T26Festival
Five days and 16 festival events across Melbourne CBD.
A week of meetups, open houses, coffee mornings, socials and one big conference day, built for founders, operators and the people who back them.
Meetups
Communities of practice gathering to compare notes over drinks, pizza, and post-its.
Open houses
Studios, agencies and ventures throw their doors open for a short window each.
Coffee mornings
Join revellers for conversation over coffee at one of our free coffee hubs across the city.
Social
Evening sessions: launches, long table dinners, the closing party.
Six festival events you shouldn’t miss.
From the festival curator: a small handful of sessions worth shifting your week around.
Open house: Seek
SEEK’s Design team is excited to be part of this year’s The Outlook Festival, with team members speaking at the event and welcoming visitors into our office for a tour.In this session, we’ll explore how research and design work together to drive innovation while staying deeply human in an age of AI transformation. It’s a great opportunity to share more about our work, offer a behind-the-scenes look at how design happens at SEEK, and connect with the wider design community.
Coffee morning - Monday
Join us for conversations over coffee, with free coffee included for the first 50 festival+ members that attend. Hosted by one of our awesome team members.
Coffee morning - Tuesday
Open house: Origin
With more solar, batteries and EVs entering Australian homes, the way we engage with energy is changing rapidly. Join the team who are leading the charge on the future energy experience and get an insight into how the team at Origin design, collaborate and leverage AI to deliver and test at pace.
Open house: Mantel Group
Meet Mantel's design and product team. We'll share the problems we're solving for clients, how we solve them, the tools we lean on, and the market trends shifting what our work looks like next. Grab some lunch, swap ideas, and see how we make things better.
UXCamp meetup
UXCamp Naarm is bringing a little campfire chaos to The Outlook Festival Week.Prototype Roulette is a fast-paced, team-based design challenge where you'll spin a wheel to receive a random product brief, constraint, and twist. From there, you'll work with a small team to brainstorm ideas, create a rough prototype, and pitch your concept back to the room.No lengthy presentations. No polished case studies. Just creativity, collaboration, and a healthy dose of design improvisation.Whether you're a UX designer, researcher, product manager, content designer, student, or simply curious about the design process, this event is designed to be welcoming, social, and fun.How it works:Spin the Wheel Your team receives a random product brief, a constraint, and an unexpected twist.Ideate & Prototype Collaborate with your team to generate ideas and bring a concept to life.Pitch It Present your solution back to the room in a short and entertaining pitch.Vote & Celebrate The audience votes, awards are handed out, and bragging rights are secured.No preparation required. We'll provide the prompts, materials, and a room full of creative people.Come solo or with friends. We'll take care of the rest.