Director, Glow Innovation
I help people grow (in work or life) through lighting new ways to innovation. I collaborate with anyone from solopreneurs to social enterprises to large multinationals to inspire new ways to develop products, services & experiences (in shops, airports, hospitals and online) as well as the social, human design thinking that underpins all of these.
Member since November 2015
I start from a human perspective: what’s the positive shift in behaviour you want to see? Is it personal to you or something you wish to inspire in others? And does the world truly need this new idea? My mantra is: making stuff people love beats making people love stuff. The WHY is as important as the whole journey of collaboration, nurturing and daring greatly that follows. Innovation is about empathy, flexibility and, above all, the ability to embrace failure. There is real joy in the moment an idea finally sees the light of day.
Posted Tuesday 14th June, 2016
Posted Tuesday 14th June, 2016
Rather than send christmas cards this year I decided to donate 1% of profits to the astonishing Kickstarter “Solarpuff” innovation project – an ex MIT professor who has pioneered a low cost, sustainable, solar-powered light for people in crisis zones across the world – from Haiti to Nepal and now Syria. The United Nations recently recognised their work towards lighting the lives of 18% of the world’s population who live without electric light. For a cracking example of rapid prototyping, design thinking and frugal innovation watch this: https://vimeo.com/
Here is the website if you wish to find out more and perhaps make a donation too: http://www.solight-
How I help clients & organisations grow…
Creativity, inspiration and empathy lie at the heart of everything we do. If you, or your team, think you might benefit from new ways to grow your people, products or experiences, then give me a call on +44(0) 7740061703.
MSc in International Marketing, UMIST (with distinction) - 2000 - 2001
BA in Modern European Languages (French, German, Spanish) from Durham University - 1995 - 1999
CTI Coaching Fundamentals Practitioner - 2010
Part II Tennis Coach, LTA
I have worked with Laura on a number of projects and found her to be creative, inspiring and strategic. She's a terrific facilitator, pours her entire heart and mind into projects and her thoughtful consideration of the details allows us to focus on the big picture. She's a great motivator.
Donna Gray, Director, Global Patient AdherenceI love working with Laura. She's a fantastic coach and facilitator and is so creative. She always enables me to see challenges in a totally new way and spot opportunities I might have never seen without her. Laura makes a powerful, lasting impact on the people, teams & organisations she works with.
Emily Cantrell, Water Industry Partnerships Team Leader, WateraidLaura is a creative energy bomb who brings incredible drive and insight to innovation, marketing and brand projects. I've worked with Laura on a variety of client interventions and been incredibly impressed with the vast range of creative resources, stimuli and provocation that she brings.
Dr Steve Marshall, Programme Director: Ashridge Doctorate in Organisational ChangeDirector, Glow Innovation 2009 - current
Inventor, What If Innovation - 2004 - 2008
Innovation Team Member, WHSmiths Innovation - 2001 - 2004
Associate, Ovens & Co Strategy & Innovation Consultancy - 2011 - 2014
Associate, Hidden Gorilla Retail Innovation consultancy - 2010 - 2014
IDEO Insights for Innovation training (Online)- 2015
Graduate, Hoffman Process - May 2014
Brene Brown's Vulnerability & Shame workshop (School of Life) - 2015