Around our core team, a diverse network of collaborators and partners are deployed for bespoke projects as required, for example:. ux design, financial modelling and analysis, educational consultancy, behavioural economics and psychology expertise.

KAREN

FOUNDER

Prior to starting Playhood, Karen worked in community innovation in the context of urban and environmental regeneration, most notably in the wake of the 2012 London Olympics at LLDC.

She co-founded Echo, a skill-sharing network, currently being rolled out in the Ukraine, and holds a Masters degree in Environmental Systems Thinking.

She is developing a specialism in children’s space design, combining insights from education, child development and biophilic design. Both Karen’s children attended Playhood.

Karen Partridge, owner and Founder of Playhood

GEORGIA

STRATEGY

Prior to joining Playhood with her son, Georgia worked in youth and family research and advocacy for organisations ranging from Amnesty International to Activision, Nike, and Unilever, and consultancy for startups.

She brings a commercial background in brand strategy and marketing communications, with extensive experience presenting at conferences and facilitating workshops.

Georgia holds a Masters degree in Gender & International Relations, and has researched and published about changing family life around the world, most recently in grant-funded research on co-location for a thinktank.