Experience

Kyffin & Kyffin

• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Industries and Innovation Consultant, Non-Exec Director, Trustee and Chair.

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  DESIGN STRATEGY. INNOVATION. PERFORMANCE. LIFE COACHING DESIGN STRATEGY. INNOVATION. PERFORMANCE. LIFE COACHING



Northumbria University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pro Vice-Chancellor : Business and Enterprise (13yrs 4mths : Jan 2010 - Apr 2023)

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  Member of the University Executive Board to lead, create and realise the University’s Strategic Knowledge Exchange plan 2025. Steven engages with the local, regional, national and international external and business community, in areas of common interest, to both guide and enrich the University’s Mission and to create and enable; a University wide culture of proactive leadership, working with external organisations (private, public and charitable sectors), inclusive growth and transformation by sharing new thinking, knowledge and ideas to drive economic and social transformation (place and ways of living), the co-creation of a portfolio of ‘world class quality’, relevant collaborative and contract research, consulting, commercialisation, venturing and education (CPD, short course, Degree Apprenticeships, PGR and PGT) to drive ‘remarkable impact’ and drive innovation in our chosen areas of academic strength through student enterprise, academic enterprise, business support and a growing number of innovation platforms. Show less

• Pro Vice-Chancellor & Executive Dean : Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2016

  Member of the University Executive Board to lead, create and realise the University’s Corporate Strategic for Vision2025. Lead Faculty Executive to provide strategic leadership and management of:- the faculty and it’s vision across the different disciplines and stakeholder communities, - the development of colleagues and students, and their journey, across the Education, Innovation and Research activity,- the relationships, networks of industrial, 3rd sector and government organisations (Local and global) to both guide and enrich the Faculty’s Academic Mission.- the talent and qualities of our people and other resources; physical and financial.- the continuous improvement of our operational excellence across the faculty as aligned to the University policies and procedures (Target Operating Model)- the long-term financial sustainability of the faculty (income generation and cost management) Show less

• Dean : School of Design

  • Jan 2010 - Aug 2012

  Key Roles / Achievements.• Enabled School’s Leadership Team to consolidate and develop our Design Position on Education, Research and Innovation across the School’s core design areas. Fashion, Industrial, Communication and Innovation Design, in context of the University’s overall long term corporate strategy.• Contribute to the University’s strategic development and ensured that we delivered to its strategic, financial, and operational objectives.



Philips

• Netherlands
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Philips Design: Senior Director : Design Research & Innovation (11yrs 4mths : Sept 1998 - Dec 2009)

  • Sep 1998 - Present

  Key Roles / Achievements. 1998-2009 • Chair of the i-Engine (Design Research and Innovation Programme) Leadership team. • Support team to deliver Thought Leadership (Research Content (IP)), business development and financial targets. • To build an effective relationship with Philips Research to enable Collaborative Research Programmes, Incubators and new ventures. • Enabled team to create Cross Sector (Design Technology, Marketing and Business Strategy) Design led Innovation Programs in four core company Growth areas. (TODOSO Programmes) • Lead global network for Philips Design University and Research Institute Relations Network and Research program. • 2004-9. Initiated and Chaired DeSForM design Conference for first five years. • Speaker on Research Agendas for collaborations between the design Professions and Academies. • Reviewer and Consultant for key strategic direction setting for EU Research programs in Information Society & Technology programs focusing on Design and Interaction Design disciplines. Show less



Royal College of Art

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Royal College of Art : Director. Industrial Design (9yrs 8mths : Jan 1989 - Aug 1998)

  • Jan 1989 - Present

  Course Director of the Post Graduate Industrial Design and Phd Programs 1995-1998. Course Leader: 1990-1995. Tutor: 1989-1990. The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a university in London, England, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate art and design institution, offering the degrees of M.A., M.Phil. and PhD. The College is housed in a number of sites in South Kensington and Battersea, including the Darwin Building at Kensington Gore, and Stevens Building nearby in Jay Mews. The Battersea campus includes the Sculpture School at Howie Street. Show less


