Behaviour, choice, freedom and power: a start of the school year brain/heart-dump about behavioural science, delib and endless growth culture
The way behavioural science and market research operates really shocks me sometimes. I'm all for better understanding ourselves so we [...]
Just a citizen, staring into the banality of economics, asking it to care for the creatures who serve it
So I think my system for blog-writing is to just wait until something keeps showing up in my life over [...]
Life is tough, but so am I; an insight into how lived experience of interpersonal trauma manifests and dissipates
Over this past year or so, I’ve changed in a way that I can’t get across in light conversation, and [...]
If we’re going to imagine the future of AI, better or worse, let’s be clear on where we are
There's a lot of hype around AI at the moment, and I am both bored of listening to tech-bro [...]
Serenade me; why communicating the essence of research findings might be enough
I’ve been thinking about dissemination. The work I, and many others I know, do is ‘applied’ research; it seeks to [...]
All change; (a rational narrative of) why I’m leaving social research and going to market(s)
What does it mean to lead? What should managing people, projects and research feel like? How should we value lived [...]
Balancing the scales in research with care-experienced people
This was originally published on the What Works for Children's Social Care website, in August 2022. So as some of [...]
Inviting Those With Lived Experience To Design, Not Just Participate In, Research About Them
Originally published on the Blue Cabin website here. In line with recent cries for “nothing about us without us” from the [...]
Why you should care about care
Originally written for Sound Delivery Media and published here. Picture a child you know and love. Now, picture them in [...]
Navigating the world of work as a care experienced person
Originally written for 'Voice' and published here. I did not choose that photo. Work is weird. As we roll further [...]