About Me
I'm a committed advocate, convener and facilitator of participatory forums for building community and making local and national democracy more relational, inclusive and deliberative.
I work as a consultant advising and supporting local authorities to empower and bring the public into decision making processes. My role is to make sure that it's not just people's votes that count but also their voices and I design fair, democratic processes to do just that.
I am a Senior Associate with the Co-Intelligence Institute, a USA based non-profit org. I support its founder Tom Atlee by promoting the Wise Democracy project and its associated pattern language. We engage in consultancy for local government, communities and organisations that see the value in co-creating deeply participatory cultures.
I have a passion for problem solving, facilitating creativity and helping people to ‘get unstuck’ by seeing things from a variety of empowering perspectives.
I also collaborate with the Lightning Fast Foundation designing and delivering community cohesion projects.
My past life!
I used to be a Buddhist Monastic and I spent 9 years in a monastery in France where I accomplished a traditional 3 year meditation retreat. Following this I went on to complement my knowledge of the Eastern traditions by studying Western psychology. I have been giving Mindfulness courses, retreats and workshops to the general public, in diverse communities and in business environments since 2012.
I work as a consultant advising and supporting local authorities to empower and bring the public into decision making processes. My role is to make sure that it's not just people's votes that count but also their voices and I design fair, democratic processes to do just that.
I am a Senior Associate with the Co-Intelligence Institute, a USA based non-profit org. I support its founder Tom Atlee by promoting the Wise Democracy project and its associated pattern language. We engage in consultancy for local government, communities and organisations that see the value in co-creating deeply participatory cultures.
I have a passion for problem solving, facilitating creativity and helping people to ‘get unstuck’ by seeing things from a variety of empowering perspectives.
I also collaborate with the Lightning Fast Foundation designing and delivering community cohesion projects.
My past life!
I used to be a Buddhist Monastic and I spent 9 years in a monastery in France where I accomplished a traditional 3 year meditation retreat. Following this I went on to complement my knowledge of the Eastern traditions by studying Western psychology. I have been giving Mindfulness courses, retreats and workshops to the general public, in diverse communities and in business environments since 2012.
