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Obelia Tait On Community-Led Placemaking Creating Public Spaces For Connection And Belonging

On Episode 644 of Impact Boom, Obelia Tait of Inhabit Place discusses empowering communities to shape safer and more inclusive public spaces, how placemaking responds to diverse community needs, and why meaningful consultation and collaboration are essential for generating sustainable change.

Tahlia Steadman On Championing First Nations Perspectives Through Country-Centred Architecture And Design

On Episode 570 of Impact Boom, Tahlia Steadman of Blaklash discusses the critical role of culturally led architectural design in shaping inclusive spaces, embedding First Nations voices throughout design processes, and key opportunities for supporting emerging Indigenous leaders.

Social Innovation, Social EnterpriseIndio MylesMay 22, 2025Social Impact, Indigenous, Design, Storytelling, ArchitectureComment

Dr. Janice Rieger On Co-Designing Inclusive Architecture With Diverse Excluded Communities

On Episode 390 of Impact Boom, Dr. Janice Rieger of the Queensland University of Technology discusses how built environments have historically excluded diverse communities from accessing them, and the opportunity this creates to critically analyse and redesign the world we live in.

DesignIndio MylesMay 4, 2023Social Impact, Women, Academia, Disability, ArchitectureComment

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

Stephanie Hughes On Architecting Interactions, Comprehensive Innovation And Facilitating Positive Change

On Episode 13 of Impact Boom, Stephanie Hughes talks us through key insights into tackling complex problems with comprehensive innovation, she discusses her theory behind architecting interactions & shares some inspirational projects.

Design, Social InnovationTom AllenFebruary 20, 2017Architecture, Social Innovation, Social Impact, InnovationComment

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.