North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit

University of Michigan

Graduate Institute for Management Technology

Heilbron

Living in perpetual beta to help others make sense, innovate and adapt despite ambiguity, uncertainty and noise. Passionate about bottom-up economic development and structural transformation.

This is a part-time position with the DST/NRF/Newton Fund Trilateral Chair in Transformative Innovation, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Sustainable Development, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

Professor of Practice with the DST/NRF/Newton Fund Trilateral Chair in Transformative Innovation

In January 2018 we launched our Innovation Coaching offer in South Africa. The offer is aimed at individual leaders and teams. Because of our vast experience in promoting innovation systems, we also have an offer to help inter organisational teams with innovation and strengthening their role in a broader innovation system.

The coaching offer draws together our experience in change, resilience, complexity thinking and innovation management. It makes this experience relevant to leaders who must make decisions (despite uncertainty), must lead change and must find ways to unlock the creativity and full potential of their people.

Mesopartner (Germany)

Coaching leaders on how to strengthen their innovation portfolio, resilience and strategy

The Technological Change and Innovation System Observatory project aims to track and create awareness of disruptive innovation and discontinuous technological change by organisations in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

TIPS (NPC)

Project Lead

Mesopartner is a Germany-based international consultancy in the field of economic development. The firm develops methodologies for the analysis and improvement of territories or economic systems. Most of these methodologies have participatory or learning elements, and depends on facilitators to guide stakeholders through an appraisal or analysis. We also do capacity building of development practitioners and public officials.

I work mainly in Africa and occasionally in Europe

Partner and Consultant

Technology and Innovation Management / Knowledge Management at an MDP, SMDP or EDP level
Contracted to the Executive Education unit of the USB

University of Stellenbosch Business School

Faculty (Part Time)

Contribute to IERI Research, post doctoral student support. Work as an external researcher on topics of innovation systems promotion. Participate in events, teach, comment and contribute to IERI Programmes

Tshwane University of Technology Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI)

Research Associate

Contract Research Position (post doctoral research)
Working with the Technology Transfer and Innovation Directorate on improving the innovation system in the Vaal Region. This combines facilitation, industry diagnosis and organizational development in close partnership with the industries around the university. I am also working on the development of a new Technology and Innovation Management course with Prof. Deon de Beer.

Vaal University of Technology

Research Consultant - Post doctoral fellow on technological upgrading of industries

My association with IERI allows me to contribute my practical experience in economic development to a higher education institution that is also an important policy advisor on science, technology and innovation. I also gain access to resources and networks that supports my work in the promotion of innovation systems and pragmatic economic development. Watch this space for more information.

Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI)

The old GTZ LED project was integrated into a broader development programme of GTZ called the Strenghtening Local Governance Programme as a subcomponent. I signed up for 60% of my time, using the other 40% to work internationally with the firm Mesopartner. I also used some of my freetime to work on a few personal projects

Senior LED Expert

Treoc 102

shareholder

I am one of the founding trustees of the South African Local Economic Development Practitioners Network.The network strives to promote good local economic development practice in Southern Africa

Local Economic Development Practitioners Network

Founding Trustee and board member

Developed instruments for Local Economic Development Practitioners to use. Trained, coached and supported experts that worked directly with industries and communities. Provided advice and support to the public sector involved in LED

Project Manager

Development of new programmes.
Development of the Intensive Handholding Project that was a method to identify, coach young entrepreneurs.
Relations with international donors
Strategic support to management and CEO

NAMAC

Consulting in the IT sector.
Managed staff, customers and supplier relations

Amteq Quintis

Director

Started a small IT company in South Africa. These were the days when networks were new, and internet/communications systems unstable. Helped small and medium sized enterprises to connect to each other (internally) and to the internet.

Shawn Cunningham