In July of this year Awen Collective welcomed a new member to its team, me! I’m Steve a serving member of the Royal Navy and I have been lucky enough to be placed with Awen for 12 weeks (July - September 2020) during a new and exciting programme in innovation training from PUBLIC, ‘The Percy Hobart Fellowship.’

Over the 12 week course I am working directly alongside Awen Collective, learning how a fast paced and exciting Tech Start-up operates and providing them an insight into the military mindset, in addition to this I am being provided access to taught material, mentoring and workshops combining to give a strong base in both the theoretical and practical side of innovation.

The journey so far has been an interesting one, and I could not have made to feel more a part of the family at Awen. They have firmly brought me onboard with their vision of creating a more cyber resilient world, an issue not just for the military and defence sector but for society at large.

I’m looking forward to the rest of the journey with Awen and perhaps I will share more of my experiences with this dynamic organisation in the coming weeks.