Through COFINK I design and facilitate workshops, training and knowledge sharing projects to support innovation in a wide range of sectors. I use a wide portfolio of tools and methods and often work on projects that develop new design thinking templates for specific challenges. Recently I have developed a wide range of methods to bring design and systems thinking into healthcare.Project work has been completed with: HEALTH & CARE:SH:24, Mental Health at Work, SEHSCT (Northern Ireland), Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge (Norway), Angus Health & Social Care Partnership, Ninewells Cancer Campaign, NHS Tayside, NHS Borders, NHS Lothian, NHS Glasgow & Greater Clyde, Scottish Clinical Genetics and NHS Education for Scotland, Scottish Care.UNIVERSITIES & INNOVATION ORGANISATIONS: UKRI (UK & Beijing), AHRC, Innovate UK, KTN Network, Vinnova (Sweden), Snook, Scope (Finland), Magnetic, Kent State University (Ohio), LaSalle College of the Arts (Singapore), University of Dundee, University of Exeter, Robert Gordon University, Heriot Watt University (Dubai & Borders), Glasgow Urban Lab @ Glasgow School of Art, College Development Network, Burness Paul, Entrepreneurial Scotland. PUBLIC & 3rd SECTORGlasgow City Council, Leisure & Culture Dundee, Culture Perth & Kinross, Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre, LAR Housing Trust, Horsecross Arts, Save the Elephants (Kenya).

Visiting Professor with the School of Textiles & Design

+ Principal Investigator AHRC funded: Exploration of design-led, place-based research + Principal Investigator UKRI funded: Development of Ecosystem Mapping Tools (with NHS Tayside & NHS Education for Scotland)+ Co-Investigator AHRC funded: Design HOPES (with NHS Scotland)+ Co-Investigator EPSRC & NIHR funded: SEISMIC SHIFT (with NHS Highlands & NHS Lanarkshire)

Coaching for the InnovateUK, Design for Growth Programme. Over the last 36 months I have provided design coaching support for over 30 start-up businesses across the UK.

+ Member of Court+ Member of Chair's Committee+ Member of Risk & Audit Committee

+ Member of Council+ Member of the Creative Industry Cluster Programme Advisory Board. + Chair of Design Leadership Fellowship Advisory Group. + Chair of AHRC UK:China Research Panels.

Whilst leading Glasgow School of Art, the School of Simulation & Visualisation (2016), the Innovation School (2017) and GSA’s Open Studio programme (2016) were launched, GSA’s campus in Singapore was developed in partnership with the Singapore Institute of Technology, new collaborations in China were established and GSA’s campus in the Highlands of Scotland was opened in partnership with Highland & islands Enterprise (2017). During the period, GSA moved from 20th to 8th position in the QS world rankings and became one of Scotland's top 3 universities for widening access for disadvantaged students. Annual turnover increased from £27 to £40 million and £75 million was invested over five years in estates development. In 2014 the Reid Building was opened as the new home for the School of Design. In 2016 the Stow Building and 4 acre site was purchased and refurbished as the new home for the School of Fine Art. Between 2014-2018 the Mackintosh Building under went a £35 million restoration.

At the University of St Andrews I developed and delivered specialist modules in branding and strategic product development for the School of Management's MLitt Business Programmes.

As Head of Design I established new UG programmes BSc (Hons) Product Design (2002) with the School of Engineering and BSc (Hons) Digital Interaction Design (2003) with the School of Computing. During my 3-year tenure as Dean of DJCAD new PGT programmes in Design for Services (2010) and Design Ethnography (2010) and Art & Humanities (2011) were established and DJCAD's estate was extensively remodelled . I played a key role in the University of Dundee’s contribution to the development of the V&A Dundee. I was PI on the AHRC Design Management Metamorphosis Network in collaboration with University of the Arts, London (2010-2012). As Director of Research for the College of Arts, Science & Engineering I provided research leadership across DJCAD, School of Engineering, Physics & Mathematics and the School of Computing.

In July 2004 I was appointed, to the National role of Initiative Director for the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Engineering Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) ‘Designing for the 21st Century’ (D21) Research Programme. This involved secondment to the AHRC/EPSRC to provide intellectual leadership for this £6.5million programme involving 41 design research projects, hosted in universities across the UK. The portfolio included the UK Research Council's first investment in (then) new design research areas. These included; service design, design policy, design & the circular economy and design & complexity science.

In 1996 I was appointed as Director of the Design Research Centre (DRC) at the School of Design, Brunel University. The DRC became the UK leader for design-led Knowledge Transfer Programmes with 15 KTPs in place across the UK. My PhD explored the impact of enhancing design capability of small companies, this led to the development of Design Atlas for the UK Design Council. In 1999 I developed and delivered Design Council, Design Atlas training for the UK Business Link, Design Counsellors.