Mia is a writer, anthropologist, facilitator, and poet. She is passionate about the use of dialogue and the performing arts in social, organisational, community, environmental, and personal change. Mia co-convened and hosted the creation of Reos in Europe.

Mia is a Founding Partner in Reos Partners LLP, based in London.

During her fieldwork for her MA in social anthropology, she became interested in the Change Lab approach towards stuck problems after she co-initiated a six-week long U-process with township artists, the community and the local government around arts, well-being and community pride in KwaMashu township, South Africa. Pursuing the dual aims of health and social innovation, this project included issues of identity, race and racism, culture and cultural regeneration and healing. The groups created film, dance and drama pieces on these issues. She aims to facilitate processes where marginalised or disadvantaged groups enable others to see their value, talents and potential and participate with others groups, corporations and government agencies, to create positive futures together.

Before studying for a degree in Human Sciences, she worked as a community development worker in North East Thailand. After her degree, Mia worked as a consultant at Shared Intelligence, an economic and social regeneration consultancy company. With SI she facilitated action learning groups for community leaders, government and neighbourhood managers to influence practice and policy in disadvantaged communities.

Mia is an active member of the Learning Consortium and is based at the LearningHouse, a center for learning and enterprise development based in London. Mia has authored ‘More than Influencing: A guide to social change in the UK’, The Birth of the Bhavishya Alliance: Learning and Insights from the Bhavishya Change Lab (2006) and “Seeing the global in the body: An experimental inquiry into township dance.”

Mia is currently researching and writing papers on the art of hosting, the art of social innovation and the art social prototyping. She is currently writing a paper on ‘The Art of Convening” and coordinating research exploring the conditions for multi-sectoral social change to occur.

Mia practices Chi Qong and enjoys writing poetry, singing, sailing, hiking and being in nature and with friends and family. She lives in Oxford with her husband.