About Jim

Hi, Kia Ora - I’m
Jim Scully

Global + Local

I love working with leaders where-ever they are.

Over my career, I've worked on five of the seven continents  🇦🇺 Australia, 🌏 Asia, 🌍 Africa, 🌎 North America and 🇪🇺 Europe, drawing insights from each—and visited 🇦🇶 Antarctica and 🌎 South America for inspiration and adventure.

PS The photos are from my journeys.

Glimpse of my journey

I was lucky to be surfing the early wave of human-centred design and design thinking. I learnt from amazing global pioneers in the field. I’ve used the power of design to innovate across businesses, in government and across countries.

Leaders have hectic lives, every slice of your time and energy matters. I know, I have lived your leadership schedules in start-ups and multi-nationals across several countries. I’ve helped NZ exporters via Better-by-Design, Singapore grow its design thinking, and the UN Development Program experience a design jam. I even built (with my awesome team) the first customer/human-centred design capability in NZ government.

Most leaders aren’t satisfied with the status quo, they aspire to advance. To support them, I founded a for-impact business ThinkPlace | Wahi Whakaaro Aotearoa NZ. I have now created the Jim Scully Practice.

My new ‘why’

In 2024, I figured that the golden thread running through my career was growing innovative leaders and teams. So I’ve decided to dedicate the next chapter of my career to equipping these leaders as they strive for more impact. If that’s you, let’s chat!

Passions beyond work

  • facilitating global innovation labs with UNLEASH, a not-for-profit organisation. These give me a triple shot of inspiration, energy and hope every time!

  • kayaking off the coast, fishing up a river, skiing down a mountain.

  • walking our dog (River) with my family on Wellington’s steep, green hills.

Schedule an assessment

Let’s chat about what success looks like for you, assess where you are and how you are tracking.