A GROWING
COMMUNITY
A GROWING
COMMUNITY
Our select community represents global reputation in research and insight, market led agile innovation and organisational transformation. We have worked with some of the worlds most reputable brands in diverse sectors. We deliver initiatives with clients in services, retail, industry and government.
We work both as individuals and as project teams to deliver best value to our clients. Our community includes specialists, team consultants and interim managers, working flexibly to ensure that +ADD Strategy delivers genuine impact and real results.
Paul is the lead partner and MD of +ADD. He has 30 years experience working in strategy, innovation and commercialisation.
Warren has a Masters in Innovation management and comes from the energy sector. He specialises in developing innovation partnerships and collaborative initiatives.
'I am passionate about the impact that innovation and different thinking can make on any organisations perspective and decisions'
Fiona has ten years experience in line management with blue chip companies, and twenty years as a specialist in business growth and change management, she has also lectured for several leading European Business Schools.
As a senior manager, Fiona has been responsible for high level strategic digital service planning, and new service and market development, in areas of technological, industry, or organisational change within service and manufacturing businesses.
As part of our team Fiona brings a rich vein of experience and marketing expertise, and leads in areas of Higher Education, skills and Vocational training and development.
“Fiona offers a unique combination of practical thinking grounded in deep understanding of strategic innovation and change management principals”
— Paul Sutherland, Senior Partner
Recent commissions:
Working with Kaospilots, (Denmark) to introduce problem based learning products
Co-author of the firestarters - innovation induction programme
Published Author in the field of Service excellence
Delivering LinkedIn training to organisations to enhance employer brands and business growth
Authoring case studies, delivering training & examining for the Chartered Institute of Marketing
Assisting Universities gain vocational dual award for and in-house degrees including MBA's (Durham module leader)
Specialities:
Coaching/ Training
Blue Chip / High value brand marketing
Business growth strategy
Higher Education / Vocational Training
Change management
Phil is an internationally recognised thought leader in disruptive innovation, design thinking and digital transformation. His career has spanned more than two decades, serving multi-national, Fortune 100, life science, technology, retail, and financial services clients worldwide.
He is founder of an award-winning digital agency operating in 37 countries on six continents. He has been a featured presenter on digital trends and innovation in workshops in the U.S., Europe, and Asia PAC. Roles include serving as senior vice president of the world’s largest healthcare communications practice, executive leadership of Accenture amongst others.
Tertius is an innovation and transformation programme lead. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer with bachelors and master’s from the University of Stellenbosch.
After working in Africa and the Philippines he joined Jacobs UK where he worked as the innovation lead on the South East Water framework.
He was also the Head of Digital for Jacobs utilities line of business that focuses on enabling data benefits realization works in South Africa, Singapore and the UK.
Gisela is a communications and Product Design Expert with a proven track record in effectively supporting the design of products and services enhancing customer experience. A capable animator and facilitator, Gisela is fluent in 6 languages and is practiced in coordinating diverse teams and change and business improvement programmes.
A Chapter lead for Women in Ai Switzerland, Gisela is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion, and co-founded ShePro Switzerland, a non-profit association dedicated to advancing female entrepreneurs.
Graeme leads on Innovation Excellence including our innovation standards practice and innovation benchmarking service. He also supports associated innovation learning developments.
Paul is an accomplished business transformation evangelist and leader. Having worked in a variety of senior roles within scale corporates he brings unique insight, connectivity and ability to make things happen.
Hareena is a high energy educator working in the digital space.
Hareena is an advocate for bringing diverse skills and people together to access the ‘adjacent possible’ so the present can reinvent itself to its creative potential.
She previously has supported campaigns for National Museums and multimedia design agencies.
Hareena currently is running/promoting physical coding and robotics events to youngsters and working on a Nano-degree Program to master skills in the digital marketing ecosystem.
Jennifer has worked in change and transformation in the public sector for over 15 years. Operating as a specialist in continuous improvement and moving into scale transformation project management in both digital, GDPR and data security, and customer service arena's.
Colin is an expert in energy and water enterprise. Having run his own business for a decade he has a keen eye for new innovations and opportunity, and is well practiced at 'making things happen'.
Omar is a specialist in delivering funding and tender writing in support of innovation projects. Having worked in technology transfer for over 15 years he has raised millions against projects and has a contemporary understanding of public innovation funding frameworks.
An accomplished enterprise thinker, technical creative and inventor. Andrew has developed a wide range of novel innovations and brought these to market.
An accomplished entrepreneur Stuart has raised extensive VC and built various businesses. Stuart is now a transformation consultant and operates primarily in banking and high street services.
Paul is a collaborative innovator with particular expertise in digital transformation agenda's. Paul brings extensive personal networks of experienced digital practitioners and technical experts in mobile first and software engineering.
Mark is an accomplished software designer and systems architect. With diverse expertise he have been technical director of DigitalCity and developed/ launched a range of digital enterprise.
