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Jonathan Bannister

Meet Jonathan Bannister, Founder of Make Happy and a fellow of the RSA.

Jonathan started his business life at global advertising agency Leo Burnett in London before moving to Hong Kong in 1994, where he helped found the strategic planning department.  

Jonathan has run Make Happy, a creative facilitation and innovation agency, for thirteen years. The focus is helping clients foster creativity, innovation and adaptability within their teams and organisations. Make Happy does this by using a range of creative problem-solving and facilitation techniques, including Lego Serious Play, Design Thinking and team building. 

Jonathan is a Fellow of the RSA, a member of the Academic Council of the G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Mumbai, and a trainer and facilitator in Lego Serious Play methods. He teaches the foundation course at the CEF's annual CPSI Conference at The University of Buffalo, NY.