How Might We

Gee Sinha is the Founder of ReSpace , a social enterprise that takes beloved derelict buildings and brings them back to life for use by local people. They do this by reusing wasted resources and building shared community wealth. They make use of the things other people throw away. For past projects, they have made good use of second-hand furniture, leftover building materials, surplus food, and un...

Jeannette Pearce & Sara Turnbull are widely regarded as successful social and serial entrepreneurs. Together they are work activists and wild advocates. As speakers and writers they are valued for their ability to cut through to the core of complex problems, inspire change and be human, frank and provocative in a kind and caring way. As sustainable business leaders and authors of Better Off Wo...

Chris Paddock has spent the last 20 years advising local government on the economy of places. He has developed strategies for cities including Brighton, Oxford and Bristol as well as many London Boroughs and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. He has worked for developers and investors challenging them to think differently about value, whilst advocating for deeper community engagement and a broader cons...

Amy Drucquer is the Founder of award winning platform, recently turned creative studio This Fan Girl. A lifelong Leicester City fan, Amy has spent the last eight years exploring the world of football fandom, and how this connects with feminism and wider societal issues.  On this episode Amy talks about the challenges of growing women's football and the importance of listening to the needs of f...

Antonia is Chief Executive Officer at the Centre for London. She joined in September 2023, from the Centre for Local Economic Strategies. Prior to joining the team, Antonia worked in numerous charities, think tanks and campaigning organisations promoting new economic thinking. She has expertise across progressive local economic development, deepening democracy and sustainable economics. Antonia ho...

Today's guest is Ross Gillan, the creative behind the new brand for How Might We. With over 8 years experience working in fashion and beauty, Ross's work has focused on modernising and elevating brands assets, and understanding we translate strategic vision into directional experience. The conversation revolves around the process of creating a brand identity and the challenges that come with it. W...

Siobhan Mears is a Business Strategist and Mentor specialising in Operations and CEO Mindset. Having honed her skills in global corporations, Siobhan understands the inner workings of successful businesses and the mindset of effective CEOs. She is passionate about helping female founders create more impact, save time and money without compromising a thriving business and their quality of life. Sio...

Summary Fashion is dead, long live digital fashion! In this conversation, Karinna Grant discusses various aspects of the digital fashion industry. ➡️ the challenges and opportunities for new companies entering the space ➡️ the potential impact of virtual try-on and the role of privacy in the digital fashion space. ➡️ the psychological aspects of pushing boundaries, and the potential for shared own...

Emmanuel Lawal, known as the self-proclaimed 'Heartbreak Poet,' stands as the founder and CEO of the forward-thinking technology brand committed to revolutionising the online publishing industry, titled intotheopen. By day, he serves as a board member for the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), while by night, he assumes the role of an entrepreneur. With creativity ingrained in e...

Jacob Heitland is a passionate urbanist, strategist and systems changer seeking to bring forward an equitable and thriving future of living for people and planet. He is currently the Director of Climate Action at Newham Council focusing on building a Just Transition to address the interconnected crises related to the climate emergency and has previous roles working on major regeneration projects,...

Dujon's career can be characterised as ambitious, aspirational, and determined. He is approaching 10 years with Hackney Council, having worked his way up from a senior employment advisor to the Assistant Director of Employment, Skills & Adult Learning (ESAL). One of four children born and raised in Tottenham, North London, by hard working migrant parents from the Caribbean - an industrious...

Yugoslavia-born Ana Kerin (1986) studied fine art and sculpture at the Academy for Fine Art and Design in Slovenia and the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. A rising star on the circuit, the academic award-winning Kerin has exhibited in group shows and represented Slovenia in European biennales for young, contemporary artists. Working across mediums, from charcoal to canvas and clay, K...

Francesca J. Colloca is an east London-based ‘Head of Innovation’ who’s spent her career making change happen in various settings. From her early days in grassroots community development and community organising, to working in social housing, social enterprise and high street regeneration, through to regional master planning and economic development - making a positive difference to place, people,...

