Category: DesignPage 1 of 3

Parent category of Instructional Design, Presentation Design, etc.

I help organizations turn unstoppable change into new opportunities.

I focus on the design and implementation of strategies compatible with an accelerating future.

Strategist & Collaborator, The Co-Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth

The platform curates and creates educational art and media that shift paradigms of our home planet and re-orient our sense of possibility. The platform will draw on the…

Product Owner, Future of Aging Expedition

Working with an interdisciplinary team of 50+ participants as we explore trends in Aging, the integration of IoT at home to improve autonomy and the emergence, integration and…

Product Owner, Future of Energy Camp

An outcome of this experience was the development of instructional materials to document the 16 week engagement of 35+ participants from interdisciplinary backgrounds. The engagement was done across…

Latin America Way Finding Explorer for LATAM CAPE

Participated in the LATAM CAPE session focused on Mexico. The Latin America CAPE’s innovative programmes inspire a passion for Latin America among young Kiwis, foster future business links…

Learning Management System & Collaboration Tools

Through Covid-19 lockdown, I developed Educational Design strategy for the MAUWAI program of Indigenous Mindfulness. Key Deliverables: Knowledge Base – for internal process documentation. 1:1 consultation with team…

Visual Storyteller, Future of Work Expedition

The Future Of Work Field Expedition Notebook was compiled from the work of 60+ interdisciplinary practitioners from around the world. This instructional material was special because I was…

Methods & Frameworks Pathfinder

Since March 2020, I’ve been collaborating with Explorers’ Lab in Silicon Valley on initiatives to reimagine the Future of Work as the Covid-19 pandemic began. The Methods &…

Experiences: Hosting the CX Collective NZ

In July 2019, I hosted the Customer Experience Collective New Zealand (CX Collective NZ) their monthly practitioner & networking event on behalf of The Employers and Manufacturers Association…

Keynote Talk: “Creation, Creativity & Crowdfunding” | Blended Learning and Technologies Forum 2019

In May 2019, I hosted the quarterly meeting of e-Learning practitioners across New Zealand at the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA Northern). During the 3-part event had a…

Guest Speaker: Lloyds Banking Group

In November 2018, I was invited by the first ever Chief Design Officer of Lloyds Banking Group, Dan Makowski, to give a guest talk to their full Design…

Strategy Consulting: Digital Capability for RNZCGP

In February 2018, I conducted high-level strategy, frameworks and foresight consulting work of what learning can be for all 4,500 GPs of New Zealand.

Tactile Astronomy

I am developing Tactile Astronomy to teach Astronomy to blind youth. 

 It is time to open the final frontier for all.

The Spinoff Interview for Tactile Astronomy.

In November 2016, I was interviewed by The Spinoff about Tactile Astronomy and my perspective on innovation in NZ Inc.

Community Volunteering: MESHED

I am involved in the development of the MESHED collaborative to support resillient communities in Auckland through neighborhood activations of MakerHood.

Speaker: User Experience Auckland Group

In August 2016, I gave a talk at the User Experience Auckland Group about the Tactile Astronomy Project.

August 2016: Startup Mentor for Te Mahuki @ Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

I am a Mentor for the inaugural cohort of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa’s Te Mahuki program from August to December 2016.

June 2016: Strategy & Consulting – Future Of Work by NZ Labour Party

In June 2016, I participated in the Labour Party Future Of Work Commission session on the implications for the ICT sector -and related sectors- in knowledge-intensive manufacturing and services industries.

2017: Innovation Nation Grand Challenge

The Innovation Nation Grand Challenge is an open call for New Zealanders to tackle the most pressing challenges in their communities. It’s goal is to catalyze ideas and innovations into inventions, thus building 
 in-country capabilities, next-generation industries and national resilience.

Building a talking forest with next-generation sensors at NatureHack Hackathon in New Zealand

In November 2015, I participated in the NatureHack hackathon which happened after a successful business introduction to New Zealand of Swedish provider Confetti and Sqore to enable the C Prize UAV competition also in 2015.

Event Designer & Facilitator: Innovation 2030 for Labour Party

I was asked to design, develop and deliver a facilitated all-day workshop to bring together a group of industry, science and academic leaders

Design Strategy work for NeSI

From July to September 2015, I am working with New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI) as a Design Strategy Consultant for their Capability Development Strategy for Researcher Digital Literacy.

Drones: Enabling the C Prize Competition

In 2014, I assisted in the development of strategic business relationship with Swedish provider Sqore to enable the innovation competition to take place in 2015.

“Technology helps blind kids ‘see’ stars”

An innovative Kiwi is about to teach astronomy to blind students with the help of 3D printer technology. It will be a first for New Zealand’s education system with a pilot programme set to launch next year.

2014 Continuous Improvement Forum Speaker

I was invited to speak at the 2014 CI Forum in Auckland. I shared my insights on designing corporate training of CI Tools.