For whom, and with whom

I work with organisations that are willing to question how they pursue their objectives and, when necessary, the assumptions and purposes behind those objectives. Sometimes this calls for a carefully constructed process of collective inquiry, and at other times for a fresh perspective or an uncomfortable question at the right moment. The form of the work follows from the situation. In either case I bring my own understanding and experience into play alongside those of the people I work with, in the hope that something may become possible that none of us could have specified beforehand.

Among the organisations I have worked with are Oxfam America, the Government of Slovenia, the UK Foresight Directorate and the King Baudouin Foundation, and I particularly value the fact that several of these relationships have endured, some for more than two decades. A selection of projects and publications can be found here [link to Work].

I also make a point of working with young people. They are entering a professional world that is being rearranged just as they arrive, in which established pathways for acquiring experience and finding one's place are becoming less secure. I host internships, arranged through educational institutions, as small laboratories in which we explore real questions together, and I offer informal mentorship in a spirit of reciprocity, often learning as much as I give.