Engagement consultant, working with universities, research institutes and national bodies.
How I can help
Bringing people together and getting the most from events online and in person. I bring a wealth of facilitation experience utilising participatory techniques.
Specialising in public engagement and systems thinking I conduct scoping studies, strategic reviews, evaluation and develop funding proposals.
I conduct research on themes related to social and environmental justice. Drawing together complex information into a coherent, insightful and compelling narrative.
I offer equivalent ILLM Level 7 accredited coaching, helping you bring attention to the relational dynamics at play, whether at home or at work.
A brand new leadership programme for academic leads in outreach and STFC public engagement fellows.
Review of the audience monitoring landscape and science capital’s potential contribution to engaging audiences underserved in STEM.
Review exploring the state of the art in current thinking around ‘place-based’ engagement. Informing UKRI investment.
Providing e-learning support for a research and advocacy skills course delivered to NGOs and Government Departments worldwide.
Without engagement we maintain a status quo. We spend time with those who think, and work like us. Engagement can help us blend different knowledge and experiences to make something better than the sum of parts.
Learning is a process of transformation and growth. It is through learning that we move from dogma to pluralism, towards a more holistic and empathetic view of the world.
Play helps us to find out more. It unlocks creativity and helps us test and develop ideas. We take risks, disrupt. To play is also to know something well, to trust. When we’re in a state of play with one another, we get our best work done.
Contact David Owen, director at Gurukula.
David is freelance consultant, facilitator and researcher based in Stroud/Bristol.