Study Melbourne Design for Diversity Hackathon

Join us for a one-day hackathon to learn design thinking skills and develop concrete proposals to make the most of diversity in your personal, professional and learning environment.

Open to post-secondary young Victorians and international students, the event will provide participants to develop skills in design thinking and apply it to a concrete challenge: how can we make the most of diversity to live better, work better, and learn better?

This hackathon will bring together domestic and international students, working in mixed teams. The more diverse the group, the more adapted the tool. Whether you want an opportunity to think out of the box, tap into your inner rebel, or simply learn how to better engage with a broader range of people, this event is for you!

The workshop will be run entirely in English, with consideration paid to linguistic diversity.

Light lunch will be provided

What is Design Thinking?

Developed around Stanford D.School and Silicon Valley, adopted and improved in leading centres of innovation – Shenzhen, Bangalore and Amsterdam, Design Thinking is a methodology teaching systematic strategies to solve complex problems.

Why participate?

Design thinking, problem solving, teamwork and intercultural communication are important enterprise skills to develop to prepare for the future of work that is increasingly networked and global. Design thinking, in particular, is one of the most critical tools for future workplaces, particularly for anybody looking to work in an emerging field, engage with complex problem.

Who should participate?

This hackathon is open to post-secondary domestic and international students, including students enrolled in TAFE, ELICOS, private providers and universities.

Event details

Date: 30 March; 31 March or 13 April 2019

Time: 10am-4pm

Venue: Foundation of Young Australians, 21 – 27 Somerset Place, Melbourne

Light lunch will be provided

Register

Places are limited and registrations are essential.  Register here for a place.

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