Systems thinking and reframing activism with Adah Parris

Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley

Adah Parris is my guest on Episode 90 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley. Adah is a Futurist, Systems Thinker, Storyteller and Artist. Chair of Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA UK). Currently Artist in two Residence at The Design Science Studio (Buckminster Fuller Institute) and the Emergent Media Lab, The University of California Irvine. An enthusiastic curator of people, patterns and stories. Adah's current interest lies in the anatomy of transformation and innovation, from ancient wisdom, natural systems and indigenous community practices to digital and emerging technologies. In 2020, she was long-listed as one of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology. In 2019, she was recognised as one of TED Talks Global Emerging Innovators. In 2018, she was recognised as one of the UK’s Top 100 Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Leaders in Technology. Adah takes a philosophical and anthropological approach to technology; merging logic and creativity to design immersive storytelling, learning and development environments. Cultures in which her clients and audiences become critical thinkers, philosophers and immersive storytellers, problem-solvers. Innovators. With over 20 years experience in transforming cultures to nurture decentralised humanity-centred innovation environments. She has worked with businesses and individuals in advertising, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, marketing, media and, technology start-ups. Her clients and partnerships have included Google, Unilever, Sainsbury's, Oath, Ogilvy Labs, The British Council, The EU Council, The Tate Modern, the British Film Institute (BFI), The Union Chapel, Burning Man Camp: Playground, ArabNet Dubai, Innovate Finance, Wayra UK, The Friday Club, and Shambala Festival to name a few.

www.adahparris.com