Dr. Ola Tjornbo

Dr. Ola Tjornbo is an Associate Professor in the School of Leadership Studies at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. His research examines how deliberate complex systems transformations can occur in response to social challenges such as climate change, homelessness and food insecurity. He holds a PhD in Global Governance from the Balsillie School of International Affairs, an MSci from Stockholm University, and a BA from Cambridge.

His publications include the co-edited volume The Evolution of Social Innovation (Elgar, 2018) and several highly cited articles on agency, power and networks in complex systems transformation. Dr. Tjornbo helped to develop the Social Innovation Lab methodology and he has led research labs on topics such palliative care, public sector innovation and Ontario’s tender fruit industry.

He was also the founder and principle of Archipelago Consultants, applying systems thinking and social innovation approaches on behalf of organizations such as the McConnell Foundation, Canada School of Public Service, EmcArts and Omega Foundation.