Professor
Simon Bolton

—Background

Professor Simon Bolton, internationally acclaimed designer and innovation consultant, is Director of the Centre for Competitive Creative Design. Professor Bolton graduated from the Royal College of Art. His work has been exhibited in the Design Museum in London, the Axis Gallery in Tokyo and the Pompidou Centre in Paris among others. His work has been published in major design journals internationally in Europe, Asia and North America. One of his co-products - the Pinch Pull Bag Dispensing Unit – is used in Tesco and Sainsbury’s by over 10 million people a week.

Simon Bolton has worked nationally and internationally promoting the role and use of design with organisations such as the Design Council, Industrial Design Society of America, Korean International Design Promotion and the Hong Kong Design Centre. Professor Bolton specialises in helping companies improve and develop their design capabilities and business performance. He has extensive experience of working in Europe, North America, South America and Asia for local and global brands.

—Current Activities

Application of design thinking tools and methodologies in relation to developing Public Service Innovation.

Development of Open Innovation Networks, in order to understand emergent design-led innovation challenges, in order to generate and explore new innovation opportunities with lead partner Procter & Gamble.

Integration of New Product Design & Supply Chain Management with Professor Martin Christopher, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Cranfield University, Dr Omera Khan, School of Materials University of Manchester and Professor Andrea Sianesi, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale, Politecnico di Milano.