Workshops and events.

I’m driven to help others succeed. I share design thinking and innovation by facilitating workshops or speaking at events.

Dr. Christopher Vas

General Manager Food Innovation Precinct, Western Australia.

“Vaughan facilitated two days of design thinking for public sector management with government officials from Malaysia. The group greatly appreciated the interactive nature of the program combined with the opportunity to think and reflect on how the practices and skills developed would benefit the public sector and challenges with which they are grappling. Thanks Vaughan, hopefully we can repeat this next year. “

Julie Hampton

"The process Vaughan took us through helped the team to clarify our thinking from where we have been to where we want to be. The design Vaughan used made it easy for everyone to understand and articulate, with no one being left out of the process. If you are contemplating a redesign of a service, I highly recommend Vaughan."

Krzysztof Maliszewski

"The pace, your engagement in what you do and present, your openness and honesty when speaking your opinions and about your experience. Also, creating one creative game to engage others to work together. I felt that you care about helping us by sharing your insides and tools."

Max Ito

"It’s really good workshop to understand and try design thinking. Thank you!"

Samantha Ford

""It was a fantastic workshop from which I took away some great learnings and ideas which I endeavor to utilize for my own project. It was clear from my discussions with Vaughan that he has a great deal of passion towards this field of work. I learned a lot from my discussions with him."

Customer satisfaction rating

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Net promotor rating

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About me.

I’ve spent the last 25 years leading and growing businesses. Then, in 2018 I walked away from my fast growing company, backpacked 23 countries and started an MBA.

After training with leading design thinkers, I now coach entrepreneurs and leaders to leverage creativity for innovation, strategy and service design.

Events I've spoken at.

UCE Summer Startup Programme 2021, 2022

Design thinking workshop & mentoring.

Global – Professional Development Day 2022

Design thinking presentation.

The Growth & Innovation Network 2022

Two day innovation workshop.

AsureQuality Leapfrog Accelerator 2022

One day innovation hackathon.

The Future of Health Challenge 2021, 2022

Presentation & mentoring.

The University of Canterbury MBA 2021, 2022

Presentation & mentoring.

CDHB Future Leaders Programme 2022

Presentation.

UC product & game design 2022

Presentation.

My approach.

Every talk, presentation or workshop is tailored for maximum impact. I want to leave the audience with valuable insights that can be applied in the real world.

And, we’ll work together to ensure the content meets your brief at every step.