Description
WHY: Network, inspire, learn ( note this is a 2 day event, please book both days. Tx)
Apply your design and innovation experience and enthusiasm to a collective effort. Learn how to communicate design-led innovation to broader audiences and begin transforming the future.
HOW: Real-world interdisciplinary collaboration
Complex challenges call for intentional, active intervention, support and leadership. You won’t design blue sky ideas - this experience marries courage, creativity and aspiration to real-world systems, processes and hurdles. Expert speakers, hosts and participants will contribute to shaping your pitch to positively impact cities today and into the future.
WHAT: A collaborative, grounded pitch
8 teams will respond to real global challenges, developing and sharing your design and innovation experience.
WHERE: RMIT University
Swanston St, Building 8 Level 4 Megaplex (where you get into the library)
WHEN: 9:30 am - 4 :30 pm Saturday 14th - Sunday 15th November 2026
It’s a two-day event. Day one is about attuning and orienting to challenges. Day two is about designing and inscribing a pitch to shape cities of the future.
WHO: Courageous, generous collaborators
RMIT alum, students and academics from undergrad and postgrad
Industry leaders and experts
Innovators, challengers and get-s#it-done-ers
NOTES:
As there is no charge for the event, we ask that you BYO lunch, snacks and drinks. There is a variety of options around campus should you forget.
PLUS
Please join us for SPARK — TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP DESIGN on Friday 13 November on campus and online. Bookings and information here [TBC]
Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity
