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Design approaches are being taken up across sectors as diverse as health, education, employment and business. Nationally we are investing in design-led programs and responses as a way to tackle complex social challenges.

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OUR KAUPAPA

The DSI Symposium aims to build connections between practitioners and create space for sharing insights and learnings across different sectors. We aim to support the development of co-design practices that are of Aotearoa, and challenge ourselves as practitioners, managers and policy makers to ask what else is needed for design to have impact.

DSI aims to…

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TŪHONO - CONNECT

Create connections between those working or interested in design and social innovation around the country and across disciplines

ARA TIPU - GROW

Celebrate the work being done here in Aotearoa New Zealand across different sectors and at different scales and support it to grow

 
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WHAKAWHITIWHITI - ENGAGE

Engage in open discussion and critique around questions of politics, power, ethics and accessibility that arise in these contexts

TOHA TOHA - SHARE

Share knowledge and experience and gain exposure to new skills and techniques