Charlie Squire is an artist and writer living in Berlin. Charlie is the author of the best-selling Substack blog evil female and has written for publications including The Progressive, DAZED Magazine, Jacobin, and more. Charlie is also the author of Slouching: A Field Guide to Art and (Un)Belonging in Europe, a project which was the culmination of a six-month fellowship with the Creative Impact Re...

The son of a coal miner and a chemist, Garry Hunter studied engineering, not art, in his home town of South Shields. After working on photography assignments worldwide for 25 years, ranging from Apple Computer to the UN Population Fund, he co-founded Fitzrovia Noir as an arts collective in 2008. He led on the first phase of the £2m Cultural Spring Arts Council England Creative People and Places in...

(2:08 intro) Sara Kärpänen is a writer, storytelling specialist, and the founder of Women of the Wick, an award winning feminist media born in Hackney Wick, East London. With a background in news reporting, Sara holds a Master's degree from the Bartlett School of Architecture and has worked in London for over a decade in communications for the non-profit and cultural sectors. Sara's first...

On a mission to make parent-life more joyful, Ann-Marie, a Hackney-based UX designer and mum founded KindHaus, a space on Stoke Newington High Street that provides respite, coffee and community for modern parents as they navigate the early years. So much more than the usual services families are offered, KindHaus is a "home-away-from-home" that offers parents the gift of time with a 3-ho...

Mac Van Dam is a multi-disciplinary designer, inventor, and artist. His work is rooted in a desire to bring the benefits of biological/living sensibilities to the built environment. Before founding design studios in the UK, Mac was a research member at the Living Architecture Systems Group in Toronto, a post-graduate student at UCL's Bio-integrated Design Lab, and has worked at internationally...

Sam is Co-Founder of ERIC, a creative career app for 16-25 year olds. She lives near Edinburgh and is extremely passionate about connecting careers education and the creative industries.  ERIC is an award-winning platform connecting the next generation of talent to the creative industries. Their mission is to give young people access to career experiences, initiatives & opportunities, while helpin...

Born and raised in Leytonstone, Murkage Dave spent his youth listening to garage and R&B followed by formative years spent in Manchester absorbing The Smiths and Joy Division. This disparate mix of influences has shaped a defiantly British pop blend, with his observational storytelling continuing to attract fans globally. He has collaborated with Caroline Polacheck, Tricky, Mike Skinner, Evide...

Jess Mahoney is Strategic Partnerships and Networks Lead, Carys Bradley-Roberts is Communications and Engagement Manager at Creative Cardiff, which is based in the Centre for the Creative Economy at Cardiff University. The Centre for the Creative Economy creates a space for much-needed research, innovation and engagement projects focused on the creative industries in Wales. Established in 2014, th...

Andy C Pratt is UNESCO Chair of Global Creative Economy, Director of the Centre of Culture and the Creative Industries, and Professor of Cultural Economy, City, University of London.  He previously established the first Department of Culture and the Creative Industries in the world at King’s College London. Alongside this he previously taught at LSE, and UCL, and had held visiting professor positi...

Tamsin Ace was previously Director of Creative Programmes and Collections at London’s Museum of the Home in Hackney. She also spent 12 years at the Southbank Centre, departing as Head of Public Programming in 2019.  Now, however, Tamsin is the first person to take on a brand new role as Director, of East Bank Cultural Quarter. East Bank is the UK’s newest cultural quarter that rests in the heart o...

Ellen Miles roots for nature in urban neighbourhoods. She founded the Nature is a Human Right campaign, and edited the acclaimed anthology of writing – by scientists, activists, artists and poets – inspired it. Ellen also runs Dream Green, a social enterprise that provides guides, grants and workshops to help communities green their streets. Following the release of her book Get Guerrilla Gardenin...

Ewa Effiom is a London-based Belgo-Nigerian architect, writer and producer. He was a member of the Architecture Foundation’s New Architecture Writers’ second cohort which culminated in a critically acclaimed public programme. Mythology, collective identity, popular culture and their inextricable links to the built environment are recurring themes in his work with a focus on the mythology and folkl...