Shawn Cunningham
University of Johannesburg and Mesopartner Research consultant and advisor
Pretoria
Shawn Cunningham is a process consultant working in the field of innovation and competitiveness improvement of the private sector. He supports a range of institutions, leaders and advisors on topics such as making decisions under conditions of uncertainty or complexity, strengthening organisations or conducting learning processes through ongoing search, discovery and adjustment. He has conducted diagnoses and supported improvement processes in various industries and locations worldwide. His research is focused on technological and institutional change, and how the dynamism of learning and innovation between stakeholders can be improved.
He is a partner in the international development consultancy Mesopartner and a Professor of Practice with the DST/NRF/Newton Fund Trilateral Chair in Transformative Innovation, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Sustainable Development hosted by the College of Business and Economics at the University of Johannesburg. He serves as an advisor to several think tanks, universities, development organisations and government departments internationally.