2024

PechaKucha, The Rep – Dundee, Scotland
’Threads’
Invited Speaker

University of Bristol – Bristol, UK
’Art of Storytelling in Design’
Invited Speaker

Publicis Media, NextTECHnow: The Power of Immersive Experiences – London, UK
‘Playing with Machines: Navigating Immersive Experience Design’
Invited Speaker

2023
DJCAD, University of Dundee, MSc Design for Business – Dundee, Scotland
‘Beyond the Familiar’
Invited Speaker

Churches Conservation Trust Churches – Bristol, Brockley, Puxton, Uphill
‘Medieval and Moderns: Resources for Resilience’
Designer and Principal Investigator – Co-Design Workshops

2022
WEDFresh Pecha Kucha, Propyard – Bristol, UK
‘Meta meet Macro and Micro’
Invited Speaker with Verity McIntosh

IxDA Bristol, The Premiere – Bristol, UK
with Stephanie Campbell, Prince Taylor, Sarah Selby, Andy Littledale
Producer

2021
Royal College of Art, Design Products – London, UK
‘Guest Day’
Invited Designer – Project Crits

Raucous Exchange – Online
‘Animating the Inanimate – Writing for live performance with object-based technology’
In Conversation with Sharon Clark

2020
Hyper Island MA Design Thinking – Online
‘Digital Prototyping’
Visiting Tutor / Industry Friend – Talk and Workshop

Hyper Island MA Digital Experience Design – Manchester, UK
‘Experience Prototyping’
Visiting Tutor / Industry Friend – Talk and Workshop

2019
Hyper Island MA Design Thinking – London, UK
‘Prototyping’
Visiting Tutor / Industry Friend – Talk and Workshop

Hyper Island ‘UX Lab – Challenge by Skyscanner’ – London, UK
‘Mapping and Prototyping Experiences’
Visiting Tutor / Industry Friend – Talk and Workshop

Insider London with London Business School – London, UK
‘Radical Collaboration’
Invited Speaker – Talk

BIMA (British Interactive Media Association) – Bristol, UK
‘Art of Experience’
Invited Speaker – Talk

Glasgow School of Art Winter School – The Scottish Highlands, UK
‘Experience Prototyping’
Visitng Tutor – Talk and Workshop

2018
Playable City Conference – Tokyo, JP
‘Wa. What does it mean to you?’
Invited Speaker / Facilitator – Talk and Workshop

Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship Conference – Bristol, UK
‘Equity Share: Assessing Individuals within Groups’
Invited Speaker – Talk

2017
News:rewired – London, UK
‘From Devices to Communities: Connected News’’
Panel with Alison Gow, Benedicte Autret, Stuart Goulden
Invited Speaker – Panel Talk

International Festival of Journalism – Perugia, IT
‘NewsThings: Exploring IoT News Media’
Panel with Alison Gow, John Mills, Sarah Hartley
Invited Speaker – Panel Talk

2016
Being There, Humans and Robot in Public Spaces Conference – Bristol, UK
‘Protagonists and their Robots’
Lightning Talk

This Happened Bristol: The Forge – Bristol, UK
with Patrick Stevenson-Keating, Stefan Goodchild, Elie Lakin, Sam Hill
Co-Producer

Hyper Island Experience Design Lab – London, UK
‘Emerging Technology’
Invited Speaker

SXSW – Austin TX, USA
‘Subtle Interfaces: Designing For Calm Tech’
Panel with Pete Bennett, Verity McIntosh, Chloe Meineck
Selected Panellist

Interaction16 – Helsinki, Finland
‘Prototyping The Internet Of Things’
Workshop with Martin Charlier
Facilitator

Hyper Island – Manchester, UK
‘Experience Prototyping‘
Speaker + Workshop Facilitator

Tech North, University of Sheffield and KAIST, Sheffield, UK
‘Ideation + Experience Prototyping’ Workshop
Facilitator

2015
Great Festival Of Creativity – Shanghai, China
Delegate, Invited By UKTI

This Happened Bristol, Hygge – Bristol, UK
with Ben Alun-Jones, Katherine Jewkes, Ivor Williams, Coco Sato
Co-Producer

This Happened Bristol, Secret Garden – Bristol, UK
with Stuart Wood, Vanessa Harden, David McGoran, Annette Mees
Co-Producer

Hyper Island – Manchester, UK
‘Experience Prototyping With Video‘ Workshop
Speaker + Workshop Facilitator

O’Reilly Solid – San Francisco, USA
‘Prototyping User Experiences For Connected Products’ Workshop with Martin Charlier
Facilitator

Bristol City Council – Bristol, UK
‘IoT Landscape’ Introductory Talk
Speaker

This Happened Bristol, Top Of Colston Tower – Bristol, UK
with Gavin Strange, Martin Skelly, Di Mainstone, Melodie Leung
Co-Producer

2014
British Council + Korea Foundation Catalyst – Seoul, Korea
‘Ideas Lab’
Facilitator

Being There: Humans And Robots In Public Spaces – Bristol, UK
‘Ideas Lab’
Facilitator

Hyper Island – Manchester, UK
‘Experience Design‘ Workshop
Speaker and Facilitator

Unbox Labs: Future Cities – National Institute Of Design, Ahmedabad, India
Co-Producer with REACT

Crafts Council Make:Shift – London, UK
‘Tools & Iot In Craft, Design And Making’ Panel
Panel Chair

Ogilvy Lab Live – London, UK
‘Disruption In Innovation’ Keynote
Keynote Speaker

O’Reilly Solid – San Francisco, USA
‘UX In IoT: A Collaborative Approach’ – Keynote
Keynote Speaker

No Boundaries – Bristol, York, UK
‘What Colour is the Countryside?’ Open Session
Facilitator

2013
Arts Council England – Bristol, UK
‘IoT Prototyping’ Workshop
Facilitator

SXSW – Austin TX, USA
‘Pitchforks And Printed Electronics’
Panel with Paul Egglestone, Garrett Goodman, Nick White
Selected Panellist

REACT Objects Sandbox – Cardiff, Exeter, Bristol, UK
‘IoT Ideas Labs’
Producer

Fascinate Conference – Falmouth, UK
‘Exploring IoT And Craft’ – Workshop
Facilitator

2012
Playful Iot Futures Unconference BBC R&D – Manchester, UK
‘Interactive Newsprint’ – Talk
Speaker

National Institute Of Design – Ahmedabad, India
‘Physical Apps’ – Workshop with Jon Rogers
Facilitator

Maklab – Glasgow, UK
‘Paper Electronics Using Conductive Inks’ – Workshop with Mike Shorter
Facilitator

Glasgow School of Art – Glasgow, UK
‘Hitech, Lo-Tech’ – Talk
Speaker

Sotheby’s MA Contemporary Design – London, UK
‘Digital Within Design’ – Talk
Speaker

2009
Istituto Europeo Di Design, Master Design Innovation – Madrid, Spain
Workshop with Hannes Koch
Facilitator