Chris Vanstone (he/him)

Co-CEO

Working on Kaurna Land

I’m passionate about the potential of social innovation. Over the past 25 years, I’ve explored it through practice, writing, and teaching in Europe and Australia, with the last 15 years dedicated to The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI).

Prior to TACSI, I was part of the team at the UK Design Council that created the Double Diamond design process model. I was also a founding member of the Design Council’s RED Unit and a co-founder of Participle.

Let’s connect if you’re interested in social innovation learning, just futures, social R&D, or TACSI’s work.

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