In 2001 I established Diversityworks to provide specialist services in managing diversity and change. I have a varied professional background, a natural flare for creativity, an award-winning sense of humour and a unique experience of diversity. This inspires my approach to helping people change – individuals, organisations and society – from design and strategy to implementation and evaluation.
In 2005 I was a founding trustee of Diversityworks Trust, a non-profit entity, which promotes community development and economic participation, with an emphasis on artistic and creative processes.
I live in Auckland, New Zealand. My work – an eclectic mix of entrepreneurial leadership, consulting and performing – sees me travel regularly around New Zealand and has also led me to Australia, the US, Canada, the UK and even Belgium. Until 2008 I identified as gay, disabled and vegetarian. These days I prefer to think of myself as having a unique experience.
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TV Shows
Pulp Comedy 1996-2003
Shortland Street 1999
Spin Doctors 2003
Philip Patston's Interests
General
Music, dinner, coffee, movies, web design, writing, politics, disability, sexual orientation, diversity, human interaction, spirituality, philosophy, non-religious creation, comedy, humour, moderation, dichotomy, solitude, being single.
Music
Evermore, Linkin' Park, REM, Death Cab For Cutie, The Veils
Philip Patston is a comedian, consultant, columnist, recovering social worker and human rights activist, among other things. He is gay, disabled, vegetarian and lives in Auckland. His work – an eclectic mix of entrepreneurial leadership, consulting and performing – sees him travel regularly around New Zealand and has also led him to Australia, the US, Canada, the UK and Belgium.
In New Zealand he is most well-known for his live and broadcast work, particularly on stand-up comedy TV show Pulp Comedy (1997-2003), and vaguely remembered for his brief heterosexual role on soap opera Shortland Street (1999). He was named inaugural “Queer of the Year” by television show Queer Nation and awarded a Billy T James Award for commitment and contribution to the comedy industry by the NZ Comedy Trust.
Philip is the company director of Diversity New Zealand Ltd (Diversityworks Group), founder and Trustee of Diversityworks Trust, founder and director of the International Guild of Disabled Artists and Performers, a New Zealand Social Entrepreneur Fellow, creative philanthropist and one of Arts Council England North East’s inspiring internationalists.
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My group originally at 17,000 friends and had a government and politics group on page 8 it is still located there but when you click on it and says deleted or invalid account.
To be Moses to all Disabled people and remove the yoke the burden on our disabled backs! And set Disabled people free!
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