Hello, my name is Rebecca
I relish opportunities to create order where there is confusion. I really understand how to get to grips with complex problems and support teams to deliver concrete changes.
Meet the Basis team.
We really care about making an impact through our work. Ensuring this happens consistently relies on having a talented, dependable and passionate team. The people that make up Basis are at the cutting edge of improvement science and have a long track record of enabling meaningful and lasting change across the public and social sectors. Together, we think we've got the capability to help you tackle even the messiest of problems.
Hello, my name is Joe
I'm Basis's Managing Director. I know a bit about agile, service-design, new ways of working and facilitation. I use this knowledge to help people collaborate and do great work in challenging circumstances. My mission is to make all of Basis's work human, meaningful and impactful.
joseph.badman@basis.co.uk
Hello, my name is Aaron
I’m a human-centred public servant passionate about (re)designing systems and services to improve people’s lived realities. I enjoy helping public services better meet the needs of citizens and the organisations that deliver them.
aaron.teater@basis.co.uk
Hello, my name is Ashlee
I am a trained public health professional, passionate about working across systems to find solutions to complex problems. I’m a big believer in working collaboratively to create long lasting, impactful change to people’s lives.
ashlee.teakle@basis.co.uk
Hello, my name is Max
Before Basis I worked on achieving effective people-centred children’s social care services in Greater Manchester. I’m driven by a need to make sense of complex ideas and thrive on translating these into practice to improve people’s lives.
max.goodall@basis.co.uk
Hello, my name is Lindsay
I am passionate about having a sustained positive impact on the world around me. My background in Industrial Organisational psychology helps me to bring this passion to life as I aim to make things easier and better for individuals, teams and organisations.
lindsay.cook@basis.co.uk
Hello, my name is Megan
Having just graduated from a Business course, I understand the importance of a user centered approach that enables a team to provide value to themselves and their stakeholders.
megan.davies@basis.co.uk
Hello, my name is Dennis
I have a passion for enabling transformational change that sticks; turning ideas into effective practice and behaviours.
dennis.vergne@basis.co.uk
Hello, my name is Anna
I came to Basis having worked in the UK charity sector for a decade. Problem solving and supporting people without forgetting the bigger picture are what drives me.
anna.polojarvi@basis.co.uk
Hello, my name is Mehdi
I like to expand the social impact of organisations with clever marketing and communication. I want to help people and make the world around me a little more beautiful. By developing new products and services, making important things visible, and generating attention for new initiatives.
Hello, my name is Kate
With a background as a senior level creative and working collaboratively with brands to make social media work for them, I now join Basis with the drive to put our message out there and get things done.
kate.duffy@basis.co.uk
Hello, my name is Martin
I am passionate about helping teams and organisations tackle complex challenges with confidence. I am particularly excited about adaptive management, systems thinking, and multi-partner collaboration
martin.linden@basis.co.uk
Hello, my name is Matt
I’ve been doing Agile, Service Design and Prototyping for many years now, all over the world. It's a way of working that really excites me. What really makes me tick is knowing that I help people to deliver better services that improve people’s lives.
matt.barnaby@basis.co.uk
Hello, my name is Gwenno
I'm a service designer and researcher who specialises in participatory and co-productive ways of working to change the balance of power about who's voices influence the design of services and systems. I'm a fluent Welsh speaker and love the challenge of bilingual facilitation!
Hello, my name is Isabelle
I am an experienced strategic leader with a track record of delivering organisational set-up and growth to enable the delivery of improved outcomes for all ages. I have a deep knowledge of the national children’s services agenda including children in care and family poverty issues.
Hello, my name is Rick
I have a life-long commitment to coaching and developing leaders in NGO’s because the sector is thirsty for great leadership capacity. My focus is on one’s talents, potential and capacities, not oil leaks. If we start here, life gets better and leading is more fun. I am originally from Seattle, but now I live and work everywhere.
Hello, my name is Nick
I thrive in challenging projects having applied myself in roles at the UK's most demanding organisations, and recently in a leadership position working with local government on a major post-apartheid public services innovation project in Cape Town, South Africa.
Hello my name is Dennis
I have a passion for enabling transformational change that sticks; turning ideas into effective practice and behaviours. Although originally from Holland, most of my work has been within the British public sector, ranging from over thirty local authorities, the NHS, probation services and central government.
dennis.vergne@basis.co.uk
Hello my name is Rebecca
I relish opportunities to create order where there is confusion. I learnt how to design and deliver creative solutions within a Transformation Team for a West London council
I really understand how to get to grips with complex problems and support teams to deliver concrete changes.
rebecca.roberts@basis.co.uk
Hello my name is Matt
I’ve been doing Agile, Service Design and Prototyping for many years now, all over the world. It's a way of working that really excites me. What really makes me tick is knowing that I help people to deliver better services that improve people’s lives.
matt.barnaby@basis.co.uk
Hello my name is Izzie
I have an academic background in Psychology, and a professional background in mental health prevention and intervention in the education system. With a passion for politics I cannot seem to shift. I relish the challenge of team engagement, working in an Agile capacity of iterative change to overcome complex problems in complex Services.
isabelle.hurrell@basis.co.uk
Hello my name is Joe
I worked in the public sector for about 10 years. I started out on the front line in Jobcentre Plus and ended up working in senior strategic roles in children’s services. My mission is to make best use of the skills and expertise I’ve developed in facilitation, design thinking and Agile over the last 10 years to help teams do the best work of their lives. I also do pretty cool card tricks.
joseph.badman@basis.co.uk
Hello my name is Kate
With a background as a senior level creative and more recently working collaboratively with brands to make social media work for them, I now join Basis with the drive to put our message out there and get things done.
kate.duffy@basis.co.uk
Hello my name is Katharina
Prior to joining Basis, I worked in the Austrian public sector and in various international organisations abroad. I have an academic background in public administration and economics.
katharina.schaal-mulacek@basis.co.uk
Hello my name is Isabelle
I am an experienced strategic leader with a track record of delivering organisational set-up and growth to enable the delivery of improved outcomes for all ages. I have a deep knowledge of the national children’s services agenda including children in care and family poverty issues.
Hello my name is Clive
I am an extremely knowledgeable lead intervention adviser within Children’s Services. I have extensive knowledge of approaches to transformation making sustainable improvements within councils.
Hello my name is Bethan
I am a seasoned brand and communication strategist with experience of working with several global brands, across multiple sectors. I left the agency world to start a new crowdfunding business in the property sector. This venture gave me valuable experience of everything start up related.
Hello my name is Sarah
I am a qualified social worker who has 25 years of experience of working with children, young people, families, and carers. I have extensive knowledge of safeguarding, quality assurance, integrated working. I have a proven ability to manage and deliver improvements within Children’s Services.
Hello my name is Michele
I am a Design Thinker and Service Designer with experience in varied sectors such as Education, Recycling, Healthcare, and Marketing. I have an MA degree in Service Experience Design & Innovation at the University of the Arts London, where I gained experience in a variety of projects with UK and EU institutions.
Hello my name is Nick
I thrive in challenging projects having applied myself in roles at the UK's most demanding organisations, and recently in a leadership position working with local government on a major post-apartheid public services innovation project in Cape Town, South Africa.
Interested in joining us?
We’re always looking for great new people to join our team. Whether you’ve got decades of experience transforming public services or are fresh out of university, if you're inspired by the idea of making a lasting impact on society, we'd love to hear from you.
Our goal is to make Diversity and inclusion intrinsic to our way of working, see our diversity statement here.
