I’ve spent the past decade working across the Australian design industry, mostly behind the scenes, at the intersection of design philosophy, academic research, and cultural production. Every strand of this work was, and will always be, motivated by a need to help design students and graduates enter the workforce fully armed, with all the skills necessary to succeed — hereafter included under the moniker of ‘community development’.

The two main threads of my professional career since 2012 are community development and research translation — the latter being the act of translating specialist knowledge from academic, strategic, or theoretical contexts for broader audiences. Those skill sets sit in my theoretical toolbox alongside editorial operations and strategic communications — all grounded in the kind of interpersonal skill that only comes from decades of working closely with people across wildly different professional spaces.

The lane I occupy in the field of research translation is best demonstrated by my collaboration with Professor Tony Fry — one of the world’s preeminent design theorists — on manuscripts and strategic content for The Studio at the Edge of the World.