THE TEAM
The Directors
The three founders came together in late 2018 with each having a driven passion for change within their particular sectors of delivery. The combination of their separate skills, and now the skills of a spread of expert associates, is achieving far greater levels of co-created change and continuous improvement for our high profile client base.
By bringing together our skills around knowledge, networks and behaviours (KNB), we believe that we can have greater impact on improving performance of major projects and organisations. Since 2018, clients have included HS2 Ltd, Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal, TfL, World Food Programme and the Infrastructure & Projects Authority.
Karen Elson. Director - Knowledge
Implementing a structured approach to the capture and dissemination of knowledge on/across major projects, raising the bar in industry.
Karen is a major projects consultant, chartered engineer and certified knowledge manager with 20+ year’s experience of major projects including HS2, Palace of Westminster, Crossrail, Major Projects Association, the Olympic Delivery Authority and London Legacy Development Corporation. She provides expertise in learning legacy and knowledge management, continuous learning, process development, governance, integrated assurance, PMO set up and performance monitoring and reporting. Karen has led the implementation of innovative and award winning learning legacy programmes on major projects across the construction industry.
Karen also been a NED for the last 8 years including roles on the board for the British Association for Nutritional Therapy responsible for strategic planning and performance improvement and more recently as a Trustee for the Museum of Dartmoor Life and as a volunteer for Remap which matches engineering innovation to disability need.
Jo Lucas. Director - Networks
Creating delivery frameworks and connecting networks within complex projects to ensure the right knowledge at the right time for optimal project performance.
Jo is a visionary, influencer and connector. She draws together learning from across disciplines, bringing a laser sharp focus to her client’s challenges. She bridges across vertical interfaces to deliver sustainable change between and across complex, ambiguous environments. When delivering complex projects, she believes setting up the right connections, networks, relationships and conversations is as essential as implementing strategy, processes and systems.
Jo also leads the not-for-profit Ego to Eco, a collaboration with artist, Wolfgang Buttress to share knowledge and inspire collective action in meeting the challenge of the most mega of mega-projects, the climate and biodiversity emergency. She built a RIBA award winning house out of rusty steel using Modern Methods of Construction and gave a TEDX talk on Superheroes and Sidekicks, exploring what it means to lead in complex networks.
Jo has over 20 years of experience of delivering change within and between large and complex organisations, including TfL, HS2 Ltd, UCL, BAA, ODA and Network Rail. In addition, her background as a Chartered Civil Engineer with experience in civil/structures gives Jo a broad perspective of our impact on the environment.
Mick Hill. Director - Behaviours
Supporting good leadership behaviours and removing cultural barriers to enable effective networks and knowledge flow.
Senior Executive with global Strategic Management/Programme experience. Key influencer, facilitator and trouble-shooter with proven high-end leadership, strategic, cultural, behavioural and project delivery skills.
A ‘social interpreter’, ‘super connector’, ‘demographic/cultural translator’.
Relationship & communication specialist. Unblocker, unlocker, enabler and empowerer. A finder, facilitator, listener, and enabler of the hidden voices. A boundary crossing, straight talking critical friend who can feel the temperature of an organisation, identify the blockers, and help release the true strength within (the mycelium) incredibly quickly. A believer and exponent of the power of ‘the right’ people.
Previous operational CEO within global FTSE 1OO Group (WPP), working for last 20+ years within major, high profile public/private sector projects including heading up (Senior Project Manager/Director) £1bn+ project within in the Atomic Weapons industry, initiation of cultural delivery strategy for Hinkley NNB, strategic delivery / design thinking workshops / learning legacy programmes for HS2, UCL, Heathrow, Tate Modern. Delivered Continuous Learning Innovation, Improvement and Knowledge programme and Collective Decision making framework for the for Palace of Westminster Restoration & Renewal Programme.
Mick has been a NED and volunteer for many years, RYA youth coaching/racing.
