Dr Hilary Cottam OBE, Social Entrepreneur, Thinker and Policy Advisor.
Dr Hilary Cottam OBE is a social entrepreneur, thinker and policy advisor. Her work includes the creation of new approaches and services for ageing, family life, work and care. Her first book Radical Help (pub. 2018) was hailed as ‘mind-shifting’ by David Brooks in
the New York Times, has been translated internationally, and is widely credited with
shifting narratives and practice around welfare systems across Europe. Her new book The Work We Need challenges us to think differently about work and place-based economic policy. Her current research and practice centres on the future of urban and rural work and on new care economies. Hilary holds an Honorary Professorship at the Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose at UCL; she was named UK Designer of the Year in 2005 for pioneering the field of social design and has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. www.hilarycottam.com