Who we are

Dr Cathryn Lloyd - Principal

Dr Cathryn Lloyd is the Principal and creative entrepreneur of Maverick Minds.  She is passionate about working with others to develop collaborative, participatory, exploratory and reflective learning environments.  She has experience in the arts, design and business and brings an eclectic approach to her facilitation and workshops weaving different ideas to create a holistic experience. Cathryn holds a Doctorate in Creative Industries (Research).  Her practice-led research focuses on how arts-based learning processes can be used for individual and organisational learning and development.  Her doctoral thesis Artful Inquiry: an arts-based faciltation approach for indivdual and organisational learning development researched her facilitation practice and the use of arts-based learning experiences as a pedagogical approach for professional learning and development.

Cathryn was the Professional Training Manager within the commercial business unit at Central Saint Martins College of Art, University of the Arts London and worked with clients such as the BBC, Sony and Bloomberg and various international universities. She also managed her own design studio specialising in graphic and textile design commissions for private, corporate and government clients and has held exhibitions both in Australia and overseas.  She is a sessional academic tutor within the Creative Industries faculty at the Queensland University of Technology.  She is a Director with Creative Konnections Pty Ltd. Cathryn is a dedicated yoga practitioner and swims regularly.  She devotes time to her arts practice and is always on the lookout for creative and interesting professional development opportunities. 

Academic Profile

  • Doctor of Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
  • Graduate Certificate Research Commercialisation, Australian Technology Network of Universities
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree in Graphic Design, Queensland College of Art, Australia
  • Diploma of Management, Chartered Management Institute, London UK
  • Diploma in Training and Assessment Systems, Southbank TAFE College, Brisbane, Queensland.
  • Workplace Training Certificate IV, Southbank TAFE College, Brisbane, Queensland.

Professional Development

  • Action Learning: using project teams to build leadership and resilience, Bob Dick, Brisbane (2011)
  • Master Class: Making groups safe; making groups live - Moreno Collegium, Brisbane.
  • Facilitative Mediation and Transformative Mediation - Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Melbourne and Brisbane.
  • The Leadership Challenge: Managing Change Successfully - Banff Leadership Centre, Canada.
  • Graphic Facilitation - Paper Plane Australia, Meeting Magic UK.
  • Various creative, arts and professional development workshops and seminars.

Conference presentations and workshops

  • Forthcoming September 2012 The Art of Management and Organization Conference, York UK
  • December 2011 Global Education Conference on Creative Industries, Shanghai (Workshop)
  • September 2011 ALARA Conference (Plenary)
  • September 2011 LEADR Conference (Workshop)
  • The Need for Professional Artistry in Management Education: the art of knowing what to do when you don't know what to do - The Fourth Art of Management and Organization Conference, Banff Canada, 2008 (paper)
  • Developing Creativity and Innovation in Management Education: an artful event for transformative learning - The Fourth Art of Management and Organization Conference, Banff Canada, 2008 (paper and workshop)
  • Artful Inquiry: a creative and collaborative approach for communities of practice, ACR conference, Atlanta Georgia USA, October 2009 (paper and workshop)
  • Artful Inquiry: What does it mean to be an artful mediation practitioner?, LEADR conference, Melbourne, September 2009 (workshop)
Cathryn Lloyd CV

Maverick Minds Colleagues & Collaborators

Maverick Minds has a network of dedicated and highly skilled professional people collaborating to provide you with the best possible approach to achieve the outcomes you need. Read on to find out more about them. We are always looking for the right people to collaborate with.

Dr Sam Hardy

Samantha Hardy is the Principal of Creative Conflict Engagement and Education.  She was the Director of Conflict Resolution and Practice at the Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland.  She has practiced and taught conflict resolution for the past twelve years.  She has a passionate interest in conflict resolution education, and particularly reflective practice. Her PhD explored the typical conflict narratives in Western culture (in other words, how we tend to talk about conflict) and the impact of telling these stories on conflict resolution and party well-being.

Dr Cheryl Kerr

Cheryl focuses on Organisational Development and Workforce development. She has experience across business, the arts, and education and combines those into a unique perspective for assisting cross-organisationally. She has served for six years as Principal HR Organisational Development Consultant at Queensland University of Technology. She focuses on staff development in the areas of career, leadership, resilience, change, creative constraint, succession planning, staff retention, performance excellence and management capabilities. She has lectured and consulted at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, University of San Francisco, California, Southern Cross University Business School, Queensland University of Technology, University of Western Australia, University of Tasmania, and throughout Southeast Asia. She is an experienced actor, and taught drama and film-making in Boston, Montreal, Vancouver, New York City, San Francisco, and Coffs Harbour. She has been a business manager and Executive Team member in various professional organisation including accountancy, law, medicine, NGOs, and also consulted to educational institutions and large corporations such as Motorola and DuPont.