Design Outlook 2023: Rediscover creativity

May, 2023

Smiling attendee at the check-in desk holding a printed program at Design Outlook, with people and venue lighting softly blurred in the background.

Attendees smiling and queuing at Design Outlook check-in, with a large purple abstract sculpture in the background and phones in hand.

Attendees chatting and laughing near the Askable booth, with a pink backdrop and palm plants in the background.

Design Outlook 2023 stage with bold sculptural “2023” set pieces, velvet couch, and a large digital screen featuring Canva and Deloitte Digital.

Berlin Liew, Design Outlook 2023 MC, speaking on stage in a yellow suit with a headset mic and remote clicker.

Presenter, Jonathan Lau, on stage at Design Outlook 2023, speaking with animated gestures while wearing a grey blazer and headset mic.

Three smiling Design Outlook 2023 volunteers wearing event T-shirts and lanyards, posing together in a busy venue space with attendees behind them.

Smiling event staff member at Design Outlook 2023 hands a lanyard to an attendee at the check-in desk, with purple signage and orchids nearby.

Trudi Boatwright presents on stage at Design Outlook 2023, standing beside an Auslan interpreter, with a couch and flowers set behind them.

Audience members at Design Outlook 2023 seated in wooden-tiered seating, smiling and reacting during a session.

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Festival highlights

Varied and valuable

Attendees found the presentations, workshops, and satellite events insightful and engaging, offering valuable knowledge and inspiration.

Connection to others

Many attendees found the talks, workshops, and satellite events to be insightful and engaging, providing them with valuable knowledge and inspiration.

Value for money

Despite some reservations about the ticket price, many attendees felt that the conference offered good value for the money; especially when considering the workshops and festival.

Presenters

Berlin Liew

Berlin Liew

Senior Product Designer, Xero

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Welcome address - DO23

Chi Ryan

Chi Ryan

Higher Research Candidate, Torrens University

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Dude, where's my creativity?

Jonathon Lau

Jonathon Lau

Experience Design Lead , IBM

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Infinite Possibilities, Singular Purpose: Discovering Your Creative Drive

Vinita Israni

Vinita Israni

User Experience Manager, Qantas

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Duality of Design

MC Monsalve

MC Monsalve

Senior Design Manager, ABC

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Conscious creativity

Peter Barber

Peter Barber

Senior Design Manager, Block

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Your design team needs a dungeon master

Jess Faccin

Jess Faccin

Principal Product Designer, Canva

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How to design magical experiences in the AI era

Ming Lee

Ming Lee

HCD Team Lead, Victorian Government

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Harnessing creative energies

Jeanette Cheah

Jeanette Cheah

CEO & Co-Founder, HEX

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How Exponential Intelligence could be your unfair advantage

Tom Wall

Tom Wall

Principal Consultant, DiUS

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Creative innovation in action

Ben Keenan

Ben Keenan

Creative Director, Thought Police

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The creative class

Trudi Boatwright

Trudi Boatwright

Content Director, The Outlook

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Playful panel

Rodger Watson

Rodger Watson

Lecturer & Course Director, UTS

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Creative Reboot

Dr Barbara Doran

Dr Barbara Doran

Program Director & Senior Lecturer, UTS

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Creative Reboot

Sean Brennan

Sean Brennan

Director, Experience Design, Deloitte Digital

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Making space for creativity in unlikely places

Jeanette Cheah

Jeanette Cheah

CEO & Co-Founder, HEX

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How Exponential Intelligence could be your unfair advantage

Event partners

Principal Partners

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Partners

City of Melbourne

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