CebAI Director

What is a great example of creative problem solving?

Making the CO2 scrubber.

Who is your favourite movie/TV robot?

Marvin the Paranoid Android.

Who is your sporting hero and why?

Niall Quinn - he just gets Sunderland AFC "I learned my trade at Arsenal, I became a footballer at Manchester City, but Sunderland got under my skin.”

Managing Director

How would you solve one problem in the world creatively if you could? 

Re-imagine education to focus on creative thinking, inter-thinking and the arts. Remove binary right/wrong exam hedgemony and bin heirarchical classroom formats.

Who is your sporting hero and why? 

Dave Brailsford, performance director at British Cycling, who developed the 'marginal gains' philosophy with spectacular results for British cycling at the 2012 Olympics. 

Chief Technical Officer

How would you solve one problem in the world creatively if you could? 

Ensure everyone has access to clean drinking water. Every year around ten million people in poorer countries die of illnesses that can be very cheaply prevented or managed.

Who is your sporting hero and why?

Arthur Ashe. An African American tennis player that not only excelled at tennis, but also used his celebrity status to help with civil rights causes.

Service Designer 

Who is your sporting hero and why?

Dylan Alcott – wheelchair tennis champion, paralympic basketballer, current Australian of the Year and all-around legend.

What is a great example of creative problem solving?

Nike’s Go FlyEase shoes, which you can put on or take off completely hands-free. They asked themselves “if you could make a hands-free shoe, how would you do it?” and the result is simple, elegant and revolutionary.

Chief Information Officer

What is a great example of creative problem solving 

Mirrors next to lifts. People are distracted and are less likely to complain about how long they take.

Who is your favourite movie/TV robot?

Metal Mickey - "Boogie, boogie."

Who is your sporting hero and why? 

Brian Clough. I wouldn't say he was the best football manager that ever lived. But he was certainly in the top one.

Marketing and Communications Officer

Who is your sporting hero and why?

U.S figure skater Michelle Kwan for her consistency and artistry, which still inspires skaters to this day.

What is a great example of creative problem solving?

Steven Spielberg's decision to show less of the shark in his blockbuster movie Jaws when the mechanical monster faced too many technical problems during production. The result was a far more horrifying and suspenseful viewing experience, making it seem as though the elusive shark could strike at any moment.

Chief Innovation Officer 

What is a great example of creative problem solving?

DuPont chemist Stephanie Kwolek working on a light-weight fibre for car tires accidentally invented Kevlar.

Who is your favourite movie/TV robot?

HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

How would you solve one problem in the world creatively if you could?

Instigate regular cross- disciplinary world creativity days to tackle each of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Full Stack Developer

Who is your favourite movie/TV robot?

The Matrix.

How would you solve one problem in the world creatively if you could? 

Figure out a way to harness the power from lightning. 

Who is your sporting hero and why?

Michael Schumacher. Because Michael Schumacher.

Back End Developer 

How would you solve one problem in the world creatively if you could? 

By constantly switching people's places / jobs / positions, so they can understand multiple points of views.

Who is your sporting hero and why?

Michael Jordan. He taught me that failure is necessary for success: “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”