Experience
TACSI
2015 - present (on sabbatical in 2023)
Lucy has worked at The Australian Centre for Social Innovation for seven years, including the last four as a Senior Social Innovator.
Most of the work you see here are TACSI projects that Lucy delivered with colleagues, clients and communities.
Lucy is taking 2023 as a sabbatical from TACSI to more deeply understand collaborative design and learn from diverse people and practices.
Sydney Sustainability Jam
2015
Global Sustainability Jam is a 48 hour human centred design intensive open to anyone interested in changing the world through collaboration. Lucy co-hosted the Sydney chapter with peers from the Acumen HCD course.
Pixalux
2012 - 2015
Working in Pixalux lighting design and manufacture in it’s start-up days meant Lucy learned fast and was hands on. Lucy was the first and only industrial designer, so had a wide range of responsibilities including:
Communicating and planning with architects, builders, joiners, manufacturers and more.
Working with the Pixalux inventor to design solutions for new applications of the product.
Creating technical drawings and manufacturing guidelines.
Manufacturing support including on the tools and occupational health and safety guidelines.
CoDesign Studio
2012
CoDesign Studio is a placemaking consultancy and multi-disciplinary social enterprise, at the time run with a volunteer workforce. Lucy joined architects and interior designers, counsellors and teenagers to prototype, co-design, document and begin building Frankston Headspace, a mental health hub for young people.
Presentations
2015-2022
Through her work with TACSI, Lucy has delivered talks and presentations on co-design, including at:
Grampians Mental Health Conference - 2019
Global Goals Jam by LAB Capital, Laboratorio de Innovacion para la Gestion Publica, Veeduria Distrital - 2017, Colombia
Social Innovation Exchange (SIX) - 2016, Colombia
Lucy has supported young South Sudanese Australians to co-present their work at:
Melbourne Development Circle (MDC)
Telstra Mental Health Round Table
Mental Health Australia
Social Traders
2012
Social Traders is a leader of social enterprise procurement in Australia. Lucy worked part time in administration, mostly creating and managing databases of social enterprises.