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Finn Williams joins IIPP as Visiting Professor

26 March 2018

Finn Williams, co-founder and CEO of Public Practice, has been appointed Visiting Professor at 香港六合彩 Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose.

Finn Williams

Finn is the co-founder and chief executive officer of , a social enterprise focused on bringing a new generation of planners to city governments to shape places for the public good.听

Public Practice is a founding member of IIPP's Mission Oriented Innovation Network, and Finn presented听reflections from city level strategic design and institutional innovations听at the launch of MOIN on 12th March..

Creating dynamic capacities within public听organisations听is one of the strategic goals for IIPP and Finn's experience will be crucial for developing IIPP's research and teaching agenda in governance and public administration.听

Finn is an architect-turned-planner, having听worked for the听,听,听Croydon Council and then the听, where he led new initiatives on placemaking, workspace, street markets, infill housing and crowdfunding.

He has previously been a visiting critics and tutor at The Bartlett School of Architecture, Architectural Association, Columbia in New York, ETH in Zurich, and the Royal College of Art, and was co-curator of the British Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale..

IIPP's Director听Professor Mariana Mazzucato听said: 鈥淔or IIPP, building skills and dynamic capabilities within public organisations is key to their capacity to confront 21st century challenges. We are delighted that Finn, with his practical experience in bringing top planners to city governments, joins us to help build our exciting research and teaching agenda in this area.鈥

Finn said: 鈥淢ariana Mazzucato is leading a shift in thinking about the role of the public sector, and has been an important influence on my work as a public servant. I鈥檓 honoured to be joining IIPP as a Visiting Professor, and look forward to working with Mariana and her team including Rainer Kattel, Carlota Perez, Dan Hill and Mike Bracken, to support public organisations to expand their agency and build new capabilities.鈥

View Finn's IIPP profile.