I specialise in participative change for connected cultures. I work on client problems as a consultant, and I also bring my own ideas to life through independent projects.
Currently I am working with West Sussex County Council and Wired Sussex to grow the creative digital community in Bognor Regis.
I have recently been appointed as the Chair of Brighton Digital Festival - my main responsibilities are to lead the board of directors in the governance and strategic direction of the organisation and make sure it fulfils its aims. I see the Festival as vehicle through which we can explore Brighton's identity and create positive change.
I believe that business can and should be a force for positive change in the world - and that people connected together with a meaningful purpose can make anything happen.
My background is in design - from interfaces for digital products, to experience design and finally into organisational design. The linking thread is human behaviour - understanding what people want and need and how that can be provided in a mutually beneficial way.
I’m based in and am a fierce advocate of Brighton, UK - the city where crazy ideas can be made real. I'm proud to be a trustee of Brighton’s Royal Pavilion - a symbol of innovation and radical ideas; and to support Brighton’s creative and digital business community as a board member of Wired Sussex.
Previously:
A former director of radical transformation consultancy, NixonMcInnes
Former creative director & curator of Meaning Conference
Founder of 300 Seconds Brighton and co-organiser of the Spring Forward Festival 2013-2015
Work history
Founder
Brighton, United KingdomFreelance
I specialise in participative change for connected cultures. I work on client problems as a consultant, and I also bring my own ideas to life through independent projects.
Chairman
Brighton, United KingdomFreelance
In February 2017 I joined the great team behind the Brighton Digital Festival as the Chair of the board of directors. This an exciting time for the Festival as it establishes itself in its new guise as an independent CIC and I'm looking forward to taking responsibility for the governance and strategic direction of the organisation.
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Skills
- Community Engagement
- Placemaking
- Delivering Workshops
- Participatory Design
- Economic Development
- Strategy
- Customer Experience
- Digital Transformation
- Organisational Development
- Creative Leadership