I partner with organizations on complex health challenges that require systems thinking, multi-stakeholder coordination, and sustainable design. My approach focuses on building collaborative frameworks that outlast any single project.
Whether you’re an NGO, business, health system, or public agency, effective collaboration starts with a shared commitment to solve. My experience spans hospital innovation, grassroots tech pilots, digital health, disaster response, and systems policy. If your organization is seeking a partner who brings systems thinking, practical facilitation, and respect for diverse stakeholders, I’d love to talk.
Co-creating systems and models for real-world contexts in health-climate-food sustainability, and grassroots implementation of emerging technologies.
Facilitating workshops, roundtables, or innovation summits for multi-stakeholder alignment and new solution design.
Reviewing projects for systems bottlenecks, sustainability, and transferability, and conducting in-depth impact assessments during and after the project.
Co-authoring playbooks, toolkits, or policy briefs based on implementation lessons, co-building global impact-centered, knowlege-driven multi-stakeholder networks.
With Danish Red Cross, designed pre-hospital medical referral protocols for emergency response to mass fatalities and climate emergencies for Far-West Nepal.
With India Flying Labs, build an active network of 200+ professionals and 40+ partners in India to accelerate adoption of drones.
With Global Alliance on Drones in Development, expanded the knowledge-sharing platform to 37 countries with 50+ partners.
Clinic Management System
Tested, help in blueprinting of processes, and overall user friendliness of the CMS. Then helped in launch, change management, training, and user support for medical teams.
Medical Audits and Quality Management
Monitored the quality of cases, prescriptions, and follow-ups, with training of doctors and medical teams, to improve overall treatment and service quality.
Patient Experience Research and Medical Protocols
Led in-depth research on patient experience and designed medical protocols and service standards according to the research outcomes.
Medical Operations Data Intelligence
Designed and monitored data intelligence systems for monitoring medical operations and protocols.
Advanced Course on Drones in Development
Designed, facilitated and delivered a 30-day hands-on live online course with 40+ topics, for a cohort of 120 people from 37 countries in 2 batches.
International Conference on Drones in Development
Designed, convened and facilitated a 3-day online conference with 30+ speakers from 25 countries and 15 tracks.
Drones and Data in Sustainable Development
Facilitated and delivered a live in-person workshop in Mumbai for understanding challenges and opportunities for applications of drones in sustainable development.
Capacity Building Framework for Drones in Development
Published a framework for grassroots capacity building in the countries of the global south for adopting drones in development.
UAV Task Force
Built a community of 200+ drone pilots across India for responding to climate emergencies.
Co-Creating Sustainable Futures with Drones and AI
A 3-day workshop at IIT Delhi to build India's ecosystem for adopting drones for good.
Cyclone Fani Drone Data Response
Coordinated the first project to demonstrate use of drones and AI in damage assessment.
Drones and Data in Disasters
Designed, organized and facilitated a 5-day hands-on workshop on use of drones and data for disaster response in Odisha, Nagaland and Maharashtra.
Drones for Daughters
Enabled an inspiration and knowledge sharing for girls for careers in STEM, aviation, and robotics.
Project WINGS
Enabled a capacity building program for young adults from schools to learn about drones and their applications in development sector in the most fun way.
FEMINA DLM
Building a localised deep learning model and medical intelligence application for women's health and longevity.
Asia Pacific Peace Research Conference, Nepal, 2016
Chevening Health Hackathon, London, 2022/23
International Conference on Drones in Development, 2022
Advanced Course on Drones in Development, 2020/ 21
Co-creating Sustainable Futures with Drones and AI, IIT Delhi, 2019
Drones and Data in Disasters, Bhubaneshwar/ Mumbai/ Kohima, 2019
Drone Leadership Summit, 2021
UAV Task Force Meetings, 2018
'D for Drones', a 7-day conference with the Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI), 2019
Drones and Data in Sustainable Development, 2022
Each collaboration is tailored. No copy-paste solutions.
I favor co-creation: I listen first, build alongside you, and move at a pace that works for all primary stakeholders.
My goal: help your team own and evolve the solution, long after the initial partnership wraps up.
My project work is grounded in three principles:
1. Systems-Level Thinking: Understanding the full ecosystem—incentives, constraints, power dynamics—to design interventions that work in context.
2. Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration: Bringing the right partners to the table and creating structures for sustained cooperation.
3. Sustainability by Design: Building programs that can function independently, with clear ownership and funding models.
Write to me on hello@ruchisaxena.com with:
Your organization, project, or challenge area
Goals, context, and stage (idea, pilot, scale, stuck)
What you hope to get from working together