Piotrek has over ten years of research experience within academic, private and non-profit sectors. He is passionate about using foresight to explore possible visions of the future, anticipate obstacles and enable the desirable opportunities to happen.

At Challenge Works, he is leading the research and design of our programmes. He has helped governmental agencies, regulators and mission-driven NGOs both at home and abroad to articulate the challenges they are facing and identify opportunities for innovative solutions.

Over the years, Piotrek has informed the design of many innovation programmes on topics ranging from emerging innovations in whale conservation and AI-powered legal services to scaling up access to surgical procedures in low-resource settings.

Prior to joining Challenge Works, Piotrek had worked as a technology scout for a science commercialisation consultancy and a life scientist specialising in epigenetics and molecular biology at the University of Cambridge.

Outside of work, you’re likely to find him on a climbing wall, in a gym or doing fire performances with poi and fire breathing (though less so since he grew a beard).

The Challenge Works Team