Consultation

I work with organisations, institutions and individuals who are ready to think differently about economy, care, shared spaces and what transforming systems actually requires.

The approach

Most of what I am asked to help with is some version of the same problem: a system that no longer serves, a question that existing frameworks can't answer, or a future that can't quite be seen yet. My starting point is always what has been left out.

Over years of working across architecture, economics, culture and research, I have developed an approach I think of as making the invisible visible. I help people notice the assumptions baked into how their organisation, project or practice is structured. The things that feel inevitable are almost always, in fact, designed. From there, we can begin to imagine otherwise.

This is not a methodology with numbered steps. It is closer to a philosophical practice with practical outcomes: reframing what the actual problem is, questioning what the system is optimising for and opening up enough space for something genuinely different to emerge.

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Reframing — help people see what they've stopped noticing, the assumptions baked into how their organisation or project is structured

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Questioning the obvious — asking what the system is actually optimising for and whether that's what anyone actually wants

What I offer

I work in different formats depending on what is needed:

Single conversations or ongoing advisory — for individuals or leadership teams navigating complexity, transition or questions they haven't been able to articulate yet.

Workshops — for organisations wanting to think collectively about economy, care, futures or structural change. These can range from a focused half-day to a longer series.

Longer collaborations — embedded work with institutions, research organisations or agencies on specific projects or programmes where sustained thinking is needed.

Lectures and keynotes — for conferences, universities and festivals. See Talks & Teaching for more.

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Imagining otherwise — using speculative, philosophical or artistic thinking to open up space for different futures

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Grounding it — brave ideas need to land somewhere real with actionable roadmaps and outputs