Designing change, together

The workplace of the near-term future is likely to be a hybrid of face-to-face and remote work: some employees are keen to return, others want at least part-time WFH to become permanent. Managing this adaptively is going to take skill, flexibility and understanding of best practice, but if we do it right, we can make […]

From 9-29 November, DESIGN Canberra will experiment with new ideas & the best of design, hosting over 200 events, exhibitions, talks, tours, activations, markets, collaborations, artist studios and open homes. The festival, now in its 7th year, is for all interests and ages and most events are free. As a part of the 2020 program, […]

As strategists and designers, we trade in the future. Our entire industry is built around organisations seeing something wrong with their trajectory and looking for help to course-correct. Typically the time spans we work within are reasonably stable, but these days even the near-term is deeply uncertain. Below are a few suggestions to help organisations […]

Date: 12th November 2020Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pmLocation: Remote Info and tickets In recent months the experience of work has undergone a dramatic shift, and that change is far from over. In this new work environment, design practitioners need to reconsider how we create safe spaces for participation and elevate the voices of others. Designing Communities […]

The Australian government claimed its recent cuts to university funding were about shifting students from humanities subjects into “job-ready” STEM degrees. This was a lie – it was an across-the-board cut that reduced funding for STEM subjects as well.  This is clearly ideological –  it’s an attempt to shift the overall cost of university education from governments to […]