Rachel Malek - Breakthrough thinking for collaborative transformation

I am a Growth & Innovation Strategist, systems facilitator, and transformation partner with over 15 years of international experience guiding leaders, teams, and organizations through complexity and change. My work lives at the intersection of care-centered facilitation, regenerative systems thinking, and emerging technologies. I help people not just improve their meetings, but evolve how they collaborate, decide, and lead in a rapidly changing world.

Throughout my career, I have supported transformations with transnational corporations, industry leaders, philanthropic foundations, governments, and international nonprofits, as well as grassroots networks, innovation labs, and small purpose-driven teams. I have designed and led large-scale participatory processes involving multi-stakeholder engagements across regions, and have guided intimate team interventions that unlocked new ways of thinking, relating, and working together. I have received multiple awards and recognitions for my work. I currently serve as Co-Chair of the Italian Chapter of the International Association of Facilitators and contribute to global dialogues on the future of collaboration and human-AI partnership.

What makes my approach distinct is the depth I bring to both the inner and systemic dimensions of change. Meetings are more than containers for information. They are microcosms of culture, power, and potential. Whether your challenge is improving team dynamics, unblocking a strategic decision, or reimagining collaboration in the Intelligence Era, I offer a space that is both structured and emergent. Insight becomes action, and complexity becomes clarity.

What you can expect in a one-hour consultation

In a focused hour, I help you get to the heart of what is stuck. Whether the issue lies in team dynamics, decision-making, or a complex collaboration challenge, you will leave with insight into the pattern at play and a concrete next step to move forward with clarity and confidence.


£250.00

Beyond the Hour: Longer-Term Support

For those ready to invest in meaningful transformation, I offer a range of customized support:

  • Coaching Journey (6 sessions over 3 months)
    Designed for leaders seeking to shift persistent patterns, deepen their capacity for adaptive leadership, and navigate complexity with greater confidence and coherence.

  • Half-Day Team Deep Dives
    Rapid interventions for small teams to explore a wicked question, align around shared purpose, and chart a clear path forward.

  • Multi-Day Large Group Interventions
    Participatory processes that bring together a microcosm of your system to create shared insight, alignment, and momentum for change.

  • Strategic Retreats
    Immersive week-long retreats for leadership teams to reflect, reconnect, and envision the future of their organization with purpose and clarity.

  • Whole Scale Change (3 to 6 month transformation journeys)
    A systemic approach to shifting how an organization thinks, works, and evolves. These engagements involve the whole system in participatory, regenerative transformation that leads to lasting change.

Methodologies I Use

  • Whole Scale Change

  • Appreciative Inquiry

  • Art of Hosting

  • Design Thinking

  • Liberating Structures

  • Asset-Based Community Development

  • LEGO® Serious Play

  • Public Participation frameworks

  • Anti-Oppression and Intersectionality practices

  • Living Systems Thinking

  • Socio-technical Systems Design

Each methodology is adapted to the context, used not as a prescription but as a means to meet each team and challenge with creativity, care, and strategic precision.