Zillah Watson

CEO/Co-founder

Phase Space Ltd

London, United Kingdom

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I'm co-founder of Phase Space, delivering a cutting edge solution to the teenage mental health crisis using virtual reality.

My organisation

Phase Space Ltd

Phase Space Ltd

Start up

London, United Kingdom

At Phase Space Ltd, we are pioneering the use of VR technology to drive the shift towards on-demand, preventative mental wellbeing support. To achieve this, our strategy balances immediate market entry with a clear vision for the future. Phase Space is a new VR-native intervention that delivers relief from stress and anxiety that users can see and feel working in real-time. It uses VR to create a profound and lasting sense of calm and well-being in just 7 minutes. Phase Space technology has the potential to radically redefine our approach to mental health in multiple settings and sectors. From these foundations we can build an adaptive wellbeing coaching platform that evolves in step with advances in technology, data and user needs. Introducing Phase Space video
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About me

Zillah is co-founder and CEO of Phase Space VR. The former head of BBC VR (national UK broadcaster), Zillah is an industry leader in scalable mass-market VR production and has won numerous awards for her work. She developed the world’s first large scale shared headset VR distribution model, pioneered in public libraries across the UK. Her proven innovation and digital transformation expertise ranges from leading content curation for the launch of BBC iPlayer Radio to using AI to search the BBC's extensive programme archives. Zillah is an Honorary professor of VR at UCL and a visiting lecturer at Goldsmiths and the London Interdisciplinary School. She studied Law at the University of Oxford and qualified as a barrister.

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Skills

  • digital innovation
  • virtual reality
  • Research partnerships
  • R&D
  • User Experience Design
  • Storytelling
  • Augmented Reality
  • Mixed reality
  • user centred design
  • interdisciplinary working
  • Change Management
  • Comms
  • Strategy
  • Delivery

Interests

  • Mental Health
  • Education
  • interdisciplinary thinking
  • tech for good