Futurist · Artist · Relational Ecologist
Who Is Ada?
A Note on a Name
Born Ada, an Igbo name and title for firstborn daughters.
At twelve, living in a context where her name was unfamiliar, she added an “h.”
Decades later, she returned to Ada, honouring her ancestors and reclaiming what was always hers.
That return required listening rather than forcing.
It shaped how she understands leadership, identity, and change.
All new work carries the name Ada Parris.
How Ada Works
Ada Parris is an artist, futurist, and relational ecologist working at the intersection of technology, ecology, and ancestral intelligence.
She works with people and systems, navigating irreversible change, moments when familiar strategies no longer apply, and new forms of sensemaking are required.
Her neurodivergent way of perceiving allows her to recognise patterns not as distractions, but as datapoints, signals that others may overlook until it is too late.
Ada does not predict outcomes.
She senses emerging dynamics and relational shifts as they form.
Across leadership, research, and creative contexts, her work is grounded in one ethic:
Transformation emerges through relationship, not control.
What defines this work
This work is not about resilience training or optimisation.
It is about restoring presence, the quiet capacity to act from coherence rather than reaction.
Ada creates conditions where leaders and organisations can release what no longer serves, reconnect with what matters, and make decisions with long-term responsibility in mind.
Background & recognition
Founder, The Presence Lab™
Recognised by Forbes Brazil among the world’s most influential futurists
Chair, Mental Health First Aid England
Fellow, Arts University Plymouth
Fellow, The RSA (Royal Society of the Arts)
Brain Trust Advisor, Frontier Realms
Music Committee Member, Earth/Percent
Member, 1% for the Planet
Trusted by FTSE 100 companies, global NGOs and future-focused founders building the next economy.