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• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee
• CURRENT NON-EXEC ROLES & OTHER EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

  • 1980 - Present


Eindhoven University of Technology

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chair of International Advisory Board : TU/e FACULTY of INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  Since 2014, Chair of the advisory board of the faculty on strategy, Research direction and Education curriculum. With Stefano Marzano, from 2000, collaborated in defining the focus and scope of the faculty : design of intelligent interactive systems. Provided support in the set up and the development of the new curriculum and lead the 'Home' Unit with Kees Dorst. Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is located in a highly industrialized region, known as ‘Brainport’. This region is internationally recognized as a top technology area with a special focus on the integration of design and technology. When TU/e started discussions with the creative industries in 2000, they expressed the wish for a new type of academic engineer. These engineers should combine insights into different fields of knowledge, as integrators of visions and ‘problemfinders’. In essence they should be the designers of Intelligent systems, products and related services in a societal context, addressing aspects such as adaptive behavior, context awareness and highly dynamic interaction. These systems meet the needs of today’s users or, even better, offer new, breakthrough possibilities leading to societal transformations. For these reasons the new Department of Industrial Design (ID), the ninth at TU/e, chose a specific new field within industrial design matching the development, expertise and interests of the surrounding and international industries. An innovative educational approach was developed for students in this new field, based on competency-centered learning, with integration of education and research as one of the fundamental starting points of a university program. Research was gradually built up from 2002 onwards, resulting in four well established research groups integrating their expertise. The Department has set up a valuable international network, with staff and students originating from more than 25 different nationalities worldwide. Show less



Newcastle NE1

• United Kingdom
• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member. Newcastle NE1 : Business Improvement District. (BID)

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  NE1 is an international award winning Business Improvement District company. We deliver a range of projects which, at first glance, may not seem to be particularly closely related. They are though, and their economic impact has been extraordinary. NE1 is an international award winning Business Improvement District company. We deliver a range of projects which, at first glance, may not seem to be particularly closely related. They are though, and their economic impact has been extraordinary.



StudyPortals

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board Member: International Advisory Board

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  StudyPortals began as a spin-off from a couple of large international study associations. It was born out of frustration a total lack of information and overview of the fast-growing number of international Masters in Europe. In 2007 MastersPortal was born and proved to be a roaring success. Soon after, Bachelors, PhD, Short Courses and Distance Learning Portals followed suit. Today, StudyPortals covers over 150,000 courses at 3,050 educational institutes across 110 countries. In 2017, StudyPortals helped over 28 million students around the world to explore study programs and make an informed choice. Show less



THE CYCLE HUB : Newcastle Upon Tyne UK

• Board Member :

  • Oct 2013 - Present

  The Cycle Hub is a social enterprise, which promotes and facilitates cycling and provides cyclists in Newcastle a place to meet and chat over cake and coffee. Whether mountain biker or Bmx’er, single speed aficionado or road purist everyone is welcome. It's also an information centre for all cycling related things in and around Newcastle, from guided rides, cycle training, transfer services and local clubs. http://www.thecyclehub.org The Cycle Hub is a social enterprise, which promotes and facilitates cycling and provides cyclists in Newcastle a place to meet and chat over cake and coffee. Whether mountain biker or Bmx’er, single speed aficionado or road purist everyone is welcome. It's also an information centre for all cycling related things in and around Newcastle, from guided rides, cycle training, transfer services and local clubs. http://www.thecyclehub.org



Monash University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor: DESIGN INNOVATION. Faculty of Art, Design, Architecture

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  Monash Art Design & Architecture (MADA) is an open connected community of creative thinkers, makers and professional practitioners. We dissolve the boundaries between disciplines, creating new spaces to imagine real change - transforming the world around us. Monash Art Design & Architecture (MADA) is an open connected community of creative thinkers, makers and professional practitioners. We dissolve the boundaries between disciplines, creating new spaces to imagine real change - transforming the world around us.



