#research #design #designforchange #leadership #engagement #diversityandinclusion #training #traininganddevelopment #abundance | Tayo Medupin | 11 comments Hey all, after a slow unfurling over the last three months, I'm excited to share that Black Design Guild is back. 🎉 We're now recruiting for our 2026 cohort. As a reminder, it’s a fully funded, fi...

The Black Designers Guild is an amazing programme! Deadline to apply is 10 April. Go for it ✨

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A selfie of 3 people – a man and two women – in an office setting with a big window in the background; notes, sheets and pens are on the table they sit around; all 3 are smiling into the camera

It’s on!

@claragt.bsky.social, @karakane-kk.bsky.social & I gathered to regroup our #StrongDesign book writing efforts.

We have a fresh topic list, a value proposition for the book, a writing plan, and a next date for each of us to bring a written section.

This post is for public accountability.

Thank you! Here's the link:

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Love that I'm a carrot

Thank you Steph!

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I've just been reminded of this excellent source of images about AI, created by people: betterimagesofai.org/images

thanks to @elmosmoe.bsky.social via her talk at #sdingov last year

Such a beautiful building

Thanks Ben ☺️

I'm so grateful to you Caroline 💖

featuring this photo of the beautiful State Library of Victoria, inspired by working with Nathania Gilson this week, photo by Mitchell Luo on Unsplash

A photo of a hexagonal building with a glass arched ceiling. It's a library with wooden desks in a start shape. It looks peaceful and beautiful.

Next week, I'll be starting a new role at @publicdigital.bsky.social as a consultant.

I'm excited and also apprehensive. I've been thinking about it a lot, and trying to prepare for a good start.

Here's my pre-new-job weeknotes
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“Alistair, do you know what season Pup Pup Boogie is in?”

“Season 1, around episode 4”

“You are exactly right and I’m so sad that you know that.”

Thank you Gary! And thank you also for your constant support. you and circle indigo are one of my facilitation inspirations ✨

As always, I have a few subsidised or free opportunity tickets available. If you’re Black, disabled, trans, First Nations, not university educated, or if you’re working in the climate space, get in touch.

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I love facilitating.
But lots of people don't.

I'm running a 3 hour Workshop facilitation training & clinic online on Weds 8 Oct

If you're preparing for a workshop or if you'd like to build skills and confidence in facilitation, I'd love to see you there!

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You're right, the industry can be really hard to break into. I'm sorry you've had that experience.

Thanks for your questions!

The course is for anyone interested in Service design in Gov, regardless of where they're working.

We're only able to offer subsidised tickets to people who are Black, disabled, trans, First Nations, not university educated, or if you’re working in the climate space.

Group discounts are available for 3 or more colleagues.

We have a few subsidised or free tickets available - if you’re Black, disabled, trans, First Nations, not university educated, or if you’re working in the climate space - get in touch 😊

We're running Intro to Service design in Government training online this week and next - it might be the last time we run it for while

There's a few tickets left, so grab yours now if you'd like to join Ignacia Orellana and I on the course.

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Tending to endings cards laid out on table. Hands, pens and paper on the table

We used a few different models in the workshop. One was these beautiful "tending to endings" cards www.tendingtoendings.com

Imran noticed that there was only one man in the room: himself.

I wonder why men didn't feel this workshop was for them?

We have some ideas but I'd like to hear yours.

Imran and I at the font of a workshop, folks beind us chatting

I had a wonderful time delivering a workshop on Ending gracefully at #sdingov with @imhuyorks.bsky.social this morning.

The room was gentle, reflective and intentional. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to Imran for showing me a different mode to facilitate in.

Test, learn and grow

the Public Design Evidence review

How to exit our service design Groundhog Day experience?

I’ve watched Kara in action and I still can’t really wrap my head around how she achieves so much.

Kara you are amazing 👏🏼👏🏼

Photo of Kara presenting a workshop with Martin Jordan. The slide behind them says "HANDS, PLEASE Who of you has successfully transformed a service end-to-end?"

Kara presenting with Omar Idris on Test and learn

Can we all have a round of applause for @karakane-kk.bsky.social and all the amazing work she does 🌟

Kara delivered 3 sessions at #sdingov this year:

Photo of Rachael speaking. The slide behind her says "the chaos is not normal." With an illustration of a pink elephant.

Brilliant keynote from @rdietkus.bsky.social at #sdingov about public services as care.

She also talked about hypernormalisation. This world were living in and what were witnessing is not normal.

“There's wo truths, what we feel in our bodies and what the world insists we perform”

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Fantastic talk from @elmosmoe.bsky.social about AI.

"AI doesn't automatically serve the public good because it's new"

I'm so glad discussions about equity and justice in AI are in a keynote at #sdingov

Also, great link to artist created images of AI: betterimagesofai.org

Echoes of @kamckercher.bsky.social's talk last year too ✨

Ok I'm getting an idea for our submission for next year Simon

I also love land acknowledgement via t-shirt

Actually maybe I'm currently at the point where I've accepted that I can't / don't want to do these things