Santini Basra

Director

Santini is enthusiastic about helping organisations think long term as a way to make better design and innovation decisions today. Since starting Andthen back in 2016, and has since been carving out a practice at the intersection of design, futures and strategy. Through Andthen, Santini helps clients to navigate the messy early-stages of innovation and make better strategic decisions, and has worked with a diverse range of clients like Mind, Scottish Government, Defra, V&A Dundee, Nesta, RBS and Hitachi.

Outside of Andthen, he is the founder and co-host of the Central Scotland chapter of the global Speculative Futures network, is a Visiting Lecturer at the Glasgow School of Art, and a trustee of the UK’s largest studio provider to creatives and artists, WASPS.

Associates

At Andthen, we like to look beyond our core team for expertise. Our associates help us stay fresh with external thinking — contributing to our work and supporting on specialist challenges.

Sarah Owen

Futurist, trend forecaster and social scientist, ex WGSN, and founder of Futures Friends.

Fabian Wallace-Stephens

Future of work, tech and climate specialist, ex Foresight Lead at the RSA

Emmie McKay

Therapist, Mental health researcher, and children’s safeguarding expert.

Fred Wordie

Critical designer and Creative Technologist, exploring how society engages with technology.

Lewis Just

Innovator who has consulted for, founded, and grown ecological businesses for over a decade.

Michael Mogensen

Design leader, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow, ex Global Design Lead at Ford.

Will Brown

Bringing futures, innovation, and ecology together in a regenerative design practice.

Lizzie Abernethy

Design consultant, creative engagement specialist and communication designer.

Freyja Harris

Design researcher, integrative design consultant and inclusive design specialist.