john powell
- jpowell at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
Biography
John Powell MBE
John is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Science and Technology specialising in: Design Leadership, Human Centred Design, Drowning Prevention, Product Design, Electronic systems design, Business Management, Lifesaving Equipment Design
John is also a final year supervisor for Product Design and a masters tutor for business project unit
Research activity:
Currently leading an international design team using Human-Centred Design to investigate drowning in newly mobile infants in Bangladesh as part of an NIHR funded four year study.
Design leadership in drowning prevention practice utilising Human-Centred Design.
Improving design empathy.
Design Ethics
Committee member: British Standards Institute - Water safety and rescue equipment
Participant in the world design for Safety Symposium 2018. Foresight review https://www.lr.org/en/latest-news/designing-for-safety/
Professional practice roles:
Royal National Lifeboat Institution Role - International Lifesaving Manager
I lead, manage and support a number of international drowning prevention initiatives that form part of the RNLI's international strategy... I work with a range of stakeholders using project and problem tools to create human centred solutions.
Tanzania, Lake Victoria: Working to Improve fisher safety through human centred design with Design Without Borders, Uganda.
Tanzania, Zanzibar: Working with Pamoja, Panje and the the Arts University Bournemouth to understand the optimum design for safety critical community production resources
Global: Chair the RNLI/WHO convened 'Global buoyancy technical group'
Global: Lead the learning and development framework for the RNLI's International technical resources
Development of International drowning intervention resources (teaching and assessment, Future leaders in lifesaving, incident command) and education in low resource areas.
Past impact includes: Development of national leadership and management training for lifesaving in the UK. Member of the creation team for the UK and ROI beach risk audit process. Led the development of International drowning intervention learning and development framework (teaching and assessment, leaders in lifesaving) and education in low resource areas. Project lead - London Olympics water safety cover
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Role:
Operational and Technical Rescue Manager (Whole time) currently based at Poole Fire Station in Dorset.
Organisational Change Manager - working across departments at all levels to facilitate human centred co-design to implement the right change in the right way.
Leading the design of leadership and management courses.
Manage an operational team of fire and technical rescue specialists to reduce risk within the community. Respond to emergency incidents within the Dorset and Wiltshire area in partnership with other agencies.
Technical Rope access instructor
Water and flood rescue instructor
Large animal rescue specialist
Lead and Manage the ongoing development and implementation of Poole Harbour Islands safety strategy.
Chair: Poole Harbour Islands Safety Group.
moreExpertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:
Good health and well-being
"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"
Sustainable cities and communities
"Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable"
Partnership for the Goals
"Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development"
Journal Articles
- powell, J., 2018. rescued by design. International Journal of Technology and Design Education.
Books
- powell, 2015. International teaching, training and assessment in low resource areas. Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Conferences
- powell, J. and underwood, G., 2024. bridging the empathy gap. In: Engineering and Product Design Education 2023 7-8 September 2023 Elisava, Barcelona School of Design and Engineering.
- Powell, J. and Underwood, G., 2017. Rescued by design: Enabling low-Resource communities to reduce global drowning. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Building Community: Design Education for a Sustainable Future, E and PDE 2017, 206-211.
- Koohgilani, M., Powell, J. and Underwood, G., 2015. RP or not RP: That is the co-creation question. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Great Expectations: Design Teaching, Research and Enterprise, E and PDE 2015, 246-251.
- powell, 2014. ETHICS – RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, DESIGN… THEY’RE ALL THE SAME AREN’T THEY? In: The 16th International Conference on Engineering & Product Design Education 4-5 September 2014 University of Twente.
- Humphries-Smth, T., Blount, G. and Powell, J., 2014. Ethics - Research, engineering, design... They're all the same aren't they? Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Design Education and Human Technology Relations, E and PDE 2014, 485-491.
Invited Lectures
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The International Drowning Epidemic, Bournemouth University, 05 Dec 2014 more
Engineers Without Borders
Grants
- Drowning Prevention for newly mobile infants under two’s in Bangladesh (NIHR, 01 Nov 2023). In Progress
Public Engagement & Outreach Activities
- Co-creation (28 Sep 2014)
Honours
- MBE (Her Majesty the Queen, 2019)
- Young electronic designer awards : National 3rd Place (Electronic Designers Awards, 1993)
- United Kingdom - Winner : European young scientist award (European Union, 1992)
- Young Engineer for Britain National Final - 2nd (Engineering Council UK, 1992)
Social Media Links
- Twitter, @RescuedbyDesign
- LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-powell/