Curriculum Vitae

Mike Cushman  

Guest Teacher
Department of Management
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE
United Kingdom

Education

• Analysis of client needs for a new computer-based system for disseminating labour market information for London TEC council.
• Sub-editing books on managers and management information systems.
• Preparing disaster recovery strategey brief for LSE IT services
• Web-site design

Problem Structuring Methods

• Facilitation of Operational Research Society event 'Extending the impacts of OR in public policy', LSE, London
• Presentation of Reshaping Children's Health Services at Shaping Choices in Public Policy, Royal Society, London
• Teaching a workshop on Problem Structuring Methods for Development for the International Federation of Operational Research Socities (INFORMS)
• Facilitating a workshop for the officers and senior staff of the Operational Research Society on the future strategy and direction for the society.
• Facilitating workshops for Camden and Islington Health Authority on the Reoganization of Children's Health Services
• Facilitating a workshop on a Public Heath Strategy for NHS London
• Facilitating Route Planning Workshops for the Notting Hill Carnival
• Contributing to Salford Healthy Cities Project on crime reduction
• Managing and lecturing on the MSc Problem Structuring Methods unit for the LSE OR Department
• Acting as trainer on Problem Structuring Methods for the Operational Research Society.
• Developing new case study materials for an income generating course at LSE in Problem Structuring Methods.

Media and computer literacy

• Invited expert participant in European Media Education seminar on "Lifelong learning media literacy in practice", Brussels, 17-19 November, 2008.
• Invited speaker Voice of the Viewer and Listener/Ofcom conference on Making the Most of New Media: How the over 50s can get to grips with digital broadcasting and other new media, London, 1 April, 2009

Other Projects

• Understanding the role for information and communication technologies
• Research project on the effects of the abolition of ILEA and the setting up of the FEFC on inner London adult education from 1990 to 1995 for the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education.
• A research survey of vocational education and training in Hackney for Hackney Task Force.
• Commissioned research paper for BECTA on Schools and communities: developing links; understanding the role for information and communication technologies
• Survey design and analysis for Sutton CVS Business Plan

Publications

Other Professional Activities

• Joint editor of Special Issue of Information Technology and People on "Living and Functioning in the e-Society: Issues of Inclusion and Exclusion"
• Programme Committee for IFIP joint WG 8.2 and 9.4 working conference IS Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization, Athens, June 2003
• Programme Committee for the Fourth European Conference on Organizational Knowledge, Learning and Capabilities, Barcelona, April 2003
• Programme Committee for IFIP WG 8.2 working conference Organizational Discourse About Information Technology, Barcelona, December 2002
• Organizing Committee for Business Computing - the Next 50 Years Conference, London, November 2001
• Member of panel on Collaboration Between Academics and Practitioners Using Action Research at IFIP WG 8.2 Conference Boise, Idaho, USA, 27-29 July 2001 (with Frank Land, Lars Mathiassen, Bob Galliers and Richard Baskerville)
• Web site manager for IFIP WG 9.4 Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries
• Member IFIP Working Group 8.2 Information Systems and Organizations
• Formerly member and webmaster BCS SocioTechnical Specialist Group
• Forner chair Operational Research Society Problem Structuring Methods Study Group

Voluntary Activity

Extensive experience as active member of a wide range of voluntary and community organisations. Iam curently a trustee of War on Want. A major previous activity was with London Printworks Trust, where I was on the management committee from 1995-2002 (Chair 1996-2001). LPT was a Brixton based fabric printing project encompassing education, small business support and exhibition activities. It worked with many of the leading Young British Artists.

Secretary, LSE Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) Branch, 2008 - 2013
Membership Secretary, LSE Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) Branch, 2013-2015