Paddy Loughman paddy@paddyloughman.com

WorkRoles, projects and consulting since 2009 · writing and talks have their own pages: Writing · Speaking

I like thinking hard and helping people. Or rather, I do those things compulsively, and do my best to do so in service. I call myself a 'strategist', which isn't a term I particularly like but people seem to think it means 'a thoughtful person who can help me', so it tends to work. I do quite a few different things, with a thread of understanding people, communications and change.

WorkNo.ItemKind / Year
Now 01 Deep Narrative Programme project director · 2024–
02 Antidote strategy support · 2026
03 Inter-Narratives co-founded, 3,000 readers · 2020–
04 Notes On The Mend personal Substack · 2023–
Projects 05 Facing Change talks and comms guide · 2019–
06 UN Climate Champions brand and outreach for COP26 · 2020–22
07 Messaging This Moment strategy lead, with EFN · 2022
08 Stories For Life co-founded · 2020–23
09 It's Our Time · SHEvotes campaign strategy, 2019 general election · 2019
Consulting 10 Purpose Disruptors · Blagrave Trust · Creatives for Climate narrative strategy
11 Global Optimism · Wellcome Trust · Triodos · The Uncertainty Experts · Julie's Bicycle strategic communications
12 Joseph Rowntree Foundation · JJ Charitable Trust · Proma grantmaking strategy
13 Camco · AimHi · Art & People · InstaDeep · The Draft brand strategy
14 NEON · Partners for a New Economy · Glimpse insight, analysis and futuring
15 The Young Foundation · UAL Storytelling Institute · Climate Spring · CISL learning design and facilitation
16 Systemiq · Chapter Zero · Global Assembly · Early Cancer Institute writing, copywriting and naming
17 The Royal Institution · Camco organisational transformation
Before 18 Wolff Olins, Strategy Director 2016–19
19 Bow & Arrow (now Accenture Song), Strategy Manager 2013–16
20 FreshMinds (now Yonder), Research 2009–13
Voluntary 21 Extinction Rebellion speaker and catalyser · 2019–
22 UK Student Climate Network strategist · 2019
23 Imperial College Business School visiting lecturer · 2019
24 UCL visiting lecturer · 2018
25 The Young Foundation visiting lecturer · 2017–19
26 University of East Anglia visiting lecturer
27 V-Day volunteer performer · 2012
Has worked with
  • Joseph Rowntree Foundation
  • Partners for a New Economy
  • Wellcome Trust
  • Blagrave Trust
  • The Young Foundation
  • Environmental Funders Network
  • UNFCCC
  • Global Optimism
  • Antidote
  • Climate Spring
  • NEON
  • Purpose Disruptors
  • Creatives for Climate
  • Julie's Bicycle
  • Rubber Republic
  • The Uncertainty Experts
  • AimHi
  • Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
  • Wellbeing Economy Alliance
  • Triodos Bank
  • UAL Storytelling Institute
  • Global Assembly
  • Camco
  • Systemiq
  • The Royal Institution
  • JJ Charitable Trust
  • InstaDeep
  • Chapter Zero
  • Glimpse
  • The Draft
Projects funded by
  • Joseph Rowntree Foundation
  • European Climate Foundation
  • Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
  • CIFF
  • JJ Charitable Trust
  • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Volunteered with
  • Extinction Rebellion
  • Imperial College Business School
  • UCL
  • The Young Foundation
  • University of East Anglia
  • V-Day