Professor Martin Parr

Martin Parr is the founder of Guided Systems Solutions, offering training and consultancy on systems thinking, leadership and governance. Martin hosts the weekly podcast Evolving Enterprises and is currently a Visiting Professor funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Martin has worked for over 20 years as a consultant on complex projects, many of which have been delivered for the UK public sector. Martin has delivered consultancy work to organisations including the Cabinet Office, Department for Education, and Ministry of Defence. Martin has advised on the governance of UK government programmes that have annual budgets in excess of £1 billion, including the Ministry of Defence test and evaluation programme. Martin’s research interests include governance, assurance and the use of systems thinking in complex organisations. Martin has established the first UK level 7 apprenticeship in systems thinking and has taught “Systems Thinking and Evidence Based Decision Making” both at the Defence Academy, Shrivenham and to a number of cohorts of PhD students at the University of Lancaster. Martin is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Operational Research Society and the Institute of Leadership. Outside of work, Martin is Chair of Governors at a large primary school in Farnham. Martin loves music and plays the piano and classical organ.