Brisbane Service Design Jam

Brisbane Jam is coming back for a 2020 jam-packed all-online event!

During the jam, you'll be working with people you might never have met before, bouncing insights and ideas off one another and building on what bounces back. If you don't have much experience in UX design, or HCD in general - Jams are a great opportunity to practice or get more familiar with design principles! 

At the end of the jam, you will have some great and inspiring ideas and prototypes, you will have met some great people and made some awesome new friends 🎉

We have disrupted the jam weekend and organised a 3 session online event this year, which will run on September 5, 12 and 13 2020. Here is how it will all come together:

🗓 Saturday September 5, 10am to 3pm

Introductions, team formations, 2020 theme revelation and plan your research.

On this day, you will get to know your team (set your own ground rules) and you will be told what the theme for this year's jam is. You’ll prepare your problem statements and then make a plan for the week ahead as you will be conducting research - conducting surveys online, or chats with friends, family and whoever else you can talk to.

You’ll be allocated a virtual space to work with your team over the course of the following 5 days as you conduct your research and data gathering. You’ll also have at least one mentor to check in with and ask questions of, so you will be supported all the way.

🗓 Saturday September 12, 10am to 4pm

Let's Jam! You and your team will draw out insights from your research and start working on your ideas to explore which direction to take and what solutions you want to make.

This is the main day of the jam, and you will work with your team to create quick prototypes to help you visualise and explain what your solutions might be.

🗓 Sunday September 13, 10am to 4pm

During the last day of jamming, you will complete your prototype (as best you can) and draw together a presentation to share what your team has created over the jam weekend.

We will give your team some time to share with the group what path you took, what ideas you explored and how you ended up creating your final prototype. No pitches this year - more of a share.

Then finally it’s time to celebrate your achievements - There’ll probably be some awards given but these will be low key (and perhaps a little silly), this is more about the journey then creating a final product.

💭 Is this your first jam?

Don't worry! You don’t need to know anything or have had any experience with Human Centred Design to participate, we’ll introduce you to the concepts and share some great resources ahead of the jam to get you in the zone. Also, our amazing crew will be working with you and your team during the whole duration of the jam to make sure you have a great experience working with your team.

💭 I live outside Brisbane, can I join?

Yes! If you are in Australia (or can be online during the Australian Eastern day time during the jam weekend) you are more than welcome to participate!

💭 Any other questions?

We're here to help. Feel free to reach out and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram at any time!

Notes on ticket pricing

We are committed to donate 100% of the tickets revenues to an Australian charity that will be announced during the event. Suggestions welcomed, let us know if you have a charity you really care about while signing up!

Huge shout out to our friends at Miro - who will be supporting the Jam's tech! Check out their amazing collaboration tools at https://bit.ly/33ycc3r