About me

I have worked in social innovation since 2011. I specialise in service design, user research and multimedia storytelling. In late 2019, I directed 'We The People', a participatory documentary exploring Brixton and activism through an intergenerational lense. I am currently developing Comfort Food, an intimate experience combining audio storytelling and dining to bring people’s emotional food memories to life. I am passionate about food sustainability and founded the Brixton People's Kitchen.

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Projects credited in

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  Transform Ageing Final Report Executive SummaryThe Transform Ageing programme is a pioneering community and design-led programme delivered through a partnership led by the Design Council that aimed to improve people’s experience of ageing. The Final Report Executive Summary outlines the key insights, learning and evaluation from the programme. Visit our website to download the report: https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/resources/report/transform-ageing-final-report-executive-summary
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  Knee High Design ChallengeDesign Challenges are open innovation competitions that develop practical solutions to social problems. The Knee High Design Challenge is being run with the support of the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, and the London Boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth. The programme set out to find, fund and support people with new ideas for raising the health and wellbeing of children under five years old.

Work history

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Qualitative ResearcherBright Harbour
May 2020 - Jul 2020United KingdomFreelance
Remote ethnographic research on the impact of Covid-19 and lockdown on food insecurity in the UK.
Innovation LeadShift
May 2019 - Mar 2020London, United KingdomPart Time
Conducted user research, concept development and prototyping on two projects. The first one, funded by GSTC aimed to support an ecosystem of organisations to tackle childhood obesity. The second one, commissioned by housing provider One Manchester, aimed to design a way to better support their tenants on Universal Credit.

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Skills

• Service Design
• Graphic Design
• Interaction Design
• User Research
• Film Editing
• Facilitation
• Storytelling
• Immersive Experience

Education

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MA Design for DevelopmentKingston University
Sep 2010 - Sep 2011Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
Design Thinking, Sustainability, Social Change
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B.A. Visual CommunicationNCAD
Sep 2006 - Sep 2008Dublin, Ireland

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