Bayes Business School

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair Ext. Advisory Board : BAYES Business School, Centre for Creativity in Professional Practice

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2021

  The aim of the Centre for Creativity in Professional Practice is to research and educate about the new forms of interdisciplinary and creative leadership, which are needed to provide new forms of guidance, direction and structure, which make sense of increasingly complex, unstructured and dynamic world. It is a unique collaboration between Industry and Academic communities, combining research and education from Business, Design, Arts, Social Science, Computer Science, Health, Law, and Engineering. https://www.cass.city.ac.uk/faculties-and- research/centres/creativity. Show less



Tyneside Cinema

• United Kingdom
• Movies and Sound Recording
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member : Dixon Scott Circle

  • Dec 2012 - Nov 2020

  The DSC is a 'thought' group to serve the needs of the current CEO in support of the Strategic Ambitions.With no governance responsibly, nor accountability it is not the Board of trustees, nor a sub set of the Board ...we are hosted by the Tyneside and come together as an informal group of like minded but diverse creative people who have a passion for seeing the Tyneside make a cultural contribution to the region through its creative works. We share Ideas for the long term envisioning and the near term realisation of its 'Promise' ... Great fun too! Show less

• Member of the Board of Trustees

  • Sep 2013 - Oct 2020

  The Board is the governing and legally responsible body of the Cinema.The Tyneside Cinema is a registered educational charity and company limited by guarantee and is governed by a memorandum and articles of association. As the last surviving Newsreel theatre still operating as a cinema full-time in the UK, our Grade II-listed building is an important, must-see piece of heritage, not just regionally, but nationally too and it has been lovingly restored to preserve and celebrate the grandeur of its original 1937 art deco design. Show less



RTC North

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of the Board

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2018

  RTC North is an independent company delivering initiatives and providing services to support economic growth. Our team excels in the areas of technology transfer, commercialisation, new product/service design, business growth and open innovation and have worked with thousands of local companies since 1989 to create jobs, wealth and a better quality of life for the people of Northern England. Established in Sunderland, the company employs over 50 people and opened new offices in the North West (2004) and Yorkshire (2007) to help promote its services across the North. Currently we have Offices in Leeds and Daresbury, supporting our offices in Sunderland and Gateshead. What we do: RTC North help technology SMEs bring new products to market and is also a trusted delivery partner of business support, innovation and enterprise programmes on behalf of central government (UKTI,Growth Accelerator, Innovation Pathways), the European Commission (EEN) and local authorities (DNN). We help organisations manage change through the adoption of more innovative working practices, new technology and a strategic approach to business growth. Show less

• Member of the Design Strategy Board

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2016

  The Northern Design CentreDNN at the NDCNDC: Our home, is the (fairly new) Northern Design Centre just behind Gateshead Quays, at the heart of Newcastle Gateshead. It forms a regional focal point for the use of design, by organisations in North East England and is also where we host our monthly Rise & Design Meetings.The Northern Design Centre showcases good design through a programme of design events and exhibitions and provides commercial accommodation for design and creative businesses. DNN partners are also able to take advantage of selected on site facilities, as included in their membership package.The Northern Design Centre Website has information on all of the facilities available in the Centre as well as details of the opportunities for co-location. The NDC is owned and run by Gateshead Council, and is supported by the European Regional Development Fund 2007-13 programme. Show less



The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design (PolyU Design)

• Hong Kong
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Professor : DESIGN INNOVATION

  • Jun 2004 - May 2018

  The HKPU School of Design is at the forefront of applying Asian innovation to global opportunities. We are committed to sustain excellence in design education, practice, consulting and research; to harness the legacy and dynamism of Asian cultures in creating solutions for human needs; and to create strategic models for products, brands, and systems in local and global markets. The HKPU School of Design is at the forefront of applying Asian innovation to global opportunities. We are committed to sustain excellence in design education, practice, consulting and research; to harness the legacy and dynamism of Asian cultures in creating solutions for human needs; and to create strategic models for products, brands, and systems in local and global markets.



