Getting it Down

Lissa Barnum is a Designer, Educator and Business builder. Her focus is on ‘community,’ maximising human potential through the application of Human Centred Design (HCD), methods.  She is CEO and Working across the Corporate, Government and Educational sectors, she attributes her problem solving to ‘collaboration’, applying co-design and appreciative inquiry to market solutions. Through the creation of strategic frameworks, she helps support ‘change,’ for organisations as well as communities.

A practicing designer of 25+ years, Senior Lecturer & Academic of 16 years, her MBA (Uni. of Adelaide), in Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Commercialisation, is ideal partner to her Design experience applying Research, Impact (Measurement) & Sustainability, to client outcomes.

Lissa was born and raised in Mexico, hence her empathy for community. She’s fluent in Spanish and when not consulting or teaching in Sydney.

In this podcast Lissa mentions a book, famous now for designers, "The Design of Business" by Roger Martin, Dean Rotman School of Business, Toronto, CA until 2013.

And another book, "The Art of Possibility" by Benjamin Zander - Boston Philharmonic conductor and Rosamund Zander - Psychologist.

Andrew Barnum has 30+ years’ experience as a Designer, Educator and Creative Strategist. As a Creative Director, he is passionately dedicated to social-connection, content creation and constructive adaptation to 21st century conditions.

His mission is to educate Commerce & Industry through an expressive and productive conversation that acknowledges the value of a Creative and Cultural Economy. Prior to heading up the Creative Industry Faculty at Open Colleges, Andrew was Head of College at Billy Blue College of Design. He holds an Associate Diploma in Graphic Art from RMIT, a Master of Arts (Research) from UTS : FASS and is completing a PhD in the same faculty, investigating ‘Supportive conditions for Australian songwriters.’

He is a published songwriter and composer. When not consulting in Design or teaching Creative Process in Sydney.

James Thompson’s international career and research of traditional gardening systems has taken him from his home in the Shoalhaven to a diverse range of cultural situations including the highlands of east Africa and Ethiopia, the Al Hajar Mountain communities of Oman, the Nile River farms of Sudan and the Tonle Sap region of Cambodia. He was recently engaged by the government of Abu Dhabi to provide technical leadership in the development of sustainable agriculture systems in the oasis farms of the Bedouin communities of the Empty Quarter of the United Arab Emirates. These experiences combined with career and academic sojourns amongst the great gardens of the United Kingdom and Europe have given him a unique understanding of the essence of traditional garden design and an innovative approach to horticultural production.

A great example of James’ design can be found in there garden at Merribee: https://www.merribee.com.au/gardens

Originally an actress, debut novelist, D.M. Cameron, is an AWGIE nominated radio dramatist, award winning playwright and celebrated short film writer. Her first novel, 'Beneath the Mother Tree', published by MidnightSun in 2018, was listed as a top Australian fiction read and longlisted for the Davitt Awards.

Ash is a passionate supporter of indigenous rights and for many years, working with communities, has told their stories through his lens. His documentary feature film "Punks for West Papua" has won many awards worldwide and Ash is the official representative for the Free West Papua Campaign. In this episode Ash also talks about a new documentary he is making in response to the New Years Eve fire at Conjola Park on the south coast of NSW.

Victoria's short films have screened in over 200 festivals and won over 70 International awards including BAFTA and AACTA. Her film "The Telegram Man" has played as part of the dawn service at ANZAC Cove Gallipoli for the last six years including the 2016 special Centenary service.

Now a debut feature film writer and director Victoria chats with Andy about her film "The Flood" and the team of creative people she loves to work with.

Andy Gordon has a chat with Dale Miles. Sydney based, Dale graduated from the National Art School in 2006 and has studied Ancient and Renaissance Art in Italy and France. A recipient of the Sculpture by the Sea Major prize in 2016, the Helen Lempriere Scholarship in 2015, a Storrier Onslow National Art School Paris Residency in 2012 a major public sculpture commission from the City of Sydney for Taylor Square in 2009 and numerous other prizes over the years. Dale has an exhibition at Australian Galleries, Paddington from 8-25 October 2020.

Stephanie Monteith has been a finalist in the Archibald Prize, the Wynne, the Sir John Sulman and the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and the Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship. Stephanie won the Gosford Art Prize in 2018. Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts UNSW Art & Design.

Stephanie has an exhibition at the Australian Galleries, Paddington from 8 - 25 October 2020.

In this episode Jo talks to Andy Gordon about the design of the artwork for this podcast and her creative practise as a designer and university lecturer.

In this episode Andy Gordon chats with Syd about music and production in his studio on the South Coast. Syd toured America in the band Mantissa. When Mantissa folded Syd played for several years with IOTA and now plays with festival favourites 19Twenty. During those years he has also produced some amazing albums and played on many as well.