Chris and the Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) are committed to advancing social innovation practices - to confront present challenges and develop desirable futures.

Chris started his career by designing biscuits and razors. He was a founding member of the UK Design Council’s RED team (where his inaugural project was the Double Diamond), Participle and then TACSI. At TACSI, he co-led the teams responsible for creating Family by Family and Weavers, both of which secured Australian International Design Awards.

Chris writes, talks, teaches and advises on building the capabilities, conditions and infrastructure for social purpose innovation. Recently, as well as working with the Innovation Hub at Australian Volunteers Program, he’s been: running a foundation course in social innovation, developing the idea of Social R&D, writing about peer-to-peer platforms and developing the Seven Thread framework for allyship.