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19/11/2017

Come along to our next Purpose event in February 2018 - it's the place for purpose-driven business. Super early bird ends today. Visit www.purpose.do for programming, speaker and behind-the-scenes updates, published daily.

Super early bird for Purpose 2018 ends today. Jump in now before tickets jump up by $200. You can also take up the option to pay in instalments until February. And.. if you need a reason to convince yourself or your boss that you should be at Purpose next February this is what Tim O'Brien from Hatched says about it: "There is so much happening at Purpose. So many amazing people to meet, conversations, music, a few surprises and of course amazing speakers. Every session is packed with interesting information, learnings, failures and great supportive debate. Attending Purpose gives me that injection to go back into the business world and continue to transform it.” Thanks Tim. 😊🙏 Buy your ticket at www.purpose.do.

15/11/2017

Hear from Founder of Wildwon​ and Purpose​, Sally Hill, in the latest Humans of Purpose podcast with Mike Davis (listen here: http://apple.co/2lhU5st). They talk about creating compelling human-centred and meaningful experiences, what it means to be mission driven and creating positive social change. Humans of Purpose (by Purposeful) is a Purpose 2018 partner and will be podcasting live from the event. We're looking forward to them joining us.

11/10/2017

Don't miss out on this event next Thursday night in Sydney! There's a discount code below and we've also got two free tickets to give away. Just email us at [email protected] and tell us why you want to be there!

Where to start when you're getting started? At the beginning would be the obvious answer, but the first step is always the scariest - jumping in the deep end! This jump can come in many different shapes and sizes; from resigning, or working two jobs to make your dream happen, even making a drastic c...

18/09/2017

Design thinking is at the core of what we do here at Wildwon but have you ever wondered what it’s all about? Being a complex concept we’ve pulled together some of our favourite TED talks which delve into how design thinking can be applied to everyday scenarios and to help you lead a more meaningful and focused life. Happy viewing!

Design thinking is at the core of what we do here at Wildwon but have you ever wondered what it’s all about? "Design thinking is a process for creative problem solving" says Coe Leta Stafford from IDEO...

14/09/2017

A new piece of research (called 'The Experience Movement') shows the experience economy and demand for live events are stronger than ever. According to the research, the craving people have for real world experiences stems from a desire to create positive change, feel part of something and to have a meaningful connection with people, their community and the world. Well... of course!! Read the research summary and download the report here: www.eventbrite.com/l/millennialsreport-2017

"For Millennials, experiences continue to trump things: 3 out of 4 Millennials would choose to spend their money on an experience rather than buying something desirable."

06/09/2017

Hear from Barrister Julian Burnside about justice – what it means to him and what it should mean to all of us – at Monday Conversations: Doing Justice on Monday 9 October, with acting CEO of the Women's Justice Network, Kat Armstrong and event host, Benjamin Law.

Julian Burnside leads a panel conversation about justice – what it means to him, and what it should mean to all of us.

30/08/2017

This is a solar-powered light installation we created for Vivid Sydney all the way back in 2014. 'Ray', as we called him, was the first solar-powered light installation at Vivid, was interactive (he talked to you if you tweeted him) and was the most visited art work at Vivid that year (according to IBM data on the Vivid crowd). Ray also got stacks of media coverage from SBS, Now This News, Inhabitat and Vice Creators Project. We had never done anything like it before but were so glad we did, working with an incredibly talented team to pull it together: Pollinate Energy (the brand we were bringing to life at Vivid), Amigo & Amigo (light sculptors), S1T2 (interactivity), Southern Cross University (who brought the solar panels to Sydney!) and PwC Australia who sponsored the installation. You can find out more about the project at http://bit.ly/2wRVxZ8

28/08/2017

Here's another one for the :
The Big Anxiety Festival, which starts on 20 September. Find out more at www.thebiganxiety.org

Bringing together artists, scientists, technologists and thinkers, the two-month festival will use art as a means to transform the way people think about and deal with mental health. The inaugural festival will present over 60 events across Sydney with hubs located at Customs House, Riverside Theatre and UNSW, with five focus areas - awkward conversations, lived experiences, the 'NeurodiverseCity', mood experiments and power, politics and institutions.

Welcome to The Big Anxiety - Australia's largest mental health festival presenting over 60 events across Greater Sydney.

