I believe that enabling human potential and creating a sustainable planet are two of the most important and difficult tasks facing humanity. In fact, they are what we call wicked problems - problems that are nigh unsolvable.
My path up to this point has been devoted to supporting corporations with digital innovation, the social use of technology and crossing the gap from insight to innovation through facilitated play, collaborative design and participatory research. I've been tasked to build better websites, online empires, brand strategies, identities, marketing campaigns and more. Always with the eye to impact beliefs or behaviors.
I have come to re-frame many of my skills, interests and learnings into a framework that is becoming known in the Industry as "Serious Play". Serious Play encapsulates design thinking, co-creation and social knowledge creation. It is about enabling more effective forms of problem solving and when combined with participatory design and research, I believe it can enable new insight and more effective forms of community and audience engagement.
Now I want to use these tools "for good," so to speak.
So welcome to my consulting home on the web. My new practice is devoted to supporting the organizations and individuals that are impacting and solving the wicked problems facing our world. "But what services do you offer?", you ask. More to come on that. For now, I hope to assist with the creation of better digital experiences and the development of more effective engagement strategies that look from the outside of the organization inward. The very way our audience and supporters see us.
Let's see if it's possible to follow our hearts and make a living, eh?
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Way to go Sean! I know you well enough to know this is the right road for you to travel. I'm here (no charge) if ever I can assist.
Posted by: Lewis Green | June 18, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Sounds MARVELLOUS - keep me in the loop would love to talk more about this!
Posted by: sue | June 18, 2008 at 12:58 PM
@Lewis: Thanks man! You were one of the people who put me on this path. Forever grateful.
@Sue: Thanks Sue! Will do. Drop me an email and let's grab a coffee at Balzac's.
Posted by: Sean Howard | June 18, 2008 at 01:11 PM
Good luck and much success Sean. (And remember to charge them in CANADIAN dollars!)
Posted by: Alan Wolk | June 18, 2008 at 03:47 PM
Best of luck to you. Sounds like you've found the perfect boss for you.
Love ya. (Doofus.)
Posted by: Ann Handley | June 18, 2008 at 07:20 PM
@Alan: You keep doing what you can to crap out the American dollar and I'm in business! ;)
@Ann: LOL. Thanks Ann. I think. ;)
Posted by: Sean Howard | June 18, 2008 at 08:16 PM
Hooray for using your powers for good!
Nice one dude.
Posted by: Katie Chatfield | June 18, 2008 at 10:30 PM
"Let's see if it's possible to follow our hearts and make a living" - WOW!
Congrats for taking this decision, Sean. If there is anything I can do in order to help you reach that goal... don't hesitate.
Posted by: Luc Debaisieux | June 21, 2008 at 02:41 PM
@Katie: Thank you! I owe it in good part to you and the many craphammer drinks in the back of that tiny truck in Morocco.
@Luc: Thanks dude! The day I'm in belgium, buying me a beer would be a definite thing to help...
Posted by: Sean Howard | June 25, 2008 at 10:00 PM