Introduction
My work on ‘collective sustainability intelligence’ covers urban, environment, economy, technology and political systems, as leader of the Future-Proof Cities theme for the Manchester Urban Institute at the University of Manchester.
I have produced 2 landmark texts - the new ‘Deeper City: collective intelligence and the pathways from smart to wise’, and the previous ‘City-region 2020: Integrated planning for a sustainable environment’. I provide advice for policy and business from SAMI Consulting, along with reviews, evaluations, keynotes, training and capacity building events, in many countries.
I practice and promote visual thinking as the key to creative collaboration, foresight/futures and systems change. In 2020 I set up the Collaboratorium for collective intelligence, a global online community, exploring the pathways ‘from smart to wise’.
Expert
My work on ‘collective sustainability intelligence’ covers urban, environment, economy, technology and political systems, as leader of the Future-Proof Cities theme for the Manchester Urban Institute at the University of Manchester.
I have produced 2 landmark texts - the new ‘Deeper City: collective intelligence and the pathways from smart to wise’, and the previous ‘City-region 2020: Integrated planning for a sustainable environment’. I provide advice for policy and business from SAMI Consulting, along with reviews, evaluations, keynotes, training and capacity building events, in many countries.
I practice and promote visual thinking as the key to creative collaboration, foresight/futures and systems change. In 2020 I set up the Collaboratorium for collective intelligence, a global online community, exploring the pathways ‘from smart to wise’.
Fields of expertise: Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Environmental policy / climate change, Participation, Science policy, technology and innovation policy, Strategic planning, Urban development