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Melanie Butcher On Inclusive Co-Design & Engagement To Develop Strategies With Positive Impact

On Episode 261 of Impact Boom, Melanie Butcher discusses the activities of The Social Deck and the lessons learnt whilst engaging with communities and developing national strategies and campaigns.

Social Innovation, DesignIndio MylesApril 20, 2021Social Impact, Strategy, Development, Communications, Co DesignComment

Lena Belin On Improving Spaces & Enhancing Lives With Interdisciplinary Design & Research

On Episode 131 of Impact Boom, Lena Belin of public shares her broad experience in the design sector and discusses opportunities for organisations to meaningfully engage with people, leading to stronger outcomes that make a positive difference to society.

Social Innovation, DesignTom AllenDecember 16, 2018Social Impact, Human Centred Design, Design Thinking, Co Design, ArchitectureComment

Durell Coleman On How To Measure Impact & Create Positive Social Change With Human Centred Design

On Episode 98 of Impact Boom, Durell Coleman shares some of the positive social impact being created through his consultancy DC Design, whilst exploring how to use human centred design and the design thinking process to create exciting and meaningful impact.

Think Like An Opportunist - How To Multiply Your Impact When Engaging Communities

In this guest blog post from Kyle Bush, we're given interesting insights and a case study on how to use a layered approach to multiply your impact when engaging communities.

Reports, Social InnovationKyle BushMarch 16, 2018Social Entrepreneurship, Social Impact, Co Design, Participatory DesignComment

Suzi Woodrow-Read & Ruth Toomey On Engaging Communities & Dealing With Complexity When Tackling Social Issues

On Episode 52 of Impact Boom, Suzi Woodrow-Read and Ruth Toomey of the Queensland Public Service Commission discuss solving complex, ambiguous, multi-stakeholder problems with co-design and other participatory methods. They share strong insights into identifying problems before jumping to solutions and the future of policy development.

Social Innovation, DesignTom AllenNovember 21, 2017Policy, Participatory Design, Co Design, Community, Social InnovationComment

Joanne Caddy On Future Skills, Inclusive Education Systems & Keys To Effective Public Engagement

On Episode 41 of Impact Boom, Dr Joanne Caddy of the OECD discusses key insights from the OECD Skills Strategy, revealing ways to build more inclusive, healthy democracies. Joanne also unpacks learnings about co-production & design thinking in getting to the root of problems & the importance of building trust for meaningful processes.

Education, PolicyTom AllenSeptember 6, 2017Policy, Politics, Education, Co Design, Democracy Comment

Assoc. Prof. Ingrid Mulder On Participatory City Making & Empowering People To Create Social Change

On Episode 15 of Impact Boom, Assoc. Prof. Ingrid Mulder shares her experience in participatory city making projects and academia, the shift in tertiary education and the importance of empowering citizens to engage in dialogue and impact projects.

EducationTom AllenMarch 7, 2017Social Innovation, Participatory Design, Co Design, University, Academia, City MakingComment

Tessa de Geus On Social Impact Strategies & Assessment For Civil Society Initiatives

On Episode 14 of Impact Boom, Tessa shares her international experience, discussing a range of social innovation initiatives, providing insights into civil society projects and useful methodologies and tools.

Design, PolicyTom AllenFebruary 27, 2017Social Innovation, Social Impact, Social Entrepreneurship, Co Design, Innovation, City MakingComment

Tatiana Glad On Social Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Spaces That Foster Positive Impact

On Episode 11 of Impact Boom, Tatiana Glad discusses some of the key ingredients for spaces that foster social innovation, she gives clear insights about entrepreneurship and provides tips on creating positive social impact.

Christian Duell On Harnessing Design Thinking To Tackle Complex Problems

On Episode 7 of Impact Boom, Christian discusses the shift in his own career from architect to design thinker creating positive social impact. He shares insights into the co design process & impact measurement as well as talking through learnings from the creation of the Be Awesome Festival.