School for Business and Society
Ola Gwozdz
- PhD student
Profile
Thesis supervisors
Thesis Title
Leadership in Polycrisis: Space, time and the mysteries of practice.
Biography
Biography
Ola Gwozdz is a data philosopher and a technological and cultural innovation expert. She is an international speaker and an award-winning researcher specialising in the intersection between Digital (and AI), Inclusivity and Sustainability. Ola is certified by the British Computer Society in building ethical AI. For almost two decades, Ola led innovation and engineering teams delivering for mission-critical industries and mega projects.
Last year Ola was appointed as a Lead of a Digital Women Programme that aims to advance diversity in engineering and data science. Ola's fresh perspective, experience and scientifically informed practice are fuelled by the passion for advancing diversity and disrupting monoculture industries. Ola believes that: “Inclusivity isn’t just about evening the numbers but reshaping cultures, forming new identities and changing behaviours systemically and strategically. “ (The Mindset Paper, Ola Gwozdz, 2024)
Research
Research Topic
Leadership-As-Practice in polycrisis, marked by complexity, ambiguity, and accelerated change
Research interests
This research project is concerned with the emergent nature of leadership practice as it is formed, disrupted, and reformed in the dynamic space and time of polycrisis. While a large proportion of leadership literature presents leadership practice formed in controlled and stable conditions, this research explores what happens in times of instability and volatility, where uncertainty is the new certainty.
- Organisational and Leadership Theories
- Systems Innovation and Systemic Biomimicry
- Responsible Innovation
- Feminist Theory
- Relational Theory
