Maesie MacGillivray is a research assistant at UniSA. As part of the Education Futures Academy, she focuses on applying Cultural Historical Activity Theory through Pragmatic Adaptive Modelling to make sense of the complex world we live in, which extends to understanding the complexities that exist in the unique and evolving space that is education. She has been involved in projects across various areas of research, such as Inclusion, Sustainability, and Artificial Intelligence. Maesie is currently studying a Bachelor of Arts in English and Psychology and enjoys the way that a systems thinking approach surpasses traditional disciplines.