Myra is a talented facilitator and researcher, committed to listening to and empowering individuals and communities through playful co-creation. She has a lifelong fascination with the connections between people, the places they inhabit, and the impact design can have on that relationship. At the Glass-House she innovated creative community facilitation and practical data gathering techniques through action research. She co-developed and facilitated CPD training for architects on engagement and enabling communities. She has published a number of resources for communities and professionals on best practice for community engagement and action research. Her role at Blue Chula uses participatory design as a route to community development and engagement, with a focus on social housing.Consistently multi-disciplinary, she has also worked as a designer and facilitator across theatre, events and fashion. She received a distinction researching community led building practices for her MA from the University of Brighton, and undertook training with Architecture Sans Frontieres, looking at how co design techniques can facilitate communication and fuel positive change in a global context.Specialties: Community Engagement, Co Design, Participatory Design, Innovation, Placemaking, Workshop Facilitation, Design Research, Research, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Creative Suite, Architecture, Spatial Design, Interior Design, Site survey, Sustainability, Set design, Prop Makinggraphic design, graphics software, fashion, garment construction, sketching, Broad design knowledge, Experience of different design disciplines.