23/08/2017

Wildwon case study: Learn about our partnership with RMIT University which resulted in 'Beyond Research', a 3-day conference celebrating RMIT's cutting edge approach to research. Read it here: wildwon.com.au/beyond-research-2017

"Wildwon are strategic thinkers foremost. Their human, intellectual and information resourcing, along with the vast networks they accessed were key to developing an event of this magnitude in the short timeframe given.” - Louise Francis, Manager - Enabling Capabilities Program, RMIT University

21/08/2017

Ever wanted to meet the team at Wildwon? You can! Learn all about us Wildwoners here: http://wildwon.com.au/about/

15/08/2017

There are all sorts of amazing events coming up next month but we're particulary gearing up for 'Antidote' over the weekend of 2 and 3 September at the Sydney Opera House. More info: antidote.sydneyoperahouse.com

"Politics. Climate change. Fake news. Money. We’ve spent years talking about the world’s problems. Now we need an Antidote. Prepare yourself for bold ideas. For art, attitude, creativity and culture. It’s time to recharge. Rethink. Take stock, and take action."

Worried about the world? You’re not alone. Politics. Climate change. Money. It’s exhausting – even facts can be alternative now. ANTIDOTE’s our chance to add...

14/08/2017

In case you missed Wildwon's newsletter this morning here's a list we've put together of some of Australia's great thinkers. Who else would you add?

You can read the newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2wHWzno

In a world where our attention is scattered the value of deep thinking is greater than ever. Here are just some of the people who take time out to stop and think - and thankfully to write and speak, because we love the result.

14/08/2017

We loved being a part of this event, which was a coming together of all kinds of people and more than 100 speakers, to talk about the most important opportunity of our time: gender equality.

Breakthrough 2016 with the Victorian
Women's Trust

09/08/2017

Wildwon case study: Breakthrough 2016, “the biggest gender equality conference in the nation’s history and the largest event of its kind in a generation”.

Wildwon was super proud to help craft Breakthrough, hosted by the Victorian Women's Trust (VWT) and focused on bringing people together around the cause of gender equality - the most important opportunity of our time. Read the complete case study on our brand new website: wildwon.com.au/breakthrough-2016

07/08/2017

These happy social entrepreneurs created a crowdfunding video end-to-end during the Start Something workshops we recently put together with the Office of Environment & Heritage. Sign up to our email newsletters to learn more about projects like these and to stay in touch with the Wildwon tribe. Visit http://bit.ly/2flGX4r to subscribe (we promise we won't spam you).

02/08/2017

A big birthday shout-out to Wildwon's amazing MD, Sally Hill! We hope your year is full of happiness and all the things you love.

31/07/2017

We're bringing back 'The Thinking Sydney-siders' events calendar' - a Wildwon calendar of Sydney's sustainability, social change, design, innovation, knowledge and ideas events. Based on what the Wildwon team know, or can safely assume, will be rad. Here's our first event suggestion: Krista Tippett on Conscience, 15 August - with The School of Life Australia. Find out more here: https://www.theschooloflife.com/sydney/events/special-events/krista-tippett-on-conscience/

Join Krista Tippett, journalist and creative force behind the hugely popular radio program and podcast On Being, for a unique evening in conversation with Berry Liberman, editor of Dumbo Feather.

26/07/2017

The conference that was :

1,200 participants
110 speakers
60 volunteers
2 social events
15 sponsors
70 major NGOs

with Centre for Australian Progress

23/07/2017

The founder of purpose-driven creative agency Wildwon is rallying Australian companies behind social and environmental issues.

18/07/2017

We're searching for our New Business & Partnerships Lead. Could it be you or someone in your network?

You'll be responsible for nurturing prospective clients and projects, gaining new clients, networking in the various sectors we operate in and increasing revenue.

12/07/2017

The Wildwon team visited the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) in Sydney last week to talk through results from the Start Something project we worked on with some of their team, and to discuss how human centred design can benefit government projects.Thanks for having us OEH!

05/06/2017

A sneak peek on the first morning of - here is the 'murmuration' installation going in - beautiful work by and the incredible design team at . What a setting for the next two days, we hope everyone has a ball!

05/06/2017

This is an image of an incredible natural phenomenon known as a 'murmuration' of starlings (birds) that swirls and twists as the birds move in tandem in the sky.

It's an incredible thing to witness. The birds are incredibly swift and precise and move together in such a way that it creates shapes that take over the sky at a scale that is simply awe-inspiring.

What makes it possible for this co-ordination is an interesting mix of physics and biology that scientists have been able to uncover.