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Midsumma Festival: Australia's premier LGBTQIA+ cultural festival, celebrating queer artists & cultural diversity through curating queer cultural experiences.
The Nationwide Movement Turning Guns into Garden Tools
The Nationwide Movement Turning Guns into Garden Tools
A process that heals trauma while taking guns out of circulation is producing beautiful tools that cultivate life rather than destroy it.
From Concrete to Connection: Constructing a Fairer, Greener Victoria
From Concrete to Connection: Constructing a Fairer, Greener Victoria
Designing Age-Friendly Housing for a Healthier, Connected Future
Designing Age-Friendly Housing for a Healthier, Connected Future
The Epic New Era of Climate Communications
The Epic New Era of Climate Communications
Melbourne’s Zero Waste Festival: What we Learnt
Melbourne’s Zero Waste Festival: What we Learnt
Sustainable Design Innovations Reshaping Everyday Materials
Sustainable Design Innovations Reshaping Everyday Materials
Good design can change the world. At NGV’s Making Good Symposium, changemakers revealed how circular innovation—like turning ocean waste into bricks or seaweed into methane-cutting feed—can tackle climate challenges while powering new industries.
Building Resilient Food Systems: Lessons for Australia from Global Models
Building Resilient Food Systems: Lessons for Australia from Global Models
Our Nature Positive Future
Our Nature Positive Future
The Nature Positive Initiative, launched in 2023, offers a bold global vision: halt biodiversity loss by 2030 and restore ecosystems by 2050. By aligning governments, businesses, and communities around shared goals, it integrates climate, sustainability, and biodiversity into one unified framework. With measurable outcomes focused on species, ecosystems, and natural processes, this movement shows that ecological recovery and human progress can go hand in hand.
Can We Trust AI to Serve the Public?
Can We Trust AI to Serve the Public?
An Introduction to the Doom Spectrum
An Introduction to the Doom Spectrum
Rising fears about climate collapse, AI, and political instability have fuelled a growing sense of despair, especially among the young. But not everyone sees doom ahead. From deep doomers to techno-utopians, this piece explores the full spectrum of future-thinking. Understanding these worldviews may shape how we feel, act, and design for the turbulent years to come.
Designing AI That Serves Us
Designing AI That Serves Us
As AI becomes embedded in the systems we rely on—from healthcare to government—how do we ensure it serves people, not just efficiency goals? This article explores the rise of human-centred AI and the designers working behind the scenes to build trust, transparency, and dignity into intelligent systems. Discover how thoughtful design is shaping the future of public services—for all of us.
The Transformative Power of Speculation
The Transformative Power of Speculation
How Product Stewardship and Policy Innovation Drive Circular Economy Goals
How Product Stewardship and Policy Innovation Drive Circular Economy Goals
Product stewardship is gaining global traction as a key tool to reduce waste and drive circular economy goals. But for these policies to work, effective design, market demand, and strong governance are essential. Australia’s evolving approach shows promise—yet it also highlights the gaps that must be addressed to turn participation into real environmental progress.
How emerging nations innovate through necessity and resilience
How emerging nations innovate through necessity and resilience
Discover how emerging nations like Vietnam and the Philippines turn adversity into innovation, using resilience and cultural adaptability to create practical solutions in the face of natural disasters and hardship.
Melbourne Design Week 2025: Local Peoples’ top picks
Melbourne Design Week 2025: Local Peoples’ top picks
Building Wealth Together - Place-Based Approach to Capital Investment
Building Wealth Together - Place-Based Approach to Capital Investment
Place-Based Capital is redefining how communities tackle local challenges by shifting from dependency to empowerment. Rooted in the principles of Community Wealth Building, this approach promotes local ownership, sustainable investment, and economic resilience. From renewable energy cooperatives in Australia to job-creating initiatives in the UK and US, the article explores how communities worldwide are reclaiming control of their economic futures through collaboration and innovation.
South Korea: A country with one foot in the past and one in the future
South Korea: A country with one foot in the past and one in the future
South Korea is often seen as a high-tech utopia. But for outsiders, navigating its startup scene and everyday digital tools can reveal unexpected barriers. Dickie Currer explores the country’s unique blend of innovation and tradition, and how its insular digital ecosystem challenges global integration, even as the government takes steps to open doors for international entrepreneurs.
Unlocking Inclusivity: Designing Digital Experiences for Neurodiversity
Unlocking Inclusivity: Designing Digital Experiences for Neurodiversity
Using Human-Centred Design to Reimagine Aged Care in Australia
Using Human-Centred Design to Reimagine Aged Care in Australia
Is digital twinning the future of urban planning and design?
Is digital twinning the future of urban planning and design?
The Agentic Future is Here. Are We Ready?
The Agentic Future is Here. Are We Ready?
