Digital Changemakers

Digital Changemakers is a consultancy, training and events company supporting ambitious startups, social entrepreneurs, charities and civil society organisations to make a difference with technology. Having worked on groundbreaking digital projects across civil society in over 30 countries over 20 years, I have developed a deep understanding and experience of how technology can change lives that I want to pass on to help others. Digital changemaking has been in my DNA as far back as I can remember. Whilst co-managing a digital arts collective straight out of school in the mid 1990's I learned my craft with an internet startup, experiencing the highs and deep lows of the .com bubble. Despite the economic crash, it was clear that technology and the internet would have a lasting impact on what was possible for humans to achieve. The challenge back then was that so few had real access to it. I put this to task working on youth-led education and social technology projects over 5 years managing Global Voice UK. We took technology to people and places that had never experienced it and witnessed amazing initiatives across the world that inspire me to this day. In 2013 I took on a leadership position at Consult and Design International, and after many fantastic years I left as CEO in 2020 having grown the company to a team of 11 experts changing the way people live and work with technology. I am proud of Digital Changemakers' roots in the North East of England, home of the first industrial revolution. We are in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution now which is evolving the way we live and work at a rapid pace. Despite the progress made, I believe the latest technology still tends to be in the hands of a privileged few and there is huge untapped potential for change through collaboration and education. If there's a project you think we could work on together, or if anything here resonates, I'd love to hear from you. Adam Hill Founder and CEO