Strategic innovation for the common good.
Adaptive Practice is the professional home of Ian McClelland, public innovation strategist and researcher.
Adaptive Practice is the professional home of Ian McClelland, public innovation strategist and researcher.
Biography
Biography
Biography
Ian has over 17 years' experience working with grant-makers, UN agencies, and non-profits to design and facilitate public programmes. During this time he has managed multi-million pound portfolios and multi-country partnerships, supporting teams around the world on challenges ranging from gender-based violence and child marriage to agriculture and climate change adaptation.
Ian started his career in research, policy and public communications, working for organisations including Oxfam, Bond, and Oxford University’s Refugee Studies Centre. He has a BSc in Disaster Management and Technology, an MSc in Globalisation and Development, and a deep interest in complexity science and the evolution of culture. In 2021 Ian was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce (The RSA).
Ian has over 17 years' experience working with grant-makers, UN agencies, and non-profits to design and facilitate public programmes. During this time he has managed multi-million pound portfolios and multi-country partnerships, supporting teams around the world on challenges ranging from gender-based violence and child marriage to agriculture and climate change adaptation.
Ian started his career in research, policy and public communications, working for organisations including Oxfam, Bond, and Oxford University’s Refugee Studies Centre. He has a BSc in Disaster Management and Technology, an MSc in Globalisation and Development, and a deep interest in complexity science and the evolution of culture. In 2021 Ian was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce (The RSA).
Ian has over 17 years' experience working with grant-makers, UN agencies, and non-profits to design and facilitate public programmes. During this time he has managed multi-million pound portfolios and multi-country partnerships, supporting teams around the world on challenges ranging from gender-based violence and child marriage to agriculture and climate change adaptation.
Ian started his career in research, policy and public communications, working for organisations including Oxfam, Bond, and Oxford University’s Refugee Studies Centre. He has a BSc in Disaster Management and Technology, an MSc in Globalisation and Development, and a deep interest in complexity science and the evolution of culture. In 2021 Ian was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce (The RSA).
Strategy practice
Strategy practice
Strategy practice
Navigating change in complex environments.
Orienting
Orientation establishes a baseline of shared understanding and the direction of travel. Through participatory mapping and framing activities, I can help you diagnose system constraints and articulate a strategic intent. By grounding yourself in present realities, you create the conditions for strategic evolution.
Orchestrating
Stewarding
Orienting
Orientation establishes a baseline of shared understanding and the direction of travel. Through participatory mapping and framing activities, I can help you diagnose system constraints and articulate a strategic intent. By grounding yourself in present realities, you create the conditions for strategic evolution.
Orchestrating
Stewarding
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Writing
Writing
Writing
I write regularly about global development within planetary boundaries, the dynamics of cultural and technological change, and how good ideas take root and spread.
I want to understand why our institutions are struggling to meet the challenge of multiple overlapping crises, while technological development is advancing more rapidly than at any point in history.
If you would like to join me in learning about how we can reclaim our ability to shape the future, please sign up to my Substack newsletter below.
I write regularly about global development within planetary boundaries, the dynamics of cultural and technological change, and how good ideas take root and spread.
I want to understand why our institutions are struggling to meet the challenge of multiple overlapping crises, while technological development is advancing more rapidly than at any point in history.
If you would like to join me in learning about how we can reclaim our ability to shape the future, please sign up to my Substack newsletter below.
I write regularly about global development within planetary boundaries, the dynamics of cultural and technological change, and how good ideas take root and spread.
I want to understand why our institutions are struggling to meet the challenge of multiple overlapping crises, while technological development is advancing more rapidly than at any point in history.
If you would like to join me in learning about how we can reclaim our ability to shape the future, please sign up to my Substack newsletter below.
I am currently open to both consulting projects and employment opportunities. If my experience and interests align with your needs, please fill in the form or write to me directly at ian@adaptivepractice.co
I am currently open to both consulting projects and employment opportunities. If my experience and interests align with your needs, please fill in the form or write to me directly at ian@adaptivepractice.co
I am currently open to both consulting projects and employment opportunities. If my experience and interests align with your needs, please fill in the form or write to me directly at ian@adaptivepractice.co
