Mike Waller
Mike's research continues to develop design innovation research through Goldsmiths Prospecting and Innovation Studio (Pi Studio).
Staff details
Position
Professor of Design and Innovation, Programme Lead MA Designing Education
School
Subject
Mike has been a designer and teacher for 25 years, designing objects, services, exhibitions, products and new technologies, like the Internet of Things (IoT). He holds a range of patents from his time as a Director at ‘Studio Dillon’ to his work in the ‘Knowledge Lab’ an emerging technology research Lab, and continues to develop design innovation research through Goldsmiths Prospecting and Innovation Studio (Pi Studio), which focuses on innovation research for a wide range of international organisations. Mike is very interested in helping organisations use design to build capability in both industry and society. With the team in the Pi Studio he has worked with governments on supporting start-ups, and community psychologists on amplifying innovations in communities from the street level to larger scales using design. The studio has run live research projects for Goldsmiths staff and students with the BBC, LG Electronics, Microsoft Research, Kodak, BT Labs and others. Connecting research and teaching together is at the core of his approach to educating designers. He supervises PhDs with subjects connected to design innovation and technology.
Publications and research outputs
Design
- i-Soapbox Rosenberg, Terry E.; Waller, Michael; Fairfax, Duncan; Weatherhead, Andrew; Rogers, Peter and Bagenal, Edward. 2010. i-Soapbox.
- The Polis Project: Geo-Soapbox Rosenberg, Terry E.; Waller, Michael; Fairfax, Duncan; Weatherhead, Andrew; Rogers, Peter and Bagenal, Edward. 2009. The Polis Project: Geo-Soapbox.
- i-Legend Rosenberg, Terry E.; Waller, Michael; Fairfax, Duncan; Weatherhead, Andrew; Rogers, Peter and Bagenal, Edward. 2009. i-Legend.
Show/Exhibition
- Ephemeral Moments: Cesar Vera Waller, Michael; Zhang, Chenyue and Vera, Cesar. 2023. Ephemeral Moments: Cesar Vera. In: "Ephemeral Moments: Cesar Vera", Goldsmiths, United Kingdom, 4 - 8 December 2023.
- Developing innovation methodologies for startups Waller, Michael and Lee, Dong Yeong. 2018. Developing innovation methodologies for startups. In: "Korean Creative Innovation Start-up Exhibition Tent - London Design Festival", Truman Brewery, United Kingdom, September 2017 and September 2018.
- Mediatising public space and mediating practice: exhibition and research symposium Waller, Michael; Rosenberg, Terry E. and Fairfax, Duncan. 2010. Mediatising public space and mediating practice: exhibition and research symposium. In: "Mediatising public space and mediating practices", Goldsmiths, United Kingdom, 27/11/2010 to 2/12/2010.
Conference or Workshop Item
- Modelling Innovation: Diagrams as Epistemic Tools, Visual Mapping and Organisational Learning Waller, Michael and Fairfax, Duncan. 2026. 'Modelling Innovation: Diagrams as Epistemic Tools, Visual Mapping and Organisational Learning'. In: Twentieth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices. Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy 25 - 27 February 2026.
- Amplifying and Catalysing the Social through Designing Waller, Michael. 2019. 'Amplifying and Catalysing the Social through Designing'. In: 2019 SAEK(Society for Art Education of Korea) International Conference. Hanyang University, Korea, Republic of 27-28 September 2019.
- Street to Scale - Tackling structural inequalities to find the innovators in every community: Communities, Design and Psychology Waller, Michael. 2018. 'Street to Scale - Tackling structural inequalities to find the innovators in every community: Communities, Design and Psychology'. In: 4th Community Psychology Festival - British Psychological Society (BPS). University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom September 23 / 9:00 am - September 24 / 5:00 pm.
Article
- Conference Review of the Cltad 5th International Conference Challenging the Curriculum: Exploring the Disciplinary Boundaries in Art, Design and Media Fairfax, Duncan and Waller, Michael. 2010. Conference Review of the Cltad 5th International Conference Challenging the Curriculum: Exploring the Disciplinary Boundaries in Art, Design and Media. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 3(1), p. 79. ISSN 1753-1590
- Conference Review of the Cltad 5th International Conference Challenging the Curriculum: Exploring the Disciplinary Boundaries in Art, Design and Media Waller, Michael and Fairfax, Duncan. 2010. Conference Review of the Cltad 5th International Conference Challenging the Curriculum: Exploring the Disciplinary Boundaries in Art, Design and Media. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 3(2), pp. 87-88. ISSN 1753-1590
- Innovation in Practice: Innovative Curriculum Development Fairfax, Duncan and Waller, Michael. 2010. Innovation in Practice: Innovative Curriculum Development. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 3(2), ISSN 1753-1590
Book Section
- IP for Design Innovation and Emerging Technology Waller, Michael. 2019. IP for Design Innovation and Emerging Technology. In: UNSPECIFIED, ed. Winning with IP Managing Intellectual Property Today. Coventry: Newsdesk Global Communication, Navaro Publishing, pp. 85-92. ISBN 9781999832964
- Cultures of change: social atoms and electronic lives. News telescope Waller, Michael; Rosenberg, Terry E.; Weatherhead, Andrew; Rogers, Peter; Bagenal, Edward and Fairfax, Duncan. 2010. Cultures of change: social atoms and electronic lives. News telescope. In: Gennaro Ascione; Cinta Massip and Josep Perello, eds. Cultures of change: social atoms and electronic lives. Barcelona: Actar and Arts Santa Monica, pp. 82-85. ISBN 978-84-92861-14-9
- iCE: interactive Co-innovation Environments Rosenberg, Terry E. and Waller, Michael. 2007. iCE: interactive Co-innovation Environments. In: S. Macgregor and T. Torres-Coronas, eds. Higher Creativity for Virtual Teams: Developing platforms for Co-Creation. Pennsylvania: Information Science Reference: IGI Global, pp. 279-298. ISBN 9781599041292
Edited Book
- HA HA! OuDePo Volume 1 Rosenberg, Terry E.; Conreen, Martin; Rossouw, Stacey; Currell, Georgia; Poon, Charis; Hall, Sean and Waller, Michael, eds. 2020. HA HA! OuDePo Volume 1. London: OuDePo. ISBN 9781527255135
Professional Activity
- Creative Business Innovation Workshops for SMEs in London Waller, Michael and Fairfax, Duncan. 2017. Creative Business Innovation Workshops for SMEs in London.
- Innovation catalyst- 6 London Development Agency/ European Research & Development Fund Grants and one SELLLN Grant. Waller, Michael; Fairfax, Duncan; Prime, Sian and Sheridan, Aidan. 2010. Innovation catalyst- 6 London Development Agency/ European Research & Development Fund Grants and one SELLLN Grant..
Project
- Developing innovation methodologies for startups Waller, Michael and Hinshelwood, Liam. August 2018 Developing innovation methodologies for startups.
- Street to Scale- Design and Psychology- Community and Social Design- tools and methods Waller, Michael and Bagenal, Edward. June 2017 Street to Scale- Design and Psychology- Community and Social Design- tools and methods.
Report
- Problem Solving Booths Report Bagenal, Edward and Waller, Michael. 2017. Problem Solving Booths Report. Documentation. Thrive LDN, London.
- Deploying design and innovation for the uptake of energy efficiency measures in domestic homes Waller, Michael and Hinshelwood, Liam. 2016. Deploying design and innovation for the uptake of energy efficiency measures in domestic homes. UNSPECIFIED.
Other
- Patent 1020240086504 A (2024.06.18) Healthcare System Based on a Smart IoT Neckband and AI-Shared Data Ewha Womans University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (이화여자대학교 산학협력단) 2024. Patent 1020240086504 A (2024.06.18) Healthcare System Based on a Smart IoT Neckband and AI-Shared Data. 10.8080/1020230019664
- US Patent 7,577,612 B2 Self Service Terminal NCR Corporation 2009. US Patent 7,577,612 B2 Self Service Terminal. United States Patent 7577612.
- European Patent EP 1085432 B1 Information retrieval and display NCR Limited 2008. European Patent EP 1085432 B1 Information retrieval and display. .
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