Staff Profile
Polly Westergaard
Senior Innovation Consultant
- Email: polly.westergaard@ncl.ac.uk
- Address: UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing, The Catalyst, 3 Science Square, 缅北禁地 Upon Tyne, NE4 5TG, UK
Background
I am a Senior Innovation Consultant within the UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing working with organisations to explore how data driven innovation can be combined with good design and branding to generate products and services that can make a positive difference to lives and communities across the globe.
Working at NICA provides an exciting opportunity to make real positive impact – listening to the needs of citizens via the VOICE community, in order to generate meaningful innovation that can help us all live better for longer.
I haves a passion for design and innovation, and have worked closely with companies to help implement creative thinking and good design practice within their business.
I studied Three Dimensional Design at Northumbria University, and since graduating I continued my love for design as Creative Lead within a business support setting. Using design thinking tools and branding workshops with a wide range of clients to help better their business and better fulfil the needs of their customers.