I was invited to speak about Designing Products & Propositions for the Youth Market by Luke Mitchell of Reach Students at “Youth Marketing Stategy 2011”. There was an interesting mix of speakers covering the youth market from a number of different perspectives; ranging from insights, marketing and creative agencies, community management and viral marketing to universities and graduate recruiters. This […]
Read More »I was invited by Dr Jamie Brassett, Innovation Management MA Course Director at Central St Martins to join a panel all about Social Innovation. I was joined on the panel by Professor Lorraine Gamman and Kate Oakley PhD. At this point, I also want to add my LLB letters to my name! It was the inaugural […]
Read More »I was asked by Graham Brown of Mobile Youth to give an Expert Interview around the subject of youth sourcing. I hope you enjoy it! “…We’re talking to Julia about how to engage youth within the product development process. Can big mobile brands increase the relevance and hit rates of their products by incorporating the […]
Read More »Learning Without Frontiers is a global platform for disruptive thinkers and practitioners from the education, digital media, technology and entertainment sectors who come together to explore how new disruptive technologies can drive radical efficiencies and improvements in learning whilst providing equality of access. I went to a Sunday event in January which was jam-packed full […]
Read More »Back in August 2009, I spotted a posting on the online Space Makers Network from a Lambeth Council officer who was interested in doing something creative with empty shops. I grabbed Dougald Hine, the founder of Space Makers, and went down to meet him. That was how we came to be introduced and was introduced to […]
Read More »Featuring Jemima Kiss from The Guardian; Chris Jenkins, Inma Martinez from Stradbrooke and Chris from Gracenote.
Read More »In March 2010, the Teen Panel travelled to the heart of the music industry, Music 4.5 Conference put on by 2 Pears. Another digital industry that is struggling with revenue models. Another opportunity to challenge a number of assumptions about young people. Another real world learning opportunity for the teenage panellists! The Panel Introduce […]
Read More »On December 7th, I took a panel of 16-18 year olds to a conference all about Mobile, called Heroes of the Mobile Screen at the National Film Theatre, to give feedback to 5 product pitches for new digital services. Before you go any further, please note that I have designed the Travelling Teen Panel to […]
Read More »Here is “The Really Mobile Project” interview with 4 of the 6 teen panelists from the youth insights session that I put together for Heroes of the Mobile Screen Conference. I am delighted that the session was so well received and that it met my objectives of providing an insightful and entertaining experience for the […]
Read More »This interview was carried out for Heroes of the Mobile Screen (HOTMS) Conference December 09 by Peggy Ann Salz. I talk about how and why I bring young people and business together. So, if you prefer to listen rather than read – click here, or go here http://bit.ly/5HO0cq, scroll down and sit back!
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