Design, Strategy and Facilitation in Birmingham

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


      Facilitation / Mentoring&#38;nbsp;
      Clients: BNP Paribas Personal Finance / SuperTech WM Role: Innovation LeadVisit: bnpparibas-pf.co.uk
 
    
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Co-designing an innovation strategy and operating model with a third sector technology provider Innovation Strategy &#38;amp; Process
  Client: ForGood.Tech Role: Innovation StrategistVisit: forgood.tech

  
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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&#38;nbsp;
 
    
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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&#38;nbsp;
    
  
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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
    

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Creating social games to facilitate dialogue, boost empathy and stimulate action in community research settings
      Design Research
 
      Clients: Museum of London / Barbican&#38;nbsp;
      Role: Design Lead
Visit: madebyplay.org
    
  
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Enabling therapeutic conversations between young people using digital technology
      
Service Design / Design Research


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

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      Product Design / Strategy / Creative Direction


  Client: Point Two Five Role: Design Lead / FounderVisit: pointtwofive.co.uk
    
  
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Enabling young people to explore possible, trusted futures for shared health data across Scotland
      Design Research / Game Design Funder: Nesta Role: Design LeadVisit: nesta.org.uk 
    

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Developing propositions that challenge dominant brands in a saturated global watch market&#38;nbsp;
      Strategy / Product Design / Creative Direction Client: Uniform Wares Role: Design Lead / FounderVisit: uniformwares.com&#38;nbsp;


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      Here are some organisations I’ve worked with:
      → Shift Design
      → STEAMhouse/BCU&#38;nbsp;
      → Ibstock Plc
      → Museum of London
      → Uniform Wares
      → Barbican
      → Lambeth Borough Council
      → Wellcome Trust
      → BNP Paribas
      → Guys &#38;amp; St Thomas’ Charity
      → Birmingham City Council
      → Historypin
      →
      HS2
      → The Big Lunch
    
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		<description>Make room for all, look for common aims, search for new meaning, find joy.
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      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.
    

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      Say 
      
        hello
      
    
  patrickjohnbek@gmail.com+44 (0)7921 775 682
    
    Unit 3 Minerva Works 158 Fazeley Street&#38;nbsp;
    Birmingham&#38;nbsp;
    B5 5RS
  

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    Bonus jargon busters: 
    → Service Design
    → Co-Design
    → Design Facilitation
    → Design Strategy
    → Design Research
    → Venture Design
    
  
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