RÉSUMÉ

SKILLS / MODALITIES

  • Embodied Presence and inquiry

  • Action Research and related educational practices

  • Processwork (group process and deep democracy)

  • Postactivism and The Work That Reconnects

  • Deep Adaptation (w. decolonial, embodied, feminist perspectives)

  • Creative, connective and imaginal practices

  • ‘Nature Connection’ including foraging and somatics

  • Systemic and relational foundations

CLIENT AND PROJECT WORK

2024 - ONGOING A Devon Un/Learning Journey / Co-lead & facilitation

A 9-week learning and unlearning journey for people involved in social, environmental, psychological and cultural change in South Devon; facilitators, consultants, community practitioners, artists, writers, activists, policy makers…

2023 - ONGOING A Pedagogy of Death, Decay and Destruction / Project Lead / Funded by Langkelly Chase

Research and praxis exploring what is often marginalised in systemic change work and visioning futures: exploring movements and species involved in death, decay and destruction as generative forces within ecosystems and beyond, and collapse as a precursor to creativity. Collaboration and interviews with diverse practitioners and experts, leading to open source resources and trainings. The inquiry sits alongside work such as Deep Adaptation, Hospicing Modernity, Postactivism, regenerative agriculture,  depth psychology, degrowth, radical feminism and creative disruption. 

2022 & 2023 Letting Life Lead: Systemic Constellations / Co-facilitation with Charlie O’Malley, , Hawkwood College

A retreat for organisational leaders, social entrepreneurs, activists and change agents working on major social, cultural and environmental challenges. 

2022 - 2023 Mycelium (formerly Tough Cookie) / Consultancy and Curriculum Design 

Worked with the CEO on new content, team development and strategy. Focus on transforming approaches to burnout, resilience and workplace culture within organisations.


2021 - ONGOING Radical Ecological Pedagogies for ULEX / Curriculum design & Facilitator

Co-lead developing curriculum and training resources for leaders and movement builders in socio-ecological transformation and justice. Weaving the power of radical nature connection and ecological learning with decolonial thinking, power analysis and relational depth. (Including: From the Roots Up - training residentials for leaders and trainers)

2019 Ecopsychology: Edge of the Wild festival - 'Special 'no more keynotes' guest

2017 - ONGOING  [the pause… in practice] / Project Lead

Consultancy, leadership mentoring, retreats and public events exploring the practice of pausing as resilience, postactivism, animism and deep listening

  • 2023- ongoing:  gentle/radical facilitator, mentor, consultant working with company director and team to explore forms of pausing and shifts in organisational culture

  • 2018 - 2020: Extinction Rebellion Media & Messaging team consulting for leadership team including residential whole team retreat

  • 2018: Participatory performance prayer during Extinction Rebellion 2018 protest + various workshops and presentations

2018 - ONGOING Deep Adaptation / Facilitation, Advocate & Guide

Various public talks, leadership mentoring, group facilitation including:

2017 - ONGOING The Emergence Network (TEN) / Curator with Bayo Akomolafe et al

2016 - ONGOING On the Hill - volunteer and occasional facilitator

2013 - ONGOING  Wildwise / Facilitator & Mentor

2008 - ONGOING  Transition Town Totnes (TTT) / Consultant & Facilitator & Speaker

  • 2021 April - October: Lead facilitator and project designer for TTT & CLIMATE EMERGENCY – WHAT NEXT PROJECT?

  • 2019: Totnes open meeting on climate change

  • Core group member of group “Sustainable Makers” - artists and crafts people concerned with the social, cultural and economic role of the maker in this time of energy descent. 

  • A member of Heart and Soul / inner transition group

  • 2008 - 2009: Series of Work that Reconnects workshops

  • 2008: public talk - An Ecology of Making: A community of things. An exploration of craft, design and the aesthetics of sustainability.


2020 - 2021 Race Talk / Facilitator and admin support for active BIPOC lead FB group

2007 - 2020  Schumacher College / Lecturer, Facilitator  and Programme Leader

  • 2011 - 2020  Visiting teacher and facilitator. Short Courses taught on include: Sacred Activism w. Pat Mccabe et al;  Radical Activism w. Bayo Akomolafe + Manish Jain; Ecology, Scarcity + Gift Economy w. Charles Eisentsten

  • 2007 As faculty member I developed, ran and co-taught  a number of courses: Ethical Pioneers: An interactive masterclass for the new entrepreneur; The Schumacher Certificate in Education for Sustainability; Ecological Facilitation: A gritty and creative approach to leadership 

2017  St Ethelburga’s / Facilitator  Lighting The Darkness - 1 day training on power and shadow  for leaders

2011 - 2018 Encounters Arts / Associate & Artist

Engaged socio-ecological arts practice in community and learning settings. Curating immersive, facilitative and performance based works. Worked as artist and also with director as part of forming our relational culture as an organisation. Major projects include:

  • Tagore Space for Peace - Lead artist, hosted by Encounters Arts and Ben Yeger of Combatants for Peace Palestinian and Israeli former fighters fight for peace. Interactive space and verbatim performance exploring conflict in Palestine / Israel and in ourselves. 

