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OUR CAUSE IS OUR EFFECT

CREATE FORESIGHT WITH INSIGHT

CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR INNOVATION

The business and R&D landscape of Australia is rapidly changing and we believe that the only way to stay ahead of the curve is to use design thinking and co-creation methods to discover new offerings.

Our interdisciplinary teams work together on real world projects, with local and global partners, using human centered design methods to co-create extraordinary insights and outcomes. This diversity of minds, skills, and experience drives R&D capability and impact.

THE LATEST FROM DFM

Design Factory Melbourne Moves to Renovated Fire Station

Design Factory Melbourne Moves to Renovated Fire Station

Design Factory Melbourne has moved to a new location in Swinburne’s Innovation Hub on the Hawthorn campus. A historic Fire Station building has been purposefully designed to facilitate DFM activities. It supports design-led innovation as a pillar in Swinburne’s newly launched Innovation Precinct.

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Adam’s Super Design Factory Journey

Adam’s Super Design Factory Journey

Currently based in Berlin, former Design Factory Melbourne (DFM) graduate Adam Cochrane is now happily working as service designer for Japanese design company, GoodPatch. But Adam’s DFM journey has also taken him through some of the world’s leading design hubs from Finland, to Tokyo, to Germany.

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

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DAILY PRACTICE OF INNOVATION

Small actions, big shifts

What makes up a typical workday? It can differ vastly from creating new ideas for a program launch to framing customer needs in a compelling way for a project proposal. How can we then make each day as productive as possible?

Over the last two years, we at DFM have gathered a range of productivity perspectives to the core work we do around innovation. Now, we are sharing our insights with everyone through this Daily Practice of Innovation: Small actions, big shifts book.

This book is a collection of insights and activities to find new perspectives in your daily work. In it, we explore how to set the foundations for a productive day, leverage the most of your time, find opportunities hidden in plain sight, boost energy, and gain new perspectives at work. The activities are brief and require no prior knowledge, so you can jump right into the doing.

We also love to thank Jaiden Gusti, our DFM alumnus, for the design of the book!

Download your copy here today!

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RE-THINK. RE-FRAME. RE-IMAGINE

A Year of Resilience

Is there a better time than now to illustrate the importance of innovative practices in the face of uncertainty?

The last 18 months have forced a lot of us to take a step back and assess our approach to challenging circumstances.

At DFM, we took this opportunity to embrace resilience and continue to convert our expertise into action. We remained curious and open to new opportunities and experimentation, seeking new ideas from a variety of perspectives. We directed our focus towards the future, imagining the possibilities of inclusive design, design for science and technology and innovation ecosystems.

Our new publication, Re-Think, Re-Frame, Re-Imagine, highlights the different avenues in which we applied this mindset, from our student and industry projects, professional workshops, community-based activities, and our latest research.

Discover our insights in our new publication, available online now.

GET A GLIMPSE INTO LIFE AS A DF STUDENT

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Josh Bragagnolo

Industrial Design student Josh has completed both the local and global streams at DFM – read about his experience.

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AMELIA IVERSON

Read about how Business student Amelia Iverson’s experience with DFM shaped her future path.

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JAIDEN GUSTI

Communication Design student Jaiden Gusti immersed himself in DFM’s vibrant community during his Honours year. Read about his experience here.
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EMILY CHEESMAN

As part of Emily Cheesman’s Master of Occupational Therapy she is completing a stream of units with DFM. Read about her introduction to design thinking here. 

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