Dr Harry Jones

 

Harry is an Associate Fellow of the Oxford Character Project. He is a former US Army officer who flew helicopters for over a decade and taught philosophy at the United States Military Academy during the course of a 21 year career. He is the co-founder of the Altimeter Design Group, a consortium of leaders and designers who are passionate about making progress on complex problems, especially those that involve improving the moral qualities of people and organisations. Harry completed a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Virginia, where he worked on character development in the US Military. He works best at intersections, such as philosophy and psychology or design and character, and the like, believing that the hardest and most interesting problems can only be solved by interdisciplinary teams.

 

What interests you the most about the potential for Leadership and Flourishing?

 

I'm hoping that synergy within this team will create greater flourishing not only in our individual settings, but also beyond.

 

What are you most excited about working on?

 

Intersections, such as philosophy and psychology or design and character, and the like, believing that the hardest and most interesting problems can only be solved by interdisciplinary teams.

 

Connect with Harry about …

 

Character Development

Interdisciplinary teams

Leadership and design