DASSH-UK

• United Kingdom
• Farming

• Executive Board Member

  • Jun 2014 - May 2017

  DASSH-UK is the Council of University Deans and leaders of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines in Higher Education institutions and seeks to be an authoritative voice for the Arts, Design, Social Sciences and Humanities across the UK. The organisation consults with the AHRC, QAA, funding councils and government departments, the British Academy and other academic and public institutions about the future of the arts and humanities in higher education in this country, in Europe and beyond. Aims - To represent and promote the interests of all subject areas of the arts, social sciences and humanities in Higher Education in the UK and to provide information to its members regarding national and international developments that may impact upon those disciplines - To provide a forum for informed debate, discussion and dissemination of best practice for HE leaders in the arts, social sciences and humanities - To inform and influence government and European policy on the development of research and education in the arts, social sciences and humanities - To work with the research councils, learned societies and other research funding bodies to raise the profile and awareness of the value and range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary research in the arts, social sciences and humanities - To lead or take part in research projects in collaboration with other research agencies that will further this awareness - To contribute to the professional development of current and future leaders of the arts, social sciences and humanities in higher education Show less



Jiangnan University

• China
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Visiting Professor. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. School of DESIGN

  • Oct 2003 - Dec 2009

  School of Design, Jiangnan University, formerly known as Molding Department of Wuxi Institute of Light Industry in 1960, is one of the institute with longest history of Chinese modern design education and one of the earliest design program in China. According to the latest evaluation(2012) of the Ministry of Education, School of Design at Jiangnan University ranks No. 4 in Design discipline in China. http://sodcn.jiangnan.edu.cn/ENGLISH/About_school.htm School of Design, Jiangnan University, formerly known as Molding Department of Wuxi Institute of Light Industry in 1960, is one of the institute with longest history of Chinese modern design education and one of the earliest design program in China. According to the latest evaluation(2012) of the Ministry of Education, School of Design at Jiangnan University ranks No. 4 in Design discipline in China. http://sodcn.jiangnan.edu.cn/ENGLISH/About_school.htm



Kyffin Design Compnay

• Founder

  • Sep 1980 - Aug 1998

  Managing Director: Industrial Design, Manufacturing consultants, Copyright and Patent Consultants. Japan & Europe based clients. Managing Director: Industrial Design, Manufacturing consultants, Copyright and Patent Consultants. Japan & Europe based clients.



Grey Matter Design Consultants

• Senior designer

  • Jan 1986 - Jan 1989

  Design Development, Project Management, Client Relationship Management. Grey Matter Brand and Product Development Consultants Limited was incorporated on 29 Aug 1984 and was located in London. The company's status is now listed as "Dissolved". Grey Matter Brand and Product Development Consultants Limited does not have any subsidiaries. Design Development, Project Management, Client Relationship Management. Grey Matter Brand and Product Development Consultants Limited was incorporated on 29 Aug 1984 and was located in London. The company's status is now listed as "Dissolved". Grey Matter Brand and Product Development Consultants Limited does not have any subsidiaries.



Fether and Partners (Design Consultants)

• Designer

  • Sep 1984 - Dec 1985

  Fether & Partners a multi disciplined design practice based in London. Featured in the Sunday Times "who will be who in the 80's" they went on to become one of the most respected and successful design groups in the UK before Principal Ben Fether retired in 2002 Fether & Partners a multi disciplined design practice based in London. Featured in the Sunday Times "who will be who in the 80's" they went on to become one of the most respected and successful design groups in the UK before Principal Ben Fether retired in 2002



AVEVA

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Industrial Designer

  • Sep 1980 - Aug 1983

  GEMS System Image processing system : Product Design, developing Special Function Key Boards, Monitors, Workstations. Thesis Project on early image process interaction design and then product development design consultancy through KDCo. GEMS System Image processing system : Product Design, developing Special Function Key Boards, Monitors, Workstations. Thesis Project on early image process interaction design and then product development design consultancy through KDCo.



PDD

• United Kingdom
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Designer

  • Apr 1980 - Sep 1981

  Industrial Designer, Internship and then occasional freelance/contract. Early days... taught me so much! Industrial Designer, Internship and then occasional freelance/contract. Early days... taught me so much!