Gill’s specialism is in bringing new combinations of people, culture and technology into the development of new products, services and experiences. From subtle research into early insights and future needs, or longer-term patterns and behaviours, her work involves getting the right people in the research, and listening hard to what they share.
As a co-founder of the innovation agency Plot, Gill designs and develops research and design the interventions Plot undertakes across industry sectors for clients such as the BBC, Microsoft and many others. She is skilled in more open forms of participation that foster interdisciplinary collaboration and produce more humane system designs.
As Director of Upstarter she founded a design-led incubation service for creative and social microbusinesses. She has worked with a range of partners including BSWN, CLWSTWR, WECA, NESTA and the British Council, in Wales, UK, Jordan and Egypt. Recently she supported 24 new creative collaborations through the South West Creative Technology Network, based out of the Pervasive Media Studio and Watershed, Bristol. She works with people making new products and services for markets that do not yet exists, and creates spaces for a future visions to be .
Projects
- GlimmersGlimmers for National Lottery Community Fund on the nature of Civil Society emergent tactics and technology needs for the in the time of Covid. This involved engaging groups of people in research from across the voluntary sector from large Charities to small organisations. https://glimmersreport.net/