Public Speaking for Designers, or, What do you fear most?
“You are killing your company. Your reluctance to go and talk to clients is going to kill this company. OK?” This brutal feedback was delivered...
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Becoming A Facilitator In Innovation Is A Game Changer
Innovation and collaborative thinking are all the rage in 2019. Companies all fields are investing money, time and efforts into developing a more...
8 Habits Creative People Cultivate
Innovation and collaborative thinking are all the rage in 2019. Companies all fields are investing money, time and efforts into developing a more...
Can we really design a desirable future?
When we think about the future, we usually think about a place or space that will become our destiny (whether that be a utopia or dystopia or...
Am I a designer who writes? Or a writer who designs?
Am I a designer that writes or a writer that designs?. Some people think design and words are like the chicken and egg conundrum: they are never...
Designing Desirable Futures, The Manifesto: Would You Rather Predict Or Create The Future?
When speaking of future and innovation, there will always be one person that will quote Alan Kay: “The best way to predict the future is by...
Uncle George is a problem
Uncle George is a problem. Just before Christmas I heard a psychiatrist taking talkback calls about Christmas. One caller – let’s call her...
To Be Or Not To Be Black Mirror. Where Do We Stand When It Comes To Our Future Society?
With every new dawn, new technology is making changes to the way that we live our lives. It’s happening quite fast, also. If five years ago...
What’s The Best City In Australia?
As a people-centred organisation, customer experience is a top priority on our list here at Echos for everything we do. As you know, we generally...
2019: Design Your Year To Make It The Best
By analysing the year that just ended, you’re able to project the next five years ahead. On January 1st, I hit pause on my holiday mode to do an...
The Bonus And The Onus Of Design Becoming Mainstream
Yes, we hear you. We hear everyday people saying: “Oh, design thinking! I’ve already been using its techniques for a while!” Then we hear the...
How To Become A Design Thinking Specialist
2019 is here and with it, new year’s resolutions are all waiting to be turned into reality. If one of your resolutions is to give a little more...
My New Year's Resolution Hack
I used to be dismissive of New Year's resolutions. Then I made one change in how I approached them and in the decade or so since, New Year's...
My New Year's Resolution Hack
I used to be dismissive of New Year's resolutions. Then I made one change in how I approached them and in the decade or so since, New Year's...
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I Like, I Wish
December is a great month, situated at the time of the year where people feel inspired to get rid of old grudges, invest in themselves and spread...
When it all gets boring
When it all gets boring. Sick of sitting around the table hearing the same opinions from the same people? Apart from being boring, it doesn’t...
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Three TED Talks About Designing Cities For The Future
What does the future of our civilization looks like? Echos ethos is that “design can help you design desirable futures”. Here we selected three...
Step away from the computer
Step away from the computer. If there is one thing we’ve learnt from hosting two years of ‘designerly’ breakfasts in downtown Melbourne,...
Everyday life in Gold Coast: meet Marnie Griffiths who captures it
From the School Library to a Photo Library. To say Marnie Griffiths is a talented enthusiast doesn’t even come close to the excitement she...