Luke is the research assistant in STBY’s London office. His job entails both taking care of the logistical side of projects, ensuring that the senior design researchers have all they need in order to work effectively, whilst also conducting fieldwork, taking part in analysis, and helping moderate discussions in workshops.
Luke originally came to STBY as an intern in the Amsterdam office. For his internship project, he helped produce a magazine that detailed the company’s work and philosophy. Joining the London office full-time in May 2010, Luke has since helped Geke and Bas produce the ‘Tools’ chapter for ‘This is Service Design Thinking’, a comprehensive introduction to the field published in 2010. He also often takes responsibility for the tone and style of STBY’s written reports, as well as the material published on the website, writing much of the content which you’re currently enjoying reading.
Luke hold’s a BA in Political Studies from the University of Leeds, an MA in Politics and the Mass Media from the University of Liverpool, and both of his arms above his head whenever frightened or alarmed. Prior to working at STBY, he served as the press and research officer for a UK politician, and spent a year in China lecturing in International Relations at Xian-Jiaotong Liverpool University.
He also looks absolutely nothing like the above photo, bearing no resemblance whatsoever anymore to the individual pictured above. This could be because his hair is now about 98% shorter, but it’s just as likely that he uploaded a photograph of a completely random individual that he found on the internet somewhere. He also edits this profile on a weekly basis, safe in the knowledge that nobody is likely to notice if the entire thing is replaced by a story about wasps.
