
Cassie Robinson
Social pioneer
Funding strategy, emerging futures and collective imagination
“We need discovery and experimentation in order to enable a different post-pandemic future to emerge —to invest in work that counterbalances the gravitational pull of the present, and that contains the seeds of the future we want to see.”
Cassie Robinson is an advocate and influencer for social innovation, operating inside and outside of government and with many pioneering initiatives and agencies. She’s currently working on the Emerging Futures programme with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and leading Our Collective Imaginations. Alongside this Cassie is an Associate Fellow at Leverhulme Centre for Future of Intelligence, Co-founder of the Point People and founder of Stewarding Loss.
An experienced strategic designer, Cassie is a Nesta Creative Pioneer, sits on the Board of Organise HQ and Atlas of the Future, teaches at various institutions, and is one of the International Futures Forum Clan.