Design Thinkers for the arts, museums, universities and creative places

     We help organisations develop user-centred programmes, creative leadership, and collaborative ways of working. Drawing on work with NASA and IDEO, we use design thinking mindsets and tools to help clients across sectors - including the cultural & creative industries, government, charities, and higher education.

Colourful post-it notes on a wall during a Bird & Gorton design thinking workshop

User-Centred Strategy & Programme Development

How might we...help you develop programmes and strategies that are informed by the needs of your users?

Leadership Development

How might we... help you build creative leaders who thrive in the digital age?

Training & Mentoring

How might we... help you build more collaborative teams with design thinking skills and digital confidence?

Facilitation

How might we... help you bring people together to collaborate, dream, and plan?

Who We Are

Hannah Bird

Hannah Bird is a Wellcome Trust Clore Fellow with 15 years of experience developing new programmes and strategy across cultural, educational and scientific organisations.

Hannah Bird

Dr Ceri Gorton

Ceri is a user-centred design specialist, Clore Fellow and IDEO/University of Pennsylvania Creative Impact Fellow who is committed to building people's creative capacity to collaborate, solve problems, and make positive change happen.

Dr Ceri Gorton Profile Image

We asked Bird & Gorton clients and programme participants what 3 words they would use to describe us and our approach.

This is what they said.

Curious
Rigorous
Knowledgable
Honest
Collaborative
Expertise
Brilliant
Inclusive
Insightful
Clear
Direct
Kind
Motivating
Inspiring