The Systems Sandbox is a fortnightly series that unpacks the realities of applying systems thinking to complex contexts. First Person Consulting (FPC) have developed the Systems Sandbox as part of their capacity building work with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth)'s Local Government Partnership. Join hosts Matt Healey and Tenille Moselen in the first episode as they meet with Samantha Chapman and Jessica Brien - VicHealth's Leads for the Partnership - to learn about why VicHealth runs the Partnership, what it entails, and the role for systems thinking in addressing complex challenges.

Systems thinking is valuable as both process and product, but that is not the end of the story. These are both inputs into wider efforts and processes for change. In this episode we chat to Jocelyn Bignold OAM and the CEO of McAuley Community Services for Women. Jocelyn has spent her career supporting women and children leaving family violence, experiencing homelessness and mental illness. Jocelyn chats with Matt about her own systems journey, and how McAuley used systems thinking as part of their efforts to support women and children to be Safe at Home. You can learn more about McAuley and their work advocating and working towards Safe at Home on their website: https://www.mcauley.org.au/about/advocacy/safe-at-home.