Designing Resistance Reclaiming Space Through Material Storytelling with Nila Rezaei Iranian-Australian designer and co-founder of RK Collective, Nila Rezaei presents Crafted Liberation, a global design activism project transforming discarded headscarves donated by Iranian women into stadium seats. What began as a gesture of solidarity with the Women, Life, Freedom movement has become a powerful act

Join us for an immersive exploration of Systems Sensing, a practice that taps into the innate wisdom of our senses to support change makers working on societal, environmental, and social challenges.

Join us for an immersive exploration of Systems Sensing, a practice that taps into the innate wisdom of our senses to support change makers working on societal, environmental, and social challenges.

Dr David Lilley will present his recent PhD research which is part of a quest to understand why health, wellbeing, and equity are not being prioritised in public policy and administration, and to develop means of responding to this situation. It draws on the redevelopment of the Waterloo public housing estate as a case study. David will discuss the

A path to greater connection, creativity & response-ability. By learning how your nervous system responds to stress and safety, you’ll gain practical techniques to cultivate resilience, enhance creativity, and strengthen relationships—at work and beyond.

In this presentation and discussion of her PhD research, Michelle Miller will present her thesis in two halves. The first half will look at the Transition Design case study she undertook to understand how to increase transition to regenerative, ecological, and resilient approaches to agriculture—by design. The second half will then delve into the design-based methodology and

Creative Approaches to Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) in Challenging Contexts Dimitrios Papalexis from Soulgen will discuss how to creatively mobilise local strengths and assets to tackle obstacles in youth and community development. Sharing case studies where ABCD principles have been applied to address community needs, build trust, and reignite engagement, including youth-led initiatives, environmental projects, and intercultural collaborations that