innovation and open-source resources that continue to ripple years later • Scrappy prototypes and communication to provide vision, structural ambition, and learning through “loose” systems • Enspiral’s networked model and long-term community development • Experience design and adding delight to serious work • Impossible projects, limited budgets, and making them real • Geopolitics, civic responsibility, and strengthening local community ties • Relationships first: lessons from New Zealand about connection before agenda Guest links • Gina Rembe:   / gina-rembe-3a607014   • Enspiral: https://www.enspiral.com/ • The youth wellbeing innovation initiative – Lifehack: https://lifehackhq.co • Dan Burgess and Good for Nothing: https://goodfornothing.co • Maggie Doyne @ the DO Lectures: https://thedolectures.com/speakers/ma... Chapters 03:08 Choosing mission-driven challenges and structural change 07:42 Testing, building prototypes and using stories as communication tools 11:38 DO Lectures Wales and life-changing moments 14:26 Family lineage, craft, and mediation 16:47 Slowing down and ‘relationships-first’ in New Zealand 24:19 Building community intentionally in Berlin 27:23 Long-term networked impact with Enspiral and Lifehack (youth mental health), and open-source innovation 33:30 Scrappy systems, governance tensions, and learning by doing 40:24 Experience design, adding delight to retreats and spaces of care 48:28 Impossible projects and doing more with less 51:14 Digital lightness vs real-world weight 52:30 Neighbours, local resilience, and small acts of community Explore further Book a Lab: https://naturalgenius.com.au Learn more about Sam: https://samanthabell.com.au Subscribe to hear future episodes. Credits Hosted by Samantha (Sam) Bell in Violet Town and Berlin, 1 February, 2026 Produced at the Violet Town and Peregian Beach offices, 1 February - 3 March, 2026 Natural Genius Podcast https://naturalgenius.com.au