Richard is a modelmaker, propmaker, costume maker, designer and performer on many different productions for film, tv and theatre with some highlights being a puppet repairer for Spitting Image, being a part of the costume making team for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and also helping to puppeteer C3PO for Star Wars The Phantom Menace.
He has also always used sketching, drawing and designing and it is with those skills that he has been concentrating over the last few years leading me to work more at various corporate events, meetings and workshops as a Creative Communicator.
Ben has a BA Computer Animation and an MA MultiDisciplinary Innovation. He is a professional illustrator / design translator currently working in the service innovation field. Ben has also been an asset artist and a stop motion animator.
Dave is an experienced and pragmatic Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and operations director, consultant and public speaker.
He offers an outstanding understanding of technology and technical business strategy with proven operational experience.
David assists in consideration of technical and commercial feasibility, and brings sustainability and assurance considerations into realisation/ operationalisation planning. He assists in designing operating models for solutions integration and rollout.
Illustrator, artist, designer, David has a reputation for his community works and projects for big brands. David is based in London and has been producing original art, design and illustration for clients worldwide since the 1980's.
Paul specialises in business growth for supply chain businesses. Paul is the NE chair of the Institute of Water.
Fran is a UK based cartoonist published in over 80 newspapers and magazines in UK and abroad.Also draws cartoons for newsletters, booklets, advertising. Specialities include Business, marketing, Law, Medical issues, social work, trade unions, health and safety, human resources, training.
A talented artist and creative specialising in graphic capture and illustration.
Helena is a UX / Service Design Consultant, Coach & Speaker. Working with organisations to create exceptional user experiences.
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Our goal is to enable independent experts to come together and find the value in team. We are a genuine community working with major clients at the nexus between accelerating transformation and postively disruptive innovation.
We wear many hats and as you can imagine our clients are keen to label us and categorise our services. However like you ...we are hard to categorise and most definately dont serve a traditional role.
Needless to say, we are always interested in hearing from like minded adventurers in business model innovation, service design, product or process innovation.
We are keen to meet specialists, potential team consultants and interim professionals who feel they could +ADD genuine value to our community.
Please reach out to us and tell us a little about yourself. We have a number of specific roles available now. If you are interested to find out more, please click the link below.
Newcastle
£20,000 - £25,000
Full time 6 month contract with a view to permanent.
We have an opportunity for a innovation training and events executive. To be considered for this role we require some experience in virtual and physical events practice as well as in virtual and physical events and training product design and delivery.
The role is in support of implementing development of integrated online learning and delivery processes, systems and solutions supporting innovation management and skills development.
The opportunity is for full time initially for a 6 month period with a view to permanent employment.
Key Responsibilities:
Key responsibilities include:
Planning, co-ordinating, developing e-learning products
Establishing media and tools for blended and remote course deliver
Recruiting and co-ordinating speakers for events and training
Organising development of mixed and engaging media - video, animations, gamification
Building our growing video library of innovation videobytes
Supporting liaison with accreditation bodies
Organising virtual and physical innovation events
There will also be opportunities to engage in culture works and topical skills developments including innovation training and development initiatives with our senior associates.
To be suitable for these positions you must have :
- Experienced in delivery of creative training and learning products.
- Relevant specialist knowledge/expertise, for example, learning tools (such as Thinkific), grant funding, learning partnerships, use of learning tools and platforms in large organisations.
- The individual will be tasked with realising new approaches to learning and converting or in company programmes into online courses. This will involve product definition, enabling developments, considering commercials and coordinating collaborative activities.
Ideal candidates will be experienced in learning and want to work full or part time with a vibrant & busy team.
You will be confident & outgoing with excellent attention to detail.
For more information or to arrange an exploratory conversation please email careers@addstrategy.co.uk and reference preferred location and role or call us on 0191 313 0009.
UK ANY
£19,000 - 22,000 pro-rata
Full time
Are you looking for a role where you can apply your excellent design and communication skills?
Are you excited by the challenge of working in a fast-paced and rapidly growing organisation?
Do you have a passion for the innovation, change and transformation?
We’re looking for a Design & Communications Executive to support delivery of marketing and service design activity for +ADD.
As a key member of the team reporting to the Managing director and work on the +ADD’s external presence across media, social media, web estate, and support development of UX for our service developments.
This is a new and exciting role providing an opportunity to develop your experience. The right candidate will be able to make their mark and have a real impact on +ADD Strategy’s brand.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement organisation brand guidelines, monitoring and providing feedback to wider team to ensure brand consistency
- Lead +ADD brand expression and visualisation of products into digital media such as video, blogs, web pages, service tools and delivery media.
- Research, create and design media for sales and marketing and service design and development.
- Manage +ADD’s web estate ; delivering uppdates and ensuring it is SEO optimised (Squarespace)
- Manage +ADD’s social media accounts
- Coordinate with subcontractors in completing service design projects in virtual consultancy, design thinking, and digital training products.
- Provide clear communication briefs to designers and other suppliers/ work alongside external graphic designers to ensure agreed outcomes are met
- Educated to degree level / Recognised qualification in design and communications or equivalent experience
- Exceptional design skills / Strong attention to detail / Strong creative design proof-reading and editing skills
- Strong web design knowledge (desirable) / - Wordpress / Squarespace experience (highly desirable) / Google Ads, Google analytics and SEO experience (desirable) Skills/Characteristics
- Strong working knowledge of social media tools and associated design techniques / Mailchimp / Mailshake / Editing tools experience (desirable)
Highly effective design planning skills, with ability to manage a varied workload / Calm and resilient, with ability to work well under pressure
Ability to interpret stakeholders needs and present and explain ideas / solutions back to them and others
Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team
…Creative
For more information or to arrange an exploratory conversation please email careers@addstrategy.co.uk and reference preferred location and role or call us on 0191 313 0009.
UK ANY
£35,000-40,000 (prp)
Associate roles
Part time
Building on our brand success, we have an opportunity for experienced innovation and change management consultants to join our community of practice.
The roles are in support of ambitious business growth plans. Reporting directly to the Managing Director you will work with our partnerships manager to deliver industry and regional representation of our business.
The opportunities are flexible and dependent on the candidates situation. We provide sales and marketing support, well formed and proven processes for collaborative works and resources to enable you to grow revenue from our growing stable of products and services in innovation practice.
Key Benefits:
Revenue share and ongoing account returns
Sector head and specialist lead roles available (Subject to experience and qualification)
No requirement for full time commitment
Access to our online innovation services, training products and tools
Access to a dedicated Partnerships manager to support building collaborations,
Access to a Design and Communications executive to support marketing and sales campaigns
Resourcing of sales programmes, advertising and promotional works
Collaborative pitching, recruiting clients and co-developing proposals
Leading and coordinating delivery projects in Innovation Excellence, Practice and Programme delivery
Functions of the role:
Participating in strategic and operational business development planning
Developing consultancy practices in collaboration with the team
To be suitable for these positions you must have :
- Experienced in successfully growing a consultancy practice
- Relevant specialist knowledge/expertise, in innovation, corporate entrepreneurship, and aspects of change management in large and complex organisations.
- Demonstrate a desire to continue learning and practical interest in innovation management systems, innovation standards, tools and practice development.
- Expert facilitator and comfortable professionally engaging with senior management and C-level directors.
Ideal candidates will be experienced in growing consultancy practice and in practical innovation consulting and want to work full or part time with a vibrant & busy team.
You will be confident & outgoing with excellent attention to detail.
For more information or to arrange an exploratory conversation please email careers@addstrategy.co.uk and reference preferred location and role or call us on 0191 313 0009.
Driven by demand, we are actively growing our international associate community. We have new international service leads looking to expand operational support in the USA and South Africa presently. If you are an independent innovation consultant or specialist (See below), operating in any of these territories or others listed, please contact us for information about specific opportunities to collaborate and work with us in your region:
South Africa
USA
Australia
Denmark
France
Germany
Needless to say if you are interested in collaborating, or representing our services elsewhere in the world, do not hesitate to contact us directly.
For more information or to arrange an exploratory conversation please email careers@addstrategy.co.uk and reference preferred location and role or call us on 0191 313 0009.
Innovation trainers
Design thinkers
Agile Innovators
Visualisers
Commercialisation practitioners
Change managers
Transformation specialists
Innovation trainers
We are not just about creativity, ideas and propositions. Our goal is to genuinely enable growth and success through agile and design led innovation.
To deliver we cannot be an island and driving impact requires input from a wide range of competencies. We are always on the lookout for specialist independents to join our community. You may be a self employed expert in new form market research, digital transformation, design led innovation or business growth.
If you feel your skills are relevant to the delivery of innovation, transformation and change don't hesitate to get in touch. We offer progression and our specialists can become team dependent on their level of engagement and willingness to commit to driving value growth in our business.
For more information or to arrange an exploratory conversation please email careers@addstrategy.co.uk and reference role of interest or call 0191 313 0009.
OPEN CALL FOR TRAINING RESELLERS / AFFILIATES
We have invested in the development of a range of accredited and certified innovation programmes. We are actively seeking partners for commercial distribution of courses and development of customised training programmes. Accreditation is with the ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management), part of the internationally recognised City & Guilds group.
Do you operate a corporate innovation community?
Are you, or is your organisation a leading innovation, transformation, Learning or organisaltion culture expert in a specific sector or industry?
Are you an innovation consultant working in international territories?
Do you operation a recognised innovation best practice media channel?
We offer course co-branding, and revenue share while the team at +ADD deliver administration, assessment, Quality Assurance and certification with formal educational bodies.
If this is of interest, please do not hesitate to contact our partnerships manager Warren Hayes - please email Garry@addstrategy.co.uk!
If you are interested in a specific role or would like to discuss different ways to engage simply contact us with the form below.