Meet the Team

Research & Strategy Lead - Founder

Kriss Taylor

Kriss is a researcher, strategist, and futurist specialising in innovation at the intersection of human needs, culture, and society. With 15 years’ experience across engineering, design and consultancy, he has led global research and innovation work in sectors including tech, mobility, consumer goods, and healthcare.

Starting his career in R&D, Kriss later shifted to roles in research and strategy, serving as Director of Research and Strategy at a leading innovation consultancy. His work blends deep cultural insight with systems thinking to help organisations navigate complexity and build more meaningful futures. He is passionate about developing a more responsible way to practice innovation across all industries.

He holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering and an MSc in Social Anthropology.

Design & Prototyping Lead

Robert Lamb

Robert is a multi-disciplinary designer with over 15 years of experience. His expertise spans graphic design, UI/UX, and visual identity. He has led cross-industry projects for brands including Siemens Healthcare, Ford, and Starbucks.

With a decade of experience as a design consultant, Robert works at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and user experience. He excels at uniting design disciplines across sectors such as technology, transport, and retail - turning ideas into thoughtful, functional solutions.

Robert integrates speculative prototyping and early-stage user engagement into the design process, treating prototypes as mirrors: tools that reveal not only how products will be used, but also how they might be misused, misunderstood, or repurposed. This approach surfaces risks early and ensures more responsible, resilient innovation.

Responsible innovation Lab works with a network of like-minded experienced professional researchers, technologists and designers, continuously adapting our approach to fit the places and people we work with. This approach ensures adaptability in the challenges we take on and enables us to deliver research, design, and strategy services to the places they're needed most, operating where others do not.