  • Generation of The New Economy unconference, Schumacher College April 2015 A learning festival for a new generation of economic change-makers, offering visions, stories and a In partnership with CEMUS and NEON and NEF . Curated and hosted participatory space with collaborative verbatim performance devised with participants from content created in the space

  • Museum of Now, Torquay

  • Encounters Labs, Dartington

  • Feisty women, Torquay Museum

2011 Occupy London - Participant & Facilitator

2010 Ashridge - Facilitator for Inquiry into the Wild Feminine with Chris Seeley

2002 - 2003 live|work Studio - Researcher, facilitator, story broker, service design and sustainability

  • Collaboration with the company including explorative project with the consultancy SustainAbility and research and development of ServiceDesign.org, a website forum for ideas about service design, its implications and possibilities. Also researching: how to prototype experience of a service, synergetic satisfiers within a service: intangible value exchange, how to create 'evidence' through dummy services for research and marketing purposes.

  • Collaboration with Service Design company including explorative project with the consultancy SustainAbility and development of ServiceDesign.org research website

2002 Interdisciplinary Research for Design and Society. Seminar on The Aesthetics of Sustainability - “It ain't what you see, it's the way that you see it”

Presentation at the Seminar: an exploration of how my aesthetic awareness has changed since my time as Design Editor of Wallpaper Magazine and how this effects my world view and my actions. I also talked about assumptions of what a 'sustainable aesthetic looks like.

2002 Forum for the Future / Communication and Development Manager, Education & Learning Program 

2001 - 2002 Foundation for Environmental Consciousness, Holland - Creative Consultant (freelance)

Seeds of Wholeness: Science, Systems, Spirit Conference - assisted with elements of converence and design and content of publicity.

2001 - 2002 Institute of Contemporary Arts - Talks Curator

Worked independently and in collaboration with the Director of Talks, initiating and researching topics and questions for talks; selecting and inviting speakers; writing copy and developing and programming the events. Main events were “Taking Stock” - a series of discussion on the role of design - and “How to be an Obstacle” - a conference on current debates around political direct action. 

2001 - 2006  Goldsmiths, University of London - Faculty (EcoDesign) Lecturer and course leader including curriculum design and masters teaching

2000 Social Venture Network Europe Conference - Co-created and presented workshop on the language of sustainable development at the

1999 - 2001 Consultant and Art Director (freelance)

Included: Intelligence reports on design for Wink Media clients including Selfridges; editorial consultancy for Motorola; branding consultancy for Audi; art direction and styling for stills photography for agencies including Mother and Saatchi & Saatchi

1996 - 2000 Wallpaper Magazine - Design Editor (full-time) 

  • As part of the founding editorial team, contributed to Wallpaper's rapid development from small independent publication into internationally recognised, award winning design and lifestyle magazine.

  • Instigated Wallpaper's coverage of sustainable architecture, design, energy and new economics and introduced innovation in these areas as part of the remit of the magazine.

1995 - 1998 Interior designer (freelance) 

  • Consulted on general brand and design concept for Offspring and Office London and designed and managed various residential interior projects in the UK, including some custom designed furniture.

1995 - 1995 Space, Tom Dixon - Researcher, maker and producer

TRUSTEE & SIMILAR ROLES

2010 - ONGOING  RSPOP UK / Trustee for the UK Processwork School

2006 - 2018  Embercombe / Member of Embercombe Council

2005 - 2006  Social Venture Network UK / Co-director


TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

2007 - ONGOING Movement of Being with Fanny Behrens and Colin Harrison / Training and mentoring in embodied presence and depth relationality

2010 - ONGOING Processwork + Worldwork / various workshops and intensives 

2017 Body-Informed Leadership / trauma informed leadership programme

ONGOING Wide variety of trainings and courses on themes and practices from somatics to systemic race awareness, permaculture to Theatre of The Oppressed

2001 - 2003 The Centre for Action Research in Professional Practice (CARPP) at The University of Bath School of Management / MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice 

1989 - 1992 John Moores University, Liverpool / BA Honours Degree in Fine Art