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‘The role of design in social innovation’ – talk by Senior Lecturer Selena Griffith

On June 1, 2011 By

Selena Griffith, Senior Lecturer, School of Design Studies ‘The role of design in social innovation’ When: F219 at 7pm Thursday 2 June 2011 When: COFA Cnr Greens Rd & Oxford Street, Paddington. Social innovation is a response to challenges that are faced by the broader community. These are generally addressed through local, grass roots actions often requiring [...]

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Experiencing a culture of social innovation overseas – Nare Hakhverdyan

On May 1, 2011 By

Introducing Nare Hakhverdyan. She will be helping us out at the upcoming Social Innovation Sydney events including the Economics of Happiness film screening, StartUp Camp and the end of month BarCamp.

Here’s what she has to say about Social Innovation, her experience of it in Europe and Denmark and why she is excited to be a [...]

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That’s a wrap on Social Innovation Sydney #2

On November 10, 2010 By

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED

The feedback we’re receiving thus far is that the day created vibrant discussion, new ideas, and actionable steps. The collaboration and shared insight from the experience and passion of the multitude of attendees is the perfect recipe for continued action.

Mark Pesce set the tone of the [...]

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Format of Social Innovation Sydney

On October 25, 2010 By

Apart from our slight name change from Social Innovation BarCamp to Social Innovation Sydney, we also decided to add a BootCamp component to the day.

What is a Social Innovation BootCamp?

A Social Innovation BootCamp is a space for people who want to workshop how to bring a social innovation idea to life. There [...]

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Next Social Innovation BarCamp – free registration

On October 5, 2010 By

Click here for free REGISTRATION NOW
When: Saturday 6 November 2010 Time: 9.30 am – 5.30 pm
Where: COFA Paddington, Cnr of Oxford St and Greens Rd, Paddington, NSW 2021 [map] Theme: Sustainable Design

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Announcing Social Innovation BarCamp Sydney Sat 6 Nov 2010 #sibsyd

On October 3, 2010 By

We are pleased to announce that the next Social Innovation BarCamp is on!

Click here to REGISTER NOW

When: Saturday 6 November 2010
Where: COFA Paddington
Cnr of Oxford St and Greens Rd
Paddington, NSW 2021
Australia [map]
Time: 9.30 am – 5.30 pm
Theme: [...]

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Next Social Innovation BarCamp Sydney #sibsyd

On September 28, 2010 By

Michelle and other friends have been discussing our next Social Innovation BarCamp Sydney. We’re thinking of running it on a Saturday in November 2010 (date to be confirmed very soon) in Paddington.

The theme is Sustainable Design.

There are so many interesting ideas we can start to consider around sustainable design. Here’s a few [...]

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