If you want to have harmonious, productive relationships, it pays to invest in building a reservoir of good will or an ‘emotional piggy bank’ that will hold you in good stead with others when and if challenges arise. Here's why...
This Friday (6th March 2015) marks the last Open House at our Bathurst Street office before we move to our new space next month. Please join us from 5pm at Level 3, 93 Bathurst Street for an informal chat and drink about all things design. All welcome...
Meld Studios is looking to engage 2 senior Service Designers capable of leading service design projects with corporate clients in Australia. Start date ASAP. Find out more by reading the senior service designer job spec. ...
It's been written about a million times before, but attending the Global Sustainability Jam* over the weekend has reminded me just how important this little change of phrase is to the idea generation process. When you say "Yes, and…" it leaves open the opportunity for someone's...
This morning Janna and I attended the launch of Lauren Tan's new book. Design Transitions looks at the changing nature of design practice through the eyes of 42 design studios from around the world. One of the key themes from Lauren's research is the way that design has become more collaborative –...
Do you remember what it was like to be a kid? We didn’t have the answers to everything so we needed to figure it out. Not knowing what the ‘right thing’ was never limited how we experienced and understood the world. Earlier in the year, I...
Iain recently spoke at UX Australia about the opportunities and challenges of applying user centred design sensibilities beyond the design of just digital things. This is an abridged version of the talk....
We are searching for a creative, talented, motivated visual designer to help our team to bring customer stories to life. Is this you or someone you know? Check out The Loop for a full description and ways to apply http://lnkd.in/bgEaccC...
After years of working with people in large, complex organisations I’ve come to the realisation that the basis of passionate engagement is healthy positive relationships. When relationships with and within your organisation are healthy and positive, people are loyal to your brand or product, can’t help...
Recently Meld Studios partnered with the State Library of Victoria to help envision a way it might do things differently (and better) in the future. A future where the services they offered remained relevant to customers and created positive experiences for visitors and staff. This did...
