I am an academically qualified (M.Phil Futures Studies cum laude, MBA), highly experienced, futures and foresight practitioner who has maintained a link with Futures Studies academia in my career specialising in scenario planning, horizon scanning, strategic foresight, systems thinking, risk management and facilitating strategic conversations that provide clarity and direction for organisations and institutions faced with complexity and uncertainty.

I have extensive experience in applying futures / foresight to development issues in the emerging world and a solid record of accomplishment in business strategy with considerable project management experience.

Currently I am Co-chair of the UNESCO Chair in Complex Systems and Transformative African Futures at Stellenbosch University and did an 18-month stint as Strategic Foresight Advisor to UNDP Executive Office. I teach post-graduate students, contribute to handbooks and serve on boards of Futures organisations. My passion is for expanding and building the practical application of Future Studies on the African continent, and where opportunity allows, a love for innovative and experimental approaches whilst working at the intersection of complex issues.