Over 50 people from business, government, NGOs and academics collaborated on what the future of work might look like and what skills might this future workforce need. A follow-up series of online workshops took place more recently, with hugely insightful results.
Research
Design Thinking Training
Ready to demystify a process that could transform your business? Heard all the buzz words and trying to figure out how to fit it into a Business Model Canvas tool? It’s all quite simple really, and the results are a more innovative, resilient, secure business.
Design Thinking for Stroke Research
Research projects with community-focused outcomes are as much in need of innovation techniques as are market-driven businesses. At a focused, productive workshop participants co-created two collaborative project proposals that would ultimately benefit stroke patients and their carers. We also had fun…
Academy of Medical Sciences
Collaborative research does not come naturally within the current reward system of established research excellence organisations. We explored how to get the most out of team science through building trust and provided tools for resolving the most common areas of conflict in scientific research.
The Water Challenge
A two-day innovation Bootcamp at the Environmental Futures and Big Data Impact Lab, University of Exeter, for business, NGOs and academic researchers. By the end, participants defined 6 actionable, fundable collaborative projects.
The WReN Project
Designed and facilitated the first conference of this woodlands creation and conservation project involving more than 25 organizations in the public, private, academic and third sectors.
Newcastle University
I facilitated the launch meeting of a £1.5 million cross-disciplinary multi-institutional project involving academia, big industry, and non-government organisations.
Data Visualisation initiative
This pan-university collaborative project on data visualization lead to an institutional culture change in data science education.
Art, science and engineering collaboration
Produced Data Hall, a mural by Venezuelan-Dutch artist Patricia Van Dalen.
University of Dundee
Increased cross-disciplinary engagement by 70% using creativity and innovation.