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Enter The Draw To WIN 1 of 5 Tickets
Thanks for visiting the Portable team at Design Outlook Conference!
To celebrate the biggest design-driven event of 2023, we're giving attendees the chance to win 1 of 5 tickets to our Ethical Human Centred Design Foundations workshop, each valued at $495.00.
Fill out the form below to submit your entry before the draw comes to a close.
Benefits
The Benefits of Training With Portable
We use human-centred design and ethical co-design every day at Portable to overcome difficult challenges with practical solutions, created in collaboration with people who are seeking transformational change.
Intimate and effective session sizes
We restrict the number of attendees in each of our workshops to ensure that you’re given the opportunity to take full advantage of the content and our facilitators.
Practical training and tools
Our workshops provide you with a combination of fundamental theory, practical exercises and thought-provoking discussions. You’ll also receive our Ethical Human Centred Design Toolkit to support your future projects.
Learn
What You'll Learn In These Sessions
Our workshops have been designed to go beyond industry standards.
Critical Human-centred design principles and processes
Develop an understanding of human-centred design and how it can be used to better identify challenges and design solutions.
An understanding of ethical implications in co-design
Learn about co-design in action, and the core principles and approaches to an ethical practice.
Putting people first in a practical design project
Gain hands-on experience of human-centred design through a rapid design challenge that follows the ‘Double-Diamond’ design process.
How to leverage Portable's Ethical HCD Toolkit
Built by our experts and used in projects every single day, this is the secret to successfully integrating your new skills into your projects.
Sessions
Upcoming Workshops
We offer both universal and industry-specific training sessions, tailoring the examples and case studies to the subject matter. Whether you're working in public policy, mental health or simply have a passion for design, all sessions require no prior knowledge.
Ethical Human Centred Design
Foundations
Begin your journey into human-centred design and ethical co-design with our 4-hour workshop that equips you with the tools and techniques to build better outcomes for those you seek to support.
$495
WEDNESDAY
30 NOVEMBER
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Navigate complex topics and facilitate human-centred design effectively without disrupting project goals or timelines.
- Build more impactful outcomes which align with the wants, needs, and expectations of those you are designing for.
- Access our Ethical Human-Centred Design Toolkit to facilitate your processes and educate your colleagues.
Ethical Human Centred Design Foundations
Mental Health
Portable has partnered with Australia’s leading mental health providers to design numerous award-winning projects through ethical human-centred design and co-design practices.
$495
TUESDAY
15 NOVEMBER
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Navigate sensitive subject matter and ethically collaborate with people who have lived-experiences.
- Design services that better serve the people seeking support from mental health care providers and organisations.
- Gain access to our Ethical Human-Centred Design Toolkit to facilitate your processes and educate your colleagues.
Frequently Asked Questions
Entries close 11:59pm Thursday 27 October 2022. Winners will drawn Friday 28 October 2022 and announced via email and on our socials shortly thereafter.
Our Ethical Human Centred Design Foundations course is facilitated using Miro and Zoom. While there is no prior knowledge required, we do recommend creating an account for these programs and ensuring that you have a reliable internet connection on the day.
You’ll receive an email in the week leading up to the event which covers everything you’ll need to be ready on the day.
Once the session is complete, you’ll be given access to the course content, the Human Centred Design Toolkit, and the appropriate contact details to ensure that you can apply the skills you’ve gained out in the real world.
Our Ethical Human Centred Design Foundations course has been designed to accommodate those from all diverse backgrounds and industries.
No prior knowledge of human-centred design is required, with working groups being assigned based on a range of skills and experience.
With our experts there to support you throughout the session, we’re confident that you’ll find the course to be engaging and enjoyable while ensuring that you walk away with the tools to succeed.
We’re always updating our planned courses so be sure to sign up to our waiting list if you feel that the upcoming training sessions aren’t suitable.
It’s important to note that the primary content covered in our Ethical Human Centred Design Foundations courses remains consistent across all sessions. We assign impact areas and sectors as a way of guiding the attendees to attend sessions likely to contain individuals from similar industries to facilitate more engaging conversations in working groups.
We sure do! Portable regularly facilitates co-design and ethical human-centred design workshops with organisations across mental health, justice, the public sector, and more.
Speak with our team today to find out more about booking a tailored session for your organisation.
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