Aldo is an Assistant Professor at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, specialising in design innovation, entrepreneurship, strategic design and future-oriented management. He is a former Head of Product Innovation for a global pharmaceutical company, with over 14 years’ experience as a facilitator, lecturer and consultant across business, education, government, SMEs and pharmaceutical sectors. His work explores how organisations can use design-led methods, futures thinking and problem finding to navigate ambiguity, technological change and new ways of working. At Northumbria, Aldo teaches in the Business Clinic, supporting students to build consultancy capabilities and work with real clients, from large international companies to SMEs and solo entrepreneurs. Aldo holds a PhD from Northumbria University on design entrepreneurship. His research and publications cover designer-entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial education, strategic design, tactile collaboration, back-casting and AI-mediated futures.