Consultant, Health Quality Council (Saskatchewan); Canada

Kyla Avis is a former Registered Nurse and Principal of KDA Consulting in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Kyla gained experience in the health care system as a nurse working in a variety of clinical settings in Canada as well as community settings in both South Africa and Mozambique. From 2008-2914 Kyla was a Program Director with Health Quality Council (Saskatchewan) overseeing the provincial rollout of the “Releasing Time to Care” initiative.

Since 2014, Kyla has worked as a consultant, helping organizations with strategic planning, facilitation, and coaching. As a certified practitioner of the Lewis Deep Democracy methodology, she guides teams through tension to generate new wisdom for innovation and improvement. Currently, Kyla is focused on systems innovation, exploring non-linear change methodologies for deeper system change. She is core team member of the Systems Innovations Network Health Hub.