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Emma Gerard
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Poetry & Resilience: an exploration of the Karen people of Burma, their fortitude and spirit at Room 9.15, Level 9, Victoria University

June 20, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8pm
RSA Australia and New Zealand are hosting another event that may be of interest to both SDNM and DESIS members, in terms of community engagement and the poetry as a means of story telling, engagement and expression.Presenters: Ron Browning, Thataw Kunoo and Moewin TunkinAs an ethnic minority group, that represents the second largest group of refugees in the world, the Karen people of eastern Burma, have been subjected to decades of official ill-treatment, discrimination and forced relocation.…See More
Jun 1, 2012
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Social enterprise: self-sustaining models for the future at Room 9.15, Level 9, Victoria University

May 26, 2012 from 1:30pm to 4pm
RSA Australia and New Zealand are hosting Mark Daniels from Social Traders at 1.30pm Saturday, 26th May.  Mark is a great speaker with a wealth of knowledge regarding social enterprises.  This event will be of interest to any Service Designers who are interested in community-related enterprises.Free entry, booking essential. Please enter your details at: www.eventbrite.com.au/event/3377735899Please see flyer attached. Kind regards, MarkSee More
May 17, 2012
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Tools and Methods workshop April 18 2012

Apr 26, 2012
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Tools and methods workshop went well!

The service design network put on a service design tools and methods workshop on Wednesday April the 18th and what an awesome turn out we got! RMIT’s building 88 was used in Elizabeth Street which is usually inhabited by the industrial design department. I was good to see so many students there. Along with all of the fresh faces we had the usual suspects attend and some groups from industry. All in all lots of laughter was had, tools learnt and hopefully more friendships and networks formed.…See More
Apr 26, 2012
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Sharing Abundance

Sharing Abundance is the brainchild of Juliette Anich who is exploring alternative food systems as part of her PhD at RMIT in Melbourne.Sharing abundance is a is a viable, local food system involving mutual exchange of fresh produce and labour in a fun, sociable way. Inspired by seeing so much perfectly beautiful fruit being allowed to drop from trees and rot on footpaths, alleyways and backyards, Sharing Abundance was developed to locate, harvest and…See More
Mar 28, 2012
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Service design conference in Melbourne! at The Hotel Windsor, Melbourne

May 4, 2012 all day
Service Design 2012 will be a single day, single track conference, all about designing services for people and organisations. It will be held on May 4 2012, in Melbourne, Australia.This year’s conference will again include a range of presentations from practitioners on service design issues they’ve experienced first hand.RSVP via website below.See More
Mar 20, 2012
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Tools and methods workshop at TBC

April 18, 2012 from 6pm to 7:30pm
We're hosting a workshop on methods and tools, geared towards those who might be 'new' to Service Design. Two of our SD network stalwarts - Harriet Wakelam (NAB Immersion and Design Centre) and Mark Strachan (Lecturer at Swinburne University), with their immense experience and knowlege of the area, will be facilitating this workshop. They will guide the participants through a 'quick and nimble' taster of a Service Design process. This workshop is a hands-on event so come along for a fun and…See More
Mar 20, 2012
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Service Design Research at Huddle Design

March 21, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8pm
SDNM have the pleasure of hosting Fabian Segelström from Linköping University, Sweden. The informal evening will provide the opportunity to discuss the future direction of Service Design research in academia and its relationship to commercial practice. Fabian will present an overview of his work and his engagements in this arena. The event will be on Wednesday, 21st March 2012, at 6.30pm at Huddle Design, L6 90 William Street, Melbourne.Fabian is a final year PhD candidate and his primary area…See More
Mar 20, 2012
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Emma Gerard left a comment for Bolaji Teniola
"Hey Bolaji, My name is Emma and I'm an ID student too! I'm a 2nd year at RMIT, where do you study? check out this Facebook page. It's a bunch of idealistic social and sustainable focused Industrial designers talking and sharing -…"
Mar 8, 2012
Emma Gerard left a comment for David Hood
"Hey David, It's Emma from the Summer of Social Change! great to see your face on the Service Design Network."
Mar 6, 2012
Emma Gerard replied to Yoko Akama's discussion What is the value of Service Design jams?
"So I think what we've learnt from this is that; a) jams are amazing and b) there are people out there that don't suit jams. for whatever reason. that's great!   what can we do then?! do we want to do something? do we want to…"
Feb 4, 2012
Simon Curlis and Emma Gerard are now friends
Jan 12, 2012
Emma Gerard left a comment for Juliette Anich
"Hi Juliette! so I see you've dipped your toes into the world of social networking? will we be seeing you on facebook any time soon? hehe I would love to talk to you about my project too and get some advice. I'll be around…"
Jan 11, 2012
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Tell us about yourself
I dabble in design, language, love, music, people, drawing, smiling and life. Allergic to cats. Would love to eventually be at peace with myself. I've just picked my life up and plonked it in Melbourne, loving what I've seen so far. You can have your cake and eat it too, provided you acquire the cake in an honest way. I know I'm looking for something - but I don't think it exists in one place.
Why are you interested in service design?
I'm interested in service design because it mixes design thinking and service design together in a way that gives the opportunity to really make a huge difference in a positive way to the world and to help people. The way I see it the world is made up of dirt, water, air, people and services - in a nutshell. Services are in every aspect of every persons life every day all over the world, if we change services for the better and make them more customer orientated, more compassionate, more giving and less about greed and power - then we can really change things.
Profession
Industrial Design Student RMIT/ Barister at STREAT (stopping homelessness the delicious way)

Summer of Social Change

Summer of Social Change is my idea for a collaborative group of passionate change makers wanting to do something to make the world a bit better.

We are a small group of 60 people doing social design projects together

Generally speaking I began sourcing members from a service design/Industrial Design background and once I started meeting people in the industry I got them on board and now we have a large mixed group of people from all over the world that want to talk about ideas for projects and businesses focusing on positive change.

Our first project is focusing on the food rescue industry and I am very pleased to announce that I was offered a volunteer position with Secondbite to learn all that I can about the amazing things they do every day to stop food wastage and help those in need. Just magic! If you would like to read more on what we’re doing with the project and follow us as we go along check out Summer of Social Change or our Facebook page

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Tools and methods workshop went well!

The service design network put on a service design tools and methods workshop on Wednesday April the 18th and what an awesome turn out we got! RMIT’s building 88 was used in Elizabeth Street which is usually inhabited by the industrial design department. I was good to see so many students there. Along with all of the fresh faces we had the usual suspects attend and some groups from industry. All in all lots of laughter was had, tools learnt and hopefully more friendships and…

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Posted on April 26, 2012 at 23:33

Sharing Abundance

Sharing Abundance is the brainchild of Juliette Anich who is exploring alternative food systems as part of her PhD at RMIT in Melbourne.

Sharing abundance is a is a viable, local food system involving mutual exchange of fresh produce and labour in a fun, sociable way. Inspired by seeing so much perfectly beautiful fruit being allowed to drop from trees and rot on footpaths, alleyways and backyards, Sharing Abundance was…

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Posted on March 28, 2012 at 13:03

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At 22:03 on April 5, 2011, TJ Lefebvre said…
OH HAI! Funny how this Service Design stuff gets around! :)

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