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SDNOW is an Asia-Pacific conference about design, strategy, ethics, and futures, hosted in 2019 by RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Together we're pushing the boundaries of Service Design, Strategic Design, Speculative Design, and other emerging practices – with speakers, facilitators, and artists bringing subversive thinking, new paradigms, and critical approaches that define how these practices grow.

SDNOW

SDNOW is an Asia-Pacific conference about design, strategy, ethics, and futures, hosted in 2019 by <A HREF="https://rmit.edu.au/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">RMIT University</A> in Melbourne, Australia.
Together we're pushing the boundaries of Service Design, Strategic Design, Speculative Design, and other emerging practices – with speakers, facilitators, and artists bringing subversive thinking, new paradigms, and critical approaches that define how these practices grow.
 
Program
The <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/program" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">program</A> is made up of speakers, facilitators, and artists who are responding to the shifts, problem spaces, and discourses playing out across our communities – themes we've brought together as: Ethical Practice, Capable Business, Designing Designers, Subversive Design, and Future Places.
There are conference talks, break-out sessions, exhibitions, performances, and social events throughout the conference week, with space to pop in and out of the parts which are useful to you. The <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/program" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">schedule</A> is available at <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/program" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">sdnow.co</A>.
Speakers, facilitators, and artists include:
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<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/idil-gaziulusoy" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">İdil Gaziulusoy (Aalto University – FIN/EU)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/idil-gaziulusoy" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></A><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/michael-peng" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Michael Peng (IDEO – USA/JPN)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/michael-peng" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></A><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/opher-yom-tov" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Opher Yom-Tov (ANZ – AUS)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/opher-yom-tov" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></A><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/lara-penin" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lara Penin (Parsons – USA)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/lara-penin" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></A><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/mathan-ratinam" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mathan Ratinam (Strategic Design Consultant – AUS)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/lara-penin" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></A><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/melis-senova" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Melis Senova (Huddle – AUS)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/melis-senova" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></A><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/peyush-agarwal" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Peyush Agarwal (DesignIt – IND)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/pupul-bisht" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pupul Bisht (Decolonizing Futures Initiative – IND)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/yuki-uchida" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yuki Uchida (Re:public – JPN)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/yuki-uchida" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></A><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/matiu-bush" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Matiu Bush (RMIT University – AUS)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/matiu-bush" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></A><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/samantha-yuen" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Samantha Yuen (GovTech Singapore – SIN)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/tristan-schultz" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tristan Schultz (Relative Creative – AUS)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/eunice-sari" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Eunice Sari (User Experience Indonesia – IDN)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/bridgette-engeler" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bridgette Engeler (Swinburne University – AUS)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/meghan-kelly" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Meghan Kelly (Deakin University – AUS)</A>, <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/jefa-greenaway" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jefa Greenaway (Greenaway Architects – AUS)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/anna-brown" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Anna Brown (Massey University – NZ)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/erina-ho" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Erina Ho (Kiraku – JPN)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/alison-sharp" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alison Sharp (Meld – NZ)</A>, <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/karina-smith" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Karina Smith (Meld – AUS)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/katie-potter" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Katie Potter (Citylab – AUS)</A>, <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/ross-harding" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ross Harding (Finding Infinity – AUS)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/ollie-cotsaftis" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ollie Cotsaftis (Melbourne Speculative Futures – FRA/AUS)</A>, <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/sarah-mcarthur" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sarah McArthur (Melbourne Speculative Futures – AUS)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/caca-yvaire" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Çaca Yvaire (Ruinkraft – Turtle Island)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/ryley-lawson" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ryley Lawson (Making Space – AUS)</A>, <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/jaskaran-bawa" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jaskaran Bawa (Communities of Care– IND)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/rob-lee" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rob Lee (IAG – AUS)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/tria-amalia-ningsih" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tria Ningsih (RMIT University – IDN)</A>, <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/elaine-regina" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Elaine Regina (RMIT University – IDN)</A>, <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/wai-yin-tat" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wai Yin Tat (RMIT University – HK)</A>, <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/people/jorge-mario-castillo-velasquez" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jorge Vasquez (RMIT University – COL)</A></LI>
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Venues
The 2019 conference is being hosted by <A HREF="https://rmit.edu.au/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">RMIT University</A> in Melbourne, Australia. A leading global design university, RMIT is located in the Melbourne CBD and is easily accessible by public transport, bike, or walking.
Most sessions will be in Storey Hall, a 460-seat conference space with accessible entries, lifts, bathrooms, and clear viewing spaces for all attendees.
For more on accommodation, transport, and visiting Melbourne, take a look at our <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/venues" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">venue details</A>.
 
Purpose
We’re <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/purpose-led" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">purpose</A> and experience-led, because these are mutually uplifting things, with practices that respond (in small ways) to societal challenges around systemic inequity and the age of the Anthropocene.
 
Questions
Send us an email at <A HREF="mailto:hello@sdnow.co" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">hello@sdnow.co</A>, we’re happy to chat about anything that’s on your mind. We've also covered a number of regularly asked <A HREF="https://sdnow.co/questions" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">questions</A> on our website.
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Storey Hall, RMIT University

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