// PODCASTS / TALKS / WORKSHOPS
Useful ideas, spoken aloud.
Conversations about community engagement, responsible AI, building products, entrepreneurship, leadership, and what happens when the tidy plan meets the real world.
01 // FOR THE LOVE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The future of engagement, without the theatre.
I joined host Becky Hirst as co-host for season six: a series of candid conversations with practitioners about the next decade of community engagement. Choose an episode below to watch or listen without leaving the page.
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02 // TOPICS
What I can speak about.
Talks, panels, workshops and podcast conversations. Each topic links to writing or work that goes deeper.
- Closing the loop in community engagementWhy participation needs visible follow-through, not just better surveys.
- Responsible AI in local government and educationUsing AI to strengthen human judgement and learning rather than replace it.
- From rough idea to working productTesting a concept quickly, including with no-code tools, before building more.
- What founders learn when things don’t go to planWinding down a company, burnout, and deciding what to build next.
03 // SELECTED TALKS
Earlier ideas worth revisiting.
Workshops and talks about moving from a rough idea to something people can use, and the people required to make that happen.
- Building a business in an hour... with no code!A practical walkthrough of using no-code tools to build a digital-facing business quickly.
- Concept to ProductionThe five steps I use to take startup ideas from a rough concept to a product people can use. The slides and notes are in the 9 May 2022 newsletter.
- SwinLead Leadership WorkshopAn honest discussion about the experiences, challenges, and successes of leading student communities.