Ben Reason

Ben Reason is a co-founder of pioneering service design studio Livework. He graduated from Liverpool John Moores University in 1994 with a BA in Fine Arts, followed in 2000 with an MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice from the University of Bath. Ben has a background in design and innovation in network-enabled services, and prior to Livework worked with Web agencies Razorfish and Oyster Partners.

Ben has provided strategic guidance on a range of high-profile projects for organizations such as the NHS, BBC, UK Home Office, Johnson & Johnson, and Transport for London. In 2009 he was voted one of the top 20 most influential designers in IKON magazine. Ben has taught service design at Goldsmiths London, Interaction Design Institute Ivrea, and the Royal College of Art.