About Metamorphorces

Metamorphorces is my small innovation studio, focused on using humane technology and thoughtful design to make the world a little bit better.

My name is John O’Hare. I began my career as a teacher before moving into technology, where I spent many years at Nokia and served for a decade as Head of Innovations. I later returned to the classroom because I wanted to work directly with young people again and understand the challenges they face at first hand.

That combination of classroom experience and technology innovation shapes Metamorphorces. The studio starts with real frustrations, inequalities or missed opportunities and asks a simple question: could this work better? Sometimes the answer is technology; sometimes it is a physical object, a different design or simply a new way of approaching the problem.

I am a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and a Chartered Teacher, spent my Fulbright year teaching in the United States, and hold an MPhil with Distinction from the University of Cambridge focused on learner motivation. I am also the author of A Sketchy Knowledge of AI, a cartoon-based introduction to artificial intelligence that reached No. 5 in its Amazon category over Christmas 2023.

Metamorphorces brings those experiences together across three broad areas — education, experience and environment — with a common aim: making things fairer, easier, more engaging or simply more wonderful.