I
work
as
a
designer,
researcher and educator although this website mostly
focusses on my artwork, which I am doing less of these days.
In January 2012 I joined the
Young
Foundation, London, as head of the new
social design
practice. My background is a mixture
of consulting in design innovation, especially in digital/services, and
teaching and research. Since 2005 I have developed and taught an
MBA elective
on design and design management at
Said
Business School, University of Oxford, one of few such courses in
any management school. In my practice and research I am
involved in exploring ways to bring design approaches to organisational
problems and community challenges. I have about 15+ years' experience
of leading design teams working for the public sector and media
as well as for organisations such as Vodafone, Deutsche Bank and Rich
Mix.
In addition I am an
associate at The Policy Lab (Boston) and have worked for Taylor Haig
and Engine in London. I have also worked as a journalist including at
BBC World Service.
Recent conference keynotes include
the
International Association of
Societies of Design Research (2011),
Service Design Network (2010),
Design Management Institute (2010),
and
Ethnographic Praxis in Industry
Conference (2008). I publish in
peer-reviewed journals on design thinking and service design, as well
as trying to find ways to make academic
work more digestible to wider publics. I am also involved in helping
develop curricula in design/innovation and as an external for academic
reviews and validations such as at Parsons The New School for Design
and the Royal College of Art. Recently I've been helping UC Falmouth
set up its MBA Creative Leadership.
My work has been shown internationally including at TEDGlobal 2011 and
in the
interdisciplinary exhibition
Making
Things Public (2005) curated by
Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel. I originally studied engineering design
and appropriate technology, then a masters in digital media, and I am
completing
doctoral work at the University of Lancaster.