Six questions with... Richard Collins
Richard Collins is the Creative Director of Sortified, and has spent the last few years supporting Community Sector organisations to develop, and grow. He used to run Adult Social Care Commissioning, but now undertakes Community Commissioning for the benefit of people. Richard is responsible for coming up with innovative new ideas to make things better for people and communities.
What’s your favourite way to greet people?
I’m a fella from down south, so it’s normally a small nod and a friendly “alright”.
What conversation makes you happy?
I love a good friendly chat over a cup of coffee, letting the conversation go where it needs to go, and following along for the ride. A good conversation flows, especially one with a good friend
What conversation topic makes you nervous?
I must admit that I do get nervous about talking about things where I don’t have direct experience or where my knowledge isn’t as good as it should be. I’m a wishy-washy liberal so I would hate to say something wrong and upset someone. As a result I will often steer away from things I don’t know about, which probably isn’t the best response. I need Think2Speak to help me have those difficult conversations!
What makes you laugh?
I have an absolutely filthy sense of humour, and its fairly left field. I’m a big fan of Reeves and Mortimer, but for more up to date audiences the recent series 'What We Do In The Shadows' was beautifully filthy. Podcasts from ‘Pappys' also fill me with joy.
If you could ask someone, dead or alive, anything - who and what would you ask them?
I’d ask my dad (who isn’t with us anymore) whether he was proud of me (he never said). Wow, that’s dark. Let’s change that, how about we ask the Queen if she ever wants to do a different job, and what would it be?
What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done?
I once jumped in a river to save a sheep!