Come join us to hear about the practices of three forward thinking Australian practitioners working to create systems change. Learn about their transdisciplinary practices that sit at the edges of Design, Systems Thinking, Futures Thinking, and Circular Economy.
Expand your capacity to make positive social change and spend time with like-minded change makers!
You will learn about some innovative participatory tools, frameworks and mindsets to design impactful interventions AND mobilise change.
Dr. Andrea Siodmok and Sanjan Sabherwal from the UK Policy Lab connected with the local design and change community to share their work using Data, Design and Innovation approaches and together consider this very important question with our community.
Following this presentation we heard from some diverse Sydney experts …
How might Design practices function as inclusive strategies to support Community participation in design and development of community focussed initiatives?
Too often, people with little understanding of their contexts make decisions that affect people and communities. Three speakers will present projects where inclusive strategies have been used to support Community participation in design and development of place-based initiatives that affect them.
8th May, 2017
Humans are the first single species to have seriously disrupted the biosphere’s critical life support systems and are now the dominant force for Earth system change. How might we design a more sustainable future? Speakers include Cameron Tonkinwise (UNSW), Suzanne Benn (UTS), Oliver Dykes (Meld) and Abby Mellick Lopes (UWS).
25th September, 2018
Systemic design is a recent initiative that combines systems thinking with human centred design to create wholistic solutions to complex problems. Mieke van der Bijl-Brouwer (UTS) and Tim Tomson (Axilo) discuss international and local design practices.
18th May, 2018
Our panel share their different approaches to designing for and with community. Yoko Akama (RMIT) discusses her ‘readiness’ approach to participatory design, and Dee Brooks (Jeder Institute) presents Asset Based Community Development (ABCD).
Vivid – 4th June 2018
Learn about ‘Designing with’ people in very different scenarios, with case studies and research for participatory projects ranging from community to global initiatives. Jax Wechsler (Sticky Design), Mathan Ratinam (World Bank) and Kerry Graham (Collaboration for Impact) present.
Sydney Design Festival – 5th March, 2018
There’s a lot of talk about co-design in all sectors these days. But does co-design always lead to action? Jax Wechsler (Sticky Design), Emma Blomkamp (University of Melbourne), David Lilley (Holos Consulting) and Chris Vanstone (TACSI) present successes and failures.
6th December, 2017
Transition Design is an emerging field of design research, practice and study, which looks toward design-led societal transition toward more sustainable futures. Professor Terry Irwin (Carnegie Melon University), Kees Dorst (UTS) and Sasha Abram (Westpac Bank) present.
