About

Lee Crockford on a stage in India with other presenters and a crowded auditorium behind them.
Lee Crockford being interviewed by several cameras in a exhibition hall in Singapore
Lee Crockford working alone on a laptop in an airy warehouse.
Lee Crockford · Headshot
Lee Crockford seated in front of a "TEDx" sign, smiling into the camera.
Lee Crockford posing for a photo with the other hosts on TV show "The Panel"

Values

It's important to me not just what I do, but how I do it. When we work together, I always lean on the following principles. They might go some way to explaining why people say it 'feels different' to work with me than other strategists or facilitators.

Everything is contextual

I believe in tools, not rules. Frameworks are useful, but theory should never trump practicality or the nuances of any situation.

Everything is connected

Everything exists as an ecosystem. If you want to affect change, this can only effectively be achieved by considering the interconnected nature of things.

Everything is balance

Every solution should stand, work, and be beautiful. This means everything should be robust, be useful, and a joy to engage with.

Everything is human

Positive outcomes can only be effective by working shoulder-to-shoulder with the humans involved and effected—particularly those with less power.

Awards

I do what I do because I love it but never hurts to have others appreciate your work, too. Below are some of the awards and opportunities I've been lucky enough to receive.

Australian Scholarship · 2022

AICD Scholar

Australian Company Director's Emerging Leaders Program

The Equality Project · 2022

Victorian LGBTIQ+ Leader

The Victorian LGBTIQ+ Leadership Program builds the leadership skills of Victoria’s emerging LGBTIQ+ leaders.

Good Design Awards · 2019

Good Design Award

Good Design award for social isolation reduction campaign, #OLDMATE (spur:org)

Good Design Awards · 2021

Good Design Award

Good Design award for co-designed communication platform, Dovetail, for elder Australians (spur:)

UNLEASH · 2020

UNLEASH+ Winner

Accelerator competition in support of LGBTIQ+ capacity building project, 123+

Pro Bono Australia · 2019

Impact 25 Award Finalist

Recognition of contribution to the Australian not-for-profit and social sector and the wider community.

UNLEASH · 2018

Gold Inclusion & Silver Health Award

Global innovation lab to action the UN's Sustainable Development Goals in Singapore.

G20 Youth Entrepreneur Alliance · 2018

Australian Representative

Australian representative at the global summit in Buenos Aires to further the sector.

AMP Foundation · 2017

AMP Tomorrowmaker

AMP's Tomorrow Fund supports Australian Changemakers across a wide range of fields.

Business News Australia · 2016

Brisbane Top Young Social Entrepreneur

The Young Entrepreneur Awards recognises Brisbane's top business founders.

Advance Queensland · 2016

Community Digital Champion

Recognition for helping improve Queensland’s digital literacy and digital adoption.

Impact Academy · 2016

Impact Academy Fellow

International accelerator for social enterprises.

Junkee Media · 2016

Young Australians on the 'Cusp of Greatness'

One of 20 young social entrepreneurs named to be on "the cusp of greatness"

International Youth Foundation · 2013

Global Laureate Fellow

Youth leaders selected through a partnership between the Sylvan / Laureate Foundation and the International Youth Foundation.

Australasian Men's Health Forum · 2013

Youth Award

Outstanding contribution to youth mental health in the Australasian region.

The D&F Academy · 2012

Global Fellow

One of 15 global fellows utilising music for social change.

Foundation for Young Australians · 2010

Young Social Pioneer

One of 13 Australian social change makers.

Side Projects

Below are some of the other projects and hobbies I keep myself occupied with.

Cartoon drawing of an enormous, solitary, dark clocktower rising from the surrounding trees with a sunset in the background.
Children's novel series

The Clockmaker

The Clockmaker is a children's novel trilogy that explores life, death, and grief.

It follows the adventures of Ethan and his Dad through the magical world of Vik as they draw ever-closer to the mysterious and terrifying Clockmaker.

Web preview of Future Postbox with a title and a range of misc, happy cartoons.
Digital platform

Future Postbox

What would you to say a future version of you or someone else?

Future Postbox is a free platform that allows anyone to write a letter and set a future date for it to be delivered.

Lee Crockford with seeing eye dog, Romeo
Volunteering

Seeing Eye Dogs

Seeing eye dogs Australia is a wonderful charity always on the lookout for additional foster carers for dogs that will go on to support the with vision impairment.