
Innovation Specialist, Creative Learning and Development Consultant, Researcher, Transdisciplinary Facilitator
New Zealand

Innovation Specialist, Creative Learning and Development Consultant, Researcher, Transdisciplinary Facilitator
New Zealand
Sixteen years experience internationally as a development consultant, facilitator, and more recently, as a designer and producer. Diverse background includes work with grass-roots communities (in West Africa, Latin America, North East Scotland, and New Zealand), social enterprises in the UK, experimental designers and artists in Brussels, and political institutions in Europe.
Transdisciplinary approach fuses the latest in media, technology and creative arts in order to generate engagement within diverse communities.
Currently lecturing part time within Manukau Institute of Technology's business school, while also working as an independent researcher, facilitator, consultant and artist.
social innovation, cross-boundary facilitation, organisational and communty development, action research, learning communities, branding and identity, creative and innovative engagement, strategic advice and development
MSC , Organisational Consulting , 2005 — 2007
2006 Torres Pumps Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement
B.A , Politics, Education , 1989 — 1992
Games (Street/ARG/Online etc ), Alternative/Participatory Theatre, Social Innovation, Community Arts and Design, Transformative Learning, Storytelling, Identity and Culture, Social Dynamics, Branding and Social Marketing, Photography, Expeditions.