Tara is a seasoned organizational psychologist with 20 years of experience in cultural production and technology-driven projects. She specializes in co-creative art processes and has worked with diverse teams across continents. With over 15 years in fast-paced project environments and 7 years in team guidance, Tara fosters innovation and engagement through collective thinking techniques. Her expertise in managing stakeholder interests and cultivating shared visions ensures projects meet their creative and strategic goals. Tara's blend of technical acumen and psychological insight makes her a skilled facilitator, inspiring impactful and sustainable change in both artistic and corporate realms.
🌃Where can we typically find you on a week night?
Mostly at the karate dojo, sometimes leading meditations at a local Buddhist centre, or vegging at home
👯♀️If we were to find you on the dance floor, what kind of music would be playing?
Salsa, salsa, salsa (some hiphop, rnb)
🍜When we say FOOD, you say…
Sri Lankan rice and curry. Or Italian
🩰If you were a shoe, what would it look like?
A comfortable yellow sandal
🗺Life quest?
Liberate myself from societal conditioning.
And putting my organisational psychology skills to good use - I love getting into the nuts and bolts of organisations
🎙What do you bring to The Outspoken Native?
Creative direction, sharp edges, base humour, ambition, crooked teeth, an obsession with experiences, stillness.
🧓What's something your grandparent doesn't think is a job, but you'd like to get paid for?
Making memes
🧐What's something unpopular that you believe?
If we didn’t do something, it’s because it just wasn’t as important/urgent to us in that moment as the things we did choose to do instead.
