Originally a traveller and a teacher of Sanskrit and Buddhism. A husband, father, painter, photographer, gardener, storyteller, writer, train-the-trainer, workshop facilitator. An unconventional educationalist, working a/o with outsider art (art brut), forum theatre, conceptual art, and other forms of art-based learning. A designer of learner experiences. Francis builds communities, inspired by the Agile Movement and uses Scrum in education. He is the author of Resourceful Exformation, (a book on learner experience design and facilitation).