How do we create the conditions to introduce, support and value a lived experience workforce?

When consumers are engaged in the design process we create better mental health and wellbeing services, products and policies. The more central consumers are to design and delivery, the better.

So, how do we create space in organisations for consumers to be a fundamental part of the workforce that designs and delivers services, products and policies? What practical actions set lived experience roles up for success and avoid tokenism?

In this edition of Office Hours, our Principal Strategic Designer, Rachel Podbury will host a conversation that explores the conditions and practical actions that can support the successful introduction of a lived experience workforce.

Who should attend?

This conversation is best for mental health advocates and leaders, knowledge professionals and cultural strategists open to exploring and supporting lived experience roles in the workforce.

About Paper Giant

We are a strategic design consultancy operating across Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane. At Paper Giant, we believe better products, services and policies are ones that lead to a more just, equal and sustainable society. So we help organisations create positive impact through work that considers the perspectives and lived experiences of the people it affects and works towards creating the future we want.

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