Discover Design

In 2015, I conceived and led Discover Design Swinburne, an annual school holiday workshop program for Year 10-12 school students across Victoria. Discover Design involved a team of academic staff and undergraduate student ambassadors to deliver and evaluate an innovative four-day workshop program that featured industry, alumni and graduate presentations. For the 2016-2018 period there were 148 participants and 12 SUT enrolments; a direct result of participation. Results of the 2016-2018 DDS Experience Survey indicated that 85% of students now rate Swinburne as their first preference. Discover Design has become a key self-funded pipeline activity.