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"SenseMaking for ChangeMaking" SenseMaker, Author, Advisor, CoFounder | Humantific / New York New York, United States Humantific helps organizational leaders tackle complex challenges and build SenseMaking for ChangeMaking capacity. We are pioneers in how to make sense of and integrate visualized data, information (in some communities now being reframed as "evidence") into the multi-disciplinary innovation process. In Humantificland we call these Complexity Navigation skills and consider them to be next generation … [see more] |
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"Design better health into cities" Director | Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health London, Great Britain I am a British psychiatrist and public health specialist. My main interest is in making cities better for health. I run the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health, a global think tank that examines how architects, urban planners and others can design and build better mental health into cities. I also work at the … [see more] |
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"Creating Locally | Impacting Globally" Artist | Designer | Innovator | Made OF Australia Byron Bay Hinterland, Australia I'm a multidisciplinary creative who works both alone & collaboratively, producing engaging & thought provoking work; sometimes functional, sometimes impractical, but always ethically & mindfully produced. Primarily I create functional ceramics for creative chefs globally, one-off works for galleries (with Australian clays, native textiles, & indigenous timbers), & engage with others to help grow their … [see more] |
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"to embody & live, know, connect, transcend, share, care and dare in common frames of references" Journalist, Scholar, Futurist, Consultant, Facilitator, ... | various GLocally.... Berlin, Germany "I had a couple of lifes: technician and engineer, planner, consultant, sales and marketing, infographics coiner, environmental management and research, curator, futurist, educator, facilitator, ... in fields as wide as: environmental education, culture, youth, media,... My function is capacitity building along and across scales and cultures in an appreciative, attentive style typical for concerned generalists, … [see more] |
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"there are more options than you can think of" Film maker, producer, social entrepreneur | Zeitfilm.media, Youth4planet.org Hamburg, Germany I was always curious, and after all those years I still like to take a different route every time. For me filmmaking is the greatest way to be in contact with people, with nature, with thought. There is no limitation of topics and perspectives, if you allow yourself to wonder and find new lands. … [see more] |
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Founder & CEO & Designer | Taipei Base Design Center Taipei, Taiwan A cross-field business operator, who has more than 20 years design working experience and am honored as one of the most influential 50 designers. The design fields include interior space design, architecture space design, product design and visual design, also one of quite less Asian that has won 4 highest global design award. The team … [see more] |
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"Don't work with a**holes." Company Manager | Ambassador Theatre Group Asia Pacific Sydney, Australia Originally training as a Town Planner, I soon found myself becoming less engaged with the field, and more interested in a career in the arts. Since training at NIDA, I have worked as a Arts Administrator freelancer for Opera Australia, ATYP, Belvoir and the ABC. I am currently the Production Coordinator for the Ambassador Theatre … [see more] |
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"Enhancing the Digital Experience" Chairman | Snaploader Sydney, Australia At Snaploader we are looking to enhance the sales and marketing experience for the real estate sector through the innovative use of cool technologies - from interactive 3D modelling thru AR, and VR. … [see more] |
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"Exploring how design can change the world" Interior Architect | Foolscap Studio Melbourne, Australia I am the founder of interdisciplinary design practice Foolscap Studio. Through Foolscap, my diverse team and I create interior architecture and related cultural experiences that positively contribute to precincts and cities. My work spans boutique and major projects in the commercial, hospitality, residential and public domain sectors. … [see more] |
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"Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much." Founder, Facilitator, Designer | Future Leader Labs Sydney, Australia Hi! I am the founder of Future Leader Labs, developing self-aware leaders, future proofed and ready for the 21st Century. As a Facilitator, my super powers lie in listening out for greatness and inspiring clients to realise their creative potential. I have worked with corporates, agencies, co-operatives, entrepreneurs as well as NGO’s and brings extensive … [see more] |
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"Seeking the illusive. Designing the remarkable." Director | Redshift Architecture & Art Sydney, Australia Michael is a registered architect and graduate of industrial design, and educated in stage design, jewellery and small business, enjoying the challenges of a multiplicity of creative endeavours. His work engages an ongoing consideration of spaces, forms, inhabitation and the poetic, encompassing buildings, public art, dance and theatre, jewellery, as well as designs for lights … [see more] |
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"Rage against the corners." Project Manager & Designer | William Maston Architect & Associates Mountain View, CA, United States Leah's big-picture visioning and integrated, R&D-style approach to architecture stems from her multi-discipline background. In 2014 she graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture and Minor in Fine Arts from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and, prior to architecture, Leah studied structural engineering for four years. Her architectural thesis, MECHA:spore, afforded her the opportunity to investigate … [see more] |
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Managing Director | Vivant Sydney, Australia I am an entrepreneurial digital professional who has thrived on category-changing business opportunities throne open by digital technologies over the last 20 years. I am currently Managing Director at Vivant (working on both client and venture funded projects); and immediately prior was Senior Vice President, South East Asia for Razorfish. I have always had a … [see more] |
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Architect Milan, Italy I am an architect with a demonstrated history of working in the education and education management industry. I am skilled in most digital instruments for professional architectural design, urban planning, sustainable landscaping, design management, capacity building design and, primarily, BIM. I was adjunct professor at Politecnico di Milano for the last 19 years teaching a … [see more] |
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"Life is sailing! You need to know your vessel and your environment in order to navigate effectively." Architect | Reefformers Eindhoven, Netherlands My creative efforts materialize anywhere in between objects, buildings and scenarios. In my work, I try to reinvent, revise and re-imagine reality and its future. I enjoy working on the border between science and fiction, which I find creatively liberating. … [see more] |
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"be not only good but good for something" Designer/Corporate Infiltrator Sydney, Australia I'm a strategist, designer, and researcher. I use deep insights about people and society to build products, systems, and organisations that demonstrate care and respect for their users. … [see more] |
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"Keep an open mind, don't be afraid of change, learn to love the unknown" Designer - Entrepreneur Sydney, Australia 25+ years experience as a senior product/service designer in London, Director of Operations and four times entrepreneur/startup experience within Telecommunications, Education, Cloud CRM and SaaS Collaboration Platform. Consulting over the last seven years in Australia in the areas of New Growth Innovation, Service Design, Product Design, Organisational Design, Customer Experience and Business Strategy within leading … [see more] |
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"Architecture is alchemy, not just hard work" Director | Psychological Design Sydney, Australia I'm an architect and a researcher in architectural design psychology. My buildings and my research is about the architecture we inhabit , the ways it affects our health and behaviour and what we can do to improve our lives simply through design. Somehow, during my PhD, I stumbled into the centre of current thinking about … [see more] |
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"We are ships at sea, not ducks on a pond: Navigate the unknown." Executive VP Marketing | Biamp Systems Portland, OR, United States The work stuff is that I look after the Sales, Marketing and Product Management departments of Biamp Systems, a leading global manufacturer of professional AV equipment for fixed installation. I've been working in this industry for several decades and my main role is planning strategy for our company and looking at long-term trends. I am … [see more] |
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Artistic Director | Auckland Festival Auckland, New Zealand Previously Director, Programming at Sydney Opera House, now leading Auckland Festival from 2018. … [see more] |
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"Less is the new more." writer, teacher, urbanista | myriad Brooklyn, United States I write about architecture, design, cities, travel and things that are tangentially related for a variety of magazines. And I teach students at SVA's grad program in design criticism how to interpret and develop a well-informed attitude about the city around them. I've written 1.5 books (The Perfect $100,000 House and Angry Graphics) and may … [see more] |
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Professor of Architecture | University of Technology, Sydney Sydney, Australia I trained as an architect, and have practiced in many contexts as a designer, writer and teacher. I write Architectural theory about urbanism, technology, representation and sometimes policitcs, but not usually all at once. I am a practiced designer, and spend a lot of time curating exhibitions and organizing events that promote architectural to the … [see more] |
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"Creating places where people want to be" CEO | dwp Sydney, Australia I have over 25 years of experience as a major projects architect and strategic planner for the delivery of successful projects from masterplans to iconic buildings. Supplementing more than 20 years as a consultant, I spent 5 years as client to some of the world’s leading architects on 3 iconic museums in the UAE. I … [see more] |
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Communication Manager | Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore Sydney, Australia Matt Levinson is a communications strategist with experience developing and driving effective traditional and digital campaign strategies at the local, state and national level. As communications manager for Sydney mayor Clover Moore, he coordinates large scale communication and community engagement projects, manages emerging issues, and positions and advises senior leaders. Matt led communications for the … [see more] |
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"Doing lovely things with lovely people to make the world a lovely place." Artist and designer. | Liane Rossler Sydney, Australia Designer, artist, curator. … [see more] |
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