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Making thinking visible.
Are you:
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trying to make sense of a complex decision or transition?
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feeling stuck, uncertain, or pulled in different directions?
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ready to reflect more deeply on what matters and what comes next?
I help people make their thinking visible- so they can move forward with clarity and intention.
My Approach
My approach combines structured tools with reflective conversation.
I design and use card-based tools and frameworks that help people slow their thinking down. They surface assumptions and support sense-making in complex situations. These tools provide structure without oversimplifying experience.
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Alongside tool design, I work as a coach and educator, supporting individuals and groups through decisions, transitions, and periods of change. Sessions may involve structured tool use, reflective dialogue, or a combination of both - depending on what’s most helpful.
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People I work with often leave with:
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Greater clarity about what matters and what comes next
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A deeper understanding of their own thinking and priorities
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Increased confidence in making informed, intentional decisions
Why Work With Me
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Over 20 years’ experience across industry, academia, and applied research
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PhD (University College Dublin) with a focus on career mentoring, decision-making, and development
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Published work spanning career development, transitions, project management, and professional practice
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Experience designing and delivering tools, training, and facilitation for multinational and SME contexts
For over a decade, I’ve worked with individuals and organisations to support clarity, decision-making, and development during periods of change. This experience shapes how the tools on this site are designed: structured, reflective, and grounded in real use.
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Explore card-based tools designed to support reflection, sense-making, and meaningful conversations.
These tools are used in coaching, education, facilitation, and reflective practice.
Experience and Credentials
Work Experience (Highlights)
University Lecturer
Department of Management
University College Cork
2014 to present
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Corporate Trainer
Velopi, Educate 360
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Post Doctoral Researcher
Dublin City University
2011 - 2014
Education History
PhD Management
(Topic: Career Mentoring)
U.C.D. Smurfit School, Dublin 4
2007- 2011
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Masters, Economics
University College Cork
2000
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Training & Continuing Education
N.U.I., Maynooth, 2007
Certifications
​Counselling & psychotherapy
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Kingstown College, Dublin
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Berne Institute (UKATA)
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Certified Values Coach
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Project Management Institute (PMI)
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Mark, Dublin
"David's coaching approach came from a place of empathy, with helpful nudges and advice throughout. I can gladly recommend his help for anyone looking to make a change to how approach things."
Diane, Limerick
"I quite literally changed my idea of what a career is all about …[David] gave me a framework for re-thinking my whole approach, I went from feeling like a snail to a young puppy. My only regret is not doing this earlier.
Anne, Cork
"The main benefit for me was how David was able to give me the mental space to change how I thought about myself and my own values … this was a gamechanger for me personally"
