Show #113: Sparking Change in Organisations

Special Guest: Helen Walton, Founder of Gamevy and Spark the Change

Helen Walton is a creative and marketing manager who has worked on an eclectic range of products – from writing a make-up column in the Daily Mail to a series of books on Agile. She is the co-founder of Gamevy – a tech start-up bringing TV gameshows online – a company that is employee owned with no bosses and a radical approach to self-management.

Spark the Change was born out of a desire to create a community of fellow practitioners – other people who were experimenting, who were ambitious, who were a little bit crazy – and who wanted to challenge the lazy idea of ‘that’ll never work’.

Spark brings people from across the business – people who know that company culture can’t be sidelined into ‘HR’s responsibility’ and who appreciate that it’s not something warm and fuzzy but a direct competitive advantage that powers your innovation and responsiveness. Although it is fun and inspiring – it’s main goal is action, not inspiration. 

Host: Jo Dodds