Aged Care Reform: An Overview of Change
Aged Care Reform: An Overview of Change
Stengthening Our Commitment to Reconciliation
Stengthening Our Commitment to Reconciliation
Come and join us in the studio! - Office share in Abbotsford
Come and join us in the studio! - Office share in Abbotsford
Reflecting on 2024: Growth, Challenges, and Our Commitment to Impact
Reflecting on 2024: Growth, Challenges, and Our Commitment to Impact
How India’s government leverages AI and technology
How India’s government leverages AI and technology
Community and Competition in the World of Co-Design | Local Peoples
Community and Competition in the World of Co-Design | Local Peoples
Preparing Victoria's Councils for a Brighter Future | Local Peoples
Preparing Victoria's Councils for a Brighter Future | Local Peoples
How do we finally change the dial on funding for female-founded businesses?
How do we finally change the dial on funding for female-founded businesses?
A Creative World Shaped by Ocean and Heritage | Local Peoples
A Creative World Shaped by Ocean and Heritage | Local Peoples
The Accidental Entrepreneur Shaping Australia’s Future | Local Peoples
The Accidental Entrepreneur Shaping Australia’s Future | Local Peoples
How Cities are Preparing for the Shocks and Stresses of Tomorrow | Local Peoples
How Cities are Preparing for the Shocks and Stresses of Tomorrow | Local Peoples
Boost your digital reach by embracing accessible design | Local Peoples
Boost your digital reach by embracing accessible design | Local Peoples
Is Culture the Key to Solving the Climate Crisis? | Local Peoples
Is Culture the Key to Solving the Climate Crisis? | Local Peoples
Inclusive Urban Planning for a Diverse Australia | Local Peoples
Inclusive Urban Planning for a Diverse Australia | Local Peoples
The Revolutionary Potential of VR for Health and Wellness | Local Peoples
The Revolutionary Potential of VR for Health and Wellness | Local Peoples
Unlocking Social Innovation in Australia | Local Peoples
Unlocking Social Innovation in Australia | Local Peoples
Can Micro Hubs Revolutionize Waste Management? | Local Peoples
Can Micro Hubs Revolutionize Waste Management? | Local Peoples
Transformative Models for Social and Affordable Housing | Local Peoples
Transformative Models for Social and Affordable Housing | Local Peoples
Federal Budget 2024: Analysing Wellbeing Measures
Federal Budget 2024: Analysing Wellbeing Measures
Disrupting the norms of design and sustainability | Local Peoples
Disrupting the norms of design and sustainability | Local Peoples
Local Initiatives That Drive Global Change | Local Peoples
Local Initiatives That Drive Global Change | Local Peoples
Keeping AI Ethical, Accessible and Responsible | Local Peoples
Keeping AI Ethical, Accessible and Responsible | Local Peoples
A Democratisation and Expansion of Design Thinking | Local Peoples
A Democratisation and Expansion of Design Thinking | Local Peoples
The Private vs Public Dilemma | Local Peoples
The Private vs Public Dilemma | Local Peoples
The Power of Smart Communities for Regional Australia
The Power of Smart Communities for Regional Australia
The National Strategy for a Greener Tomorrow
The National Strategy for a Greener Tomorrow
Transforming Government: Embracing Agility and Efficiency
Transforming Government: Embracing Agility and Efficiency
Celebrating a Year of Growth, Partnerships, and Achievements
Celebrating a Year of Growth, Partnerships, and Achievements
Revolutionising the Way We Think About Government Services
Revolutionising the Way We Think About Government Services
The Saly Siblings’ Promise to Make the World a Better Place
The Saly Siblings’ Promise to Make the World a Better Place
Australia's Care Economy: Where Technology and Humanity Intertwine
Australia's Care Economy: Where Technology and Humanity Intertwine
Inclusive Experience Design: Local Peoples and WorkSafe Victoria
Inclusive Experience Design: Local Peoples and WorkSafe Victoria
Let's Design a Secure and Inclusive Identity System
Let's Design a Secure and Inclusive Identity System
What does Community-Centred Design Look Like in Local Government? -- Local Peoples
What does Community-Centred Design Look Like in Local Government? -- Local Peoples
How Can We Design a Better Mental Health System?
How Can We Design a Better Mental Health System?
Public Policy Nuggets of Wisdom
Public Policy Nuggets of Wisdom
The Civic Designer's Toolkit
The Civic Designer's Toolkit
Speculating the Future of Civic Design
Speculating the Future of Civic Design
Reliable Journey Maps
Reliable Journey Maps
Co-designing With Communities
Co-designing With Communities
Greening Our Cities
Greening Our Cities
Building Design as a Practice in the Public Sector
Building Design as a Practice in the Public Sector
What is civic design?
What is civic design?
Project - Recycling Victoria
Project - Recycling Victoria
The Costs of Exclusion in Design
The Costs of Exclusion in Design
Local Peoples Projects
Local Peoples Projects
What Do Future Students Look Like?
What Do Future Students Look Like?
The B Corp Movement
The B Corp Movement
Strategic Branding
Strategic Branding
Placemaking
Placemaking
Innovation
Innovation
Content & Publishing
Content & Publishing
Brand Experience
Brand Experience
Future Learning
Future Learning
Strategic Branding
Strategic Branding
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