'About me'
Hi! My name is Ian. I am a Frenchman in Yorkshire with an English first name and a last name that fittingly only sounds epic in anglophone social interactions. As a legal alien of the world with four academic degrees, I have spent more time doing research than any other professional (or creative) pursuit. My diverse interests range from music and placemaking to citizen engagement and well-made things of all kinds. I even to pretended to be an electrician in a former life, in a galaxy not so far away named 'Dordogne' where limestone, walnut trees, toads, wild boar and geese know more about synchronicity than bipeds.
As a disclaimer, I mostly don't know what I write about. This is why I find writing enticing - namely, to acknowledge how little I actually know and explore how things work under the hood, all the while learning to tame the dragon within. By taking stock of what is, and what we find genuinely meaningful, I wish to engage with continuous improvement ('kaizen') and explore how we can become masters of our day-to-day lives with at least some measure of compassion, insight and gratitude.
You can find yours truly on: LinkedIn ResearchGate