Strategic thinking with deep expertise

Free Thought was established by David Griffiths, a strategic thinker with long experience in human rights. He was previously Director of the Office of the Secretary General at Amnesty International, and an Associate Fellow at Chatham House.

He writes about how we can reclaim the future at The World We Are Becoming, and offers creative retreats at Maison des Aigles in France.

  • “A skilled strategist brimming with ideas on how to protect, and even advance, human rights in a hostile climate.”

    Mark Malloch Brown, former President of Open Society Foundations

  • "A joy to work with, collegial, good humoured and responsive. Importantly, they helped us articulate just what this turbulent moment requires of us."

    Comfort Ero and Richard Atwood, President and Executive Vice-President of International Crisis Group

  • “An excellent strategist, an unflappable presence, and a great team player. I cannot sing his praises enough.”

    Nazila Ghanea, Professor of International Human Rights Law at Oxford University

  • “Combines fresh ideas, strategic synthesis and clear communication with a keen understanding of institutional realities.”

    Michael O’Flaherty, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

  • “Really good at reading a room ... gets the words and the timing just right.”

    Thérèse Murphy , Professor of Law at Queen’s University Belfast

Bespoke teams and collaborations

Free Thought is built for collaboration, and we do much of our best work in collaborations. We relish the opportunity to bring together different perspectives and skillsets from our professional network.

Our thinking brought to life

You can learn more about how we’ve applied our expertise and collaboration to different organisations in our selected case studies.

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