Testimonials

As Public Speaker

  • Jude delivered a fantastic prototyping talk to members of our Imperial College London community as part of our 'How To' talk series. His presentation gave an insightful and entertaining look at the process he goes through when building products, and his answers, in a Q&A packed with questions, were thoughtful, in depth and provided useful tips and lessons.

    The session was our most watched to date, with over 480 registrations and 310 unique viewers, comprising students up to full time professionals, tuning in. This success was reflected in the audience satisfaction score of 9.4/10.

  • What a pleasure to have worked with Jude, such a dynamic, creative and thought-provoking person! Jude delivered an outstanding talk to our organisation on the power and importance of diversity in innovation, which was part of our National Inclusion Week celebrations. The audience was captivated throughout and an extensive Q&A session followed, highlighting the interest that had been sparked. Our office was left buzzing with ideas and energy to rethink and challenge the way we work and innovate together, and how we can reach a more diversified market.

    The 'X-Factor' in Jude's delivery was that he went over and above the standard brief and really tailored the content to our organisation, our products and industry. He did extensive research and analysis, even engaging with a number of our staff to get deeper insights and understanding that made his talk relevant and personal. Throught the speaking engagement (in the lead-up, during and after the event), Jude has been professional, energetic and fun to work with, and absolutely nailed it on the day! I can't recommend Jude highly enough, he's a force of nature and a master in his field.

    A massive thanks to Jude for all the time and effort that went into an exceptional event that will be remembered for a long time to come.

As Creative Technologist

  • Jude is a force of nature and possesses such a rare and diverse skillset that I have never seen before. There aren't many people on this planet with the technical ability of Jude, even fewer who have such a fine grasp for the bigger picture and marketing principles.

    I am in awe of Jude, his ability to create engaging and meaningful content is amazing. But best of all it is always backed up by strategy. He truly lives and breathes every project and immerses himself in the details. We have spent many hours collaborating on ways to share our messages and projects in innovative and entertaining ways, and time flew by thanks to his insightful manner and bravery to challenge the norm.

    His passion shines through in every conversation, enabling projects to ascend to higher levels than would ever be possible without him. His approach has shown us how Tech/Art and Beta Testing can be a true driver for organisational and brand evolution.

    We have worked together on a number of projects including the RadioGlobe and Activist Engineering. During that time we have applied for and won multiple awards and his knowledge, time and empathy have really helped me to grow as a person. He started out as an external project stakeholder, but I am now proud to class Jude as a mentor and a friend.

    I could not recommend working with Jude highly enough, just make sure that you have the drive and energy to make the most of his expertise! It is worth every minute of your time!

  • We were initially just excited to be working with Jude, definitely a little trepidation as to how it would all work, but gosh did we have nothing to worry about! He has had a hugely positive impact on the team, great ideation workshops together, easy communications, superb and spot-on solutions to a challenging, left-of-field brief. In fairness I was delighted by the ideas but that was nothing compared to the quality of the handed-over final products, beautiful builds, masses of great accessible documentation. Oh and did I say we had huge amounts of fun doing this – well we did! Thanks Jude

  • Visionary Collaborator! I’ve had the pleasure of numerous encounters with Jude through my time at Creative Play Lab and as Head of LEGO Ventures Incubation Studio.

    Jude continually has proved to be a strong visionary and facilitator of inspiring the future of play, learning and creativity. Based on his broad background of experiences, eagerness to stay curious and open to the world, as well as his deep understanding of our ethos, he has been able to convey very abstract concepts in a tangible and easy digestible form.

    With his strong engineering and industrial design background he has proven able to assess maturity of companies and technologies, focusing on when to apply the current state and when to look into more foundational R&D

    He has been a great contributor and sparring partner on specific cases, seeing through the initial hype of a startups and looking at the profound opportunities it hold.

    He is an amazing collaborator and radiate knowledge, curiosity and ability to talk across many different disciplines and I’ve witnessed him as a trusted partner always providing insightful and inspiring conversations – internally as well as externally.

    I giver Jude my highest recommendation.

As Head of R&D…

  • I’ve had great pleasure of working under Jude for over a year at Sugru/FormFormForm ltd. When I joined, the team was already extremely productive and it was a fun, passionate and positive environment. Over the next few months I realised a lot of this was down to Jude, from his enthusiasm and passion for the work to his real interest in developing the team. This development continued throughout my time at Sugru and we reaped the benefits of the innovation culture that he nurtured.

    Jude is someone who’ll push you out of your comfort zone, and allow you to ‘own’ a project, whilst also ensuring that you’re not overwhelmed. Personally, he provided me the opportunity to go with my gut, growing me as a scientist as well as diversifying my skills set into product design of which he is extremely talented and a happy teacher.

    Jude is great leader, designer and engineer and I wish him all the best in the future. I am very grateful to have benefited from his tutelage, and I wholeheartedly recommend him as a game changer for any company.

  • From the moment he joined FormFormForm Ltd, there was scarcely a day gone by when Jude didn't identify an opportunity for improvement in the way the company operates - and it soon became apparent that ideas were only the start and extremely well thought out implementation would follow.

    I've had the pleasure of working closely with Jude for 3 years on business-critical projects including Compliance, Patents and IP, Product Development and Manufacturing process development. Jude's unwavering optimism and commitment ensured each of these projects would bear fruit even when the risks seemed almost insurmountable - he would leave no stone unturned to get to the best possible outcome.

    Integrity is also a vital characteristic which Jude possesses in abundance. Whether maintaining confidentiality or challenging the team to raise the bar with respect to diligence and consumer stewardship - Jude does not stand for anything less than being transparent and scrupulous.

    In seeking to grow our team, Jude brought a breath of fresh air in developing a 'challenge' which truly reflected the personality of the company and gave candidates a taste of this even before they set foot in the building. Thanks to this we had the pleasure of working with an exceptional group of colleagues, filled with ambition and purpose from the off!

    The sky is the limit in terms of what Jude can bring to any organisation and I have no reservation in recommending him, particularly where an inspiring leader is needed to raise the game of a growing Research, Design and/or Development department.

  • Jude is not only a brilliant and gifted Head of Research but also an inspiring person.

    Jude constantly amazed me with his industry insights and problem solving methods. He consistently demonstrates a strong work ethic at Sugru as well as a commitment to success.

    I have had the pleasure of working with Jude for almost three years. Jude facilitated my transition from the production team to the research team by scouting for qualified candidates already in the company. Since then I have worked together with him on significant company projects such as manufacturing process development, product development and patent protection.

    Through his guidance, Jude has empowered me with great confidence, empowering me to report results, even when the stakes are high, to the top level of senior management.

    Jude has constantly challenged me with exciting projects allowing me to own them entirely but at the same time he’s mentored me and ensured I’ve remained on the right path. I owe him what I am today at Sugru.

    Jude leads by example and we at Sugru R&D find his enthusiasm and dedication both inspiring and motivating. Great Leader, energetic and broad-minded - that's him!

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