What makes a village? Sharing spaces, sharing stories
What makes a village – is it the people, the place or the way people interact with places? How has that changed over the past two years? The experience of the COVID pandemic had a serious impact on our city experience, leaving many businesses struggling and people isolated from shared spaces. As the inner-city villages […]
Western Sydney and the Illawarra Shoalhaven – it’s time coordinated, integrated planning
Picture a large room with two people glancing at each other, wanting to engage but hesitating, waiting for the right moment to put out their hand, inviting the other to dance. For Western Sydney and the Illawarra Shoalhaven that time is now. Yesterday Michael Comninos was a panellist at the Cross-Regional Transport Forum, organised by […]
Harnessing curiosity for policy innovation with human centred design
Picture this: You arrive at a workshop to learn about policy innovation with design thinking. You think it will be a breeze, you settle in to listen, maybe take notes. Instead: you’re partnered up with someone you’ve never met before, and challenged to design an innovation improving their daily commute. You’re asked to be ‘creative’ […]
The importance of designing advocacy – reflections from our masterclass
This February, Astrolabe Group’s Michael Comninos and Charlie Gillon facilitated a masterclass on designing fit for purpose advocacy. This is an important skillset to develop to secure support for your outcomes – whether working in local councils, government, private or not for profit. At Astrolabe we approach fit for purpose advocacy using the ‘strategic triangle’. Breaking […]