2011 State of Design festival: transcript

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05 October 2011In July the Design Research Institute brought together a moderated panel of experts; RMIT architect, academic Melanie Dodd; Richard Slaughter, writer and Director of Foresight International; philosopher, commentator Damon Young and Jane-Frances Kelly, Program Director, Cities, Grattan Institute, to discuss tomorrow's big challenges, how these might be approached and what are the barriers for people, including designers, to actively contribute to their solutions.

This event was a precursor to the 2011 Design Challenge: Homelessness.

This is a transcript to the forum.

Panel: Melanie Dodd, Richard Slaughter, Damon Young, and Jane-Frances Kelly.

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