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Nick Hart-Williams
Executive Director, Schumacher Society
Bath, United KingdomNonprofit Organization Management
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Schumacher Society
Previous
Be The Change, Arq Ltd,, Nexus and others
Education
University of Bath
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Background
Summary
Media with a purpose best sums it up - be it film, TV, internet or conferences; and change has been the central theme, starting with The Other Cinema in the 70's, then Channel 4 in the 80s, the internet in the 90s, and for the past decade it's been about bringing people together at Be The Change and the Schumacher Lectures.
Experience
Executive Director
Schumacher Society
April 2010 – Present (3 years 2 months)Bristol
Since 1978, the Society has presented the annual Schumacher Lectures in Bristol. In October 2011, we celebrated the centenary of E.F. Schumacher's birth with a much expanded event.. Then in 2012, we expanded further to become part of the new Bristol Big Green Week. Our next BGW event is June 15-23, 2013
director, co-founder
Be The Change
2004 – 2010 (6 years)UK
created an event that attracted speakers and audience from around the world to address change. Seminal in it's time, seemed to inspire and energise many. Since 2006 BTC trained 100s of people who went on to facilitate change in their communities using the BTC 'symposium' - gifted by Pachamama Alliance in the USA.
More on all this at http://www.bethechange.org.uk
(Open)3 recommendations, including:
Marcus Morrell
Senior Analyst at Arup, Foresight Innovation + Incubation
Nick has infectious energy and drive, and an uncanny knack of being far ahead of his time. He was making films about...View
Miguel Mendonça
Writer. Seeker. Life-Affirmist.
Everyone who knows Nick adores him. He is a joy to work with, for his humour and energy, his dedication, his ability to make...View
1 more recommendation
director
Arq Ltd,
1996 – 1999 (3 years)
Bath based web consultancy, created at start of the Internet
documentary director/producer
Nexus and others
1980 – 1998 (18 years)
including films on politics (birth of the SDP), environment (Amazon) and sustainability (global warming, business and sustainability) - for Channel 4 and BBC
Commissioning Editor, Documentaries
Channel 4
1985 – 1989 (4 years)
one of the most creative periods in British TV. Under leadership of jeremy Isaacs, C4 created the 'commissioning model'. My privilege was to create 'True Stories' - now one of, if not the longest running single documentary series on British TV. Worked with most of the top documentary film-makers in the world.
(Open)1 recommendation
Sara Firman
Spa Retreat Ventures with Ultra Eco Ethics | Aquatic Bodywork in Healing Waters | US & International
Whenever I think of Nick, I sense him. Perhaps this is because he is one of those people who has a natural aura of unmitigated interest in life and in safeguarding the best of life. It's a generous nature that I believe makes it possible to do all...View
director
Social Documents
1981 – 1985 (4 years)
mostly spent co-directing (with Kees Ryninks) a 4-part series for Channel Four - Claret and Chips - following the Social Democrats from their birth in 81 to the general election in 84.
co-founder
The Other Cinema
1970 – 1978 (8 years)
TOC was a film distribution and exhibition company, dedicated to bringing important progressive work from around the world into the UK. We distributed Godard, Herzog, Glauber Rocha and many other Latin American directors, Peter Watkins (Punishment Park), Newsreel and many British independent productions.
film programmer
Institute of Contemporary Arts
1969 – 1970 (1 year)
My first job in London! - programing the films. Best of all was UK premiere of Pennebaker's great doc, Don't Look Back - a portrait of a young Bob Dylan.
assistant director
Edinburgh International Film Festival
May 1968 – September 1968 (5 months)
put together the '68 Festival, working with new director, Murray Grigor
reporter, critic
Scottish Daily Mail
1966 – 1968 (2 years)
based in Edinburgh
reporter
Edinburgh Evening News
1965 – 1966 (1 year)
Cub reporter - car crashes, court cases...best of all covering masses of events at the Edinburgh Festival every August, reviewing plays at the Traverse and the Lyceum...
Skills & Expertise
Most endorsed for...
99+Sustainable Development
66Corporate Social...
45Environmental Awareness
42Sustainability
36Sustainable Business
27Social Entrepreneurship
26Leadership Development
18Leadership
10Workshop Facilitation
8Executive Coaching
Nick also knows about...
7Strategy
4Public Speaking
3Personal Development
3Change Management
2Start-ups
2Capacity Building
1Management Consulting
1Culture Change
1Program Management
1International...
Education
University of Bath
MSc., Responsibility & Business Practice, Sustainability
1999 – 2000
National Film & Television School
Diploma, Documentary Film Production
1975 – 1980
The University of Manchester
economics, politics, sociology
1962 – 1965
Activities and Societies: on varsity basketball team and Student Council
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
chemical engineering
1961 – 1962
after one year, transferred to Manchester University, changing to economics,politics, sociology
Lymm Grammar School
1959 – 1961
Beverly Hills High School
1956 – 1959
Organizations
Be the Change
Recommendations Received (4)Given (9)
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Recommend Nick
director, co-founder
Be The Change
Marcus Morrell
Senior Analyst at Arup, Foresight Innovation + Incubation
Nick has infectious energy and drive, and an uncanny knack of being far ahead of his time. He was making films about environmental, social and (more remarkably still) economic sustainability many years before they became popular issues. He is also extremely affable and personable, and can naturally motivate and mobilise those around him. He is fun and easy going, and he is...more
February 25, 2011, Marcus was with another company when working with Nick at Be The Change
Miguel Mendonça
Writer. Seeker. Life-Affirmist.
Everyone who knows Nick adores him. He is a joy to work with, for his humour and energy, his dedication, his ability to make positive things happen. His work on Be The Change has spread ripples around the world through ideas, personal connections and inspiration. I consider him one of the most vital personalities in the sustainability movement.
September 12, 2010, Miguel was with another company when working with Nick at Be The Change
Adrian Gilpin
Coaching senior leaders in business and the public sector & developing the next generation of leaders & entrepreneurs.
Be The Change is a force for extraordinary good and Nick is the force behind Be The Change ... the way Nick gently brings things into being is an inspiration to us all.
May 1, 2007, Adrian was with another company when working with Nick at Be The Change
Commissioning Editor, Documentaries
Channel 4
Sara Firman
Spa Retreat Ventures with Ultra Eco Ethics | Aquatic Bodywork in Healing Waters | US & International
Whenever I think of Nick, I sense him. Perhaps this is because he is one of those people who has a natural aura of unmitigated interest in life and in safeguarding the best of life. It's a generous nature that I believe makes it possible to do all the things he does. Nick's path has crossed mine infrequently but somehow each time has felt significant. A mentor by quiet but...more
October 23, 2008, Sara was with another company when working with Nick at Channel 4
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