Impact by Design: The African Young Leader’s Playbook for Systems Change

Are you a young leader ready to move beyond quick fixes and become the change maker Africa needs? Impact by Design is your essential guide and hands-on workbook for young African leaders determined to tackle the continent’s most complex challenges-from youth unemployment to climate resilience, education inequality, and more.

Why This Book?
Every day, young Africans are rising, not just to demand change, but to be the change. But what if you could multiply your impact by learning to see beneath the surface of problems, identify root causes, and design solutions that transform entire systems? This playbook equips you with the practical tools, mindsets, and strategies of systems thinking, empowering you to create real, lasting change where it matters most.

What You’ll Discover Inside

·   A New Way to Solve Problems: Learn why so many well-intentioned interventions fail, and how systems thinking helps you break through complexity to address root causes, not just symptoms.

·   Step-by-Step Tools: Map systems, uncover hidden patterns, and identify powerful leverage points. Prototype and test your ideas with practical frameworks designed for African realities.

·   Real African Youth Stories: Be inspired by true accounts of young leaders who are reimagining their communities and building futures that work for all.

·   Interactive Exercises: Whether you’re working solo, with a youth-led organisation, or in a workshop, this workbook guides you through reflection prompts and group activities to sharpen your leadership and design innovative solutions.

·   The Iceberg Model & More: Dive beneath the surface of issues using proven systems thinking tools, and learn to challenge assumptions, spot feedback loops, and create interventions that stick.

Who Is This For?

·   Young leaders, activists, and entrepreneurs across Africa

·   Youth-led organisations seeking greater, lasting impact

·   Trainers, mentors, and educators building the next generation of systems thinkers

Why Buy Now?
Africa doesn’t need more band-aids. It needs courageous systems builders and leaders ready to co-create a future that works for everyone. Impact by Design is more than a book; it’s your toolkit for unlocking your leadership potential and making a difference that lasts.

Ready to lead change that matters? Start your journey today.

“You are not tomorrow’s leaders, you are today’s leaders. The future is not something that will just happen. The future is something you can co-create.”

Click “I want this” and become the systems change leader Africa has been waiting for!