Hilary Cottam is a social entrepreneur, thinker and policy advisor with a track record in changing social systems. Her book Radical Help (pub. 2018) has been translated internationally and is widely credited with shifting the national narratives and practice around welfare. Her current research and practice centres on the future of work and work organising in the context of ecological crisis and a technology revolution.
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 was awarded the UK OBE in 2019 for services to the welfare state.