Hello, I’m Paddy, most recently Head of Innovation at STEAMhouse and currently a visiting Associate Lecturer, MA 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 →  

Design sprints for FinTech startups to explore and prototype AI-driven virtual assistants

Facilitation / Mentoring 

Clients: BNP Paribas Personal Finance / SuperTech WM
Role: Innovation Lead
Visit: bnpparibas-pf.co.uk

Co-designing an innovation strategy and operating model with a third sector technology provider

Innovation Strategy & Process

Client: ForGood.Tech
Role: Innovation Strategist
Visit: forgood.tech

 

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