Hello, I’m Paddy, previously Head of Innovation at STEAMhouse and currently Associate Lecturer in Innovation Management at Central St Martins, UAL. I work across product design, service design, and design strategy. My approach merges creativity, participation, and commerciality to help people make sense of problems and create new things that have a positive impact on the world.

Here’s a snapshot of some projects I’ve worked on →

 

Developing innovation support services that meet the needs of regional start-ups, scale-ups and corporates across sectors

Market Analysis / Service Design

Client: STEAMhouse, Birmingham City University
Role: Service Design Lead
Visit: steamhouse.org.uk 

 

Enabling corporates to solve challenges through Open Innovation and co-design with Start-ups and SMEs

Programme Design / Open Innovation

Clients: HS2 / BNP Paribas Personal Finance
Role: Design and Delivery Lead
Visit: supertechwm.com 

 

Developing ventures that increase low-income families’ access to affordable, good food

Service Design / Design Research

Funder: Guys and St Thomas’ Charity
Role: Design Lead
Partners: Sainsbury’s / Just Eat / Food Innovation Solutions

 

Creating social games to facilitate dialogue, boost empathy and stimulate action in community research settings

Design Research

Clients: Museum of London / Barbican 
Role: Design Lead
Visit: madebyplay.org

Enabling therapeutic conversations between young people using digital technology

Service Design / Design Research

Funder: William Tuke Research Foundation
Role: Design Lead
Visit: williamtuke.org

Connecting global design talent with the manufacturing expertise of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter

Product Design / Strategy / Creative Direction

Client: Point Two Five
Role: Design Lead / Founder
Visit: pointtwofive.co.uk

Enabling young people to explore possible, trusted futures for shared health data across Scotland

Design Research / Game Design

Funder: Nesta
Role: Design Lead
Visit: nesta.org.uk

 

Developing propositions that challenge dominant brands in a saturated global watch market 

Strategy / Product Design / Creative Direction

Client: Uniform Wares
Role: Design Lead / Founder
Visit: uniformwares.com 

Here are some organisations I’ve worked with:

→ Shift Design
→ STEAMhouse/BCU 
→ Ibstock Plc
→ Museum of London
→ Uniform Wares
→ Barbican
→ Lambeth Borough Council
→ Wellcome Trust
→ BNP Paribas
→ Guys & St Thomas’ Charity
→ Birmingham City Council
→ Historypin
→ HS2
→ The Big Lunch

Make room for all, look for common aims, search for new meaning, find joy.

Creating something new is hard.

Thankfully, a thoughtful and enjoyable design process can provide the insights and evidence you need to move confidently in the right direction. I support organisations to understand people and problems to create new projects, products, or services in response.

I’ll work with you to make use of what’s already there and embed collaboration into the way you respond to challenges. I can lead or support product and service design projects, design research, and venture development, as well as co-design activities.