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Fresh From The Field — Openly – By Hula

For the month of April we’ve put a special focus on projects and discussions around Design & Planet in alignment with our 2024 Autumn Conversations events. Fresh from the Field is […]

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    For the month of April we’ve put a special focus on projects and discussions around Design & Planet in alignment with our 2024 Autumn Conversations events. The author of this […]

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    Miranda Brown

  • How can designers be better advocates for people and planet?

    For the month of April we’ve put a special focus on projects and discussions around Design & Planet in alignment with our 2024 Autumn Conversations events. The authors of this […]

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    Anna Jackson

  • Fresh From The Field — Good Folks – By Cultigraphy

    For the month of April we’ve put a special focus on projects and discussions around Design & Planet in alignment with our 2024 Autumn Conversations events. Fresh from the Field is […]

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    Jess Lowcher

  • Fresh From The Field — Hutton’s – By Dow Goodfolk

    For the month of March we are shining a special spotlight on Aotearoa women designers – from their work to their stories.  Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series […]

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    Jess Lowcher

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EVENTS & WORKSHOPS

May 01

DA Workshop | Design 4 Conservation

Design for Conservation (D4C) is a methodology that enables participative problem-solving for environmental conservation and sustainability challenges. This toolkit enables participants to address complex challenges in a creative, non-linear way, taking into consideration multiple stakeholder points of view – human and nonhuman – and the complex interactions between emotional, spiritual, and scientific approaches. The methodology balances work and play, fostering trust among participants, and creating a safe space for multiple world views to co-exist.

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May 14

Streamtime and DBC Happier, Healthier Business Canvas Workshop | Pōneke

Following years of creative agency business management and consulting and building on more recent research and accreditation in workplace wellbeing, Carol, Greg and Andy have joined forces to create a diagnostic tool to help manage happier, healthier creative businesses.

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May 14

DA Lunch Club 2024 with Never Not Creative | Pōneke

Join your creative and design industry peers for the 2024 edition of the DA Lunch Club brought to you by Never Not Creative. This year’s edition of the DA Club centres around the question: “How do we create psychological safety in our industry and our workplaces?” Never Not Creative has been investigating the mental wellbeing of the creative, media and marketing industries since 2018. While improvements in understanding and stigma have been observed, there’s still plenty of work to do.

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May 15

Online Event | The Freelancing Diaries | Pros & Cons of being a Sole Trader vs Company

Freelancing Diaries: April topic to be confirmed. Watch this space! We’ve teamed up with Hnry to bring you ‘The Freelancing Diaries’ | a series helping freelancing creatives find financial success and navigate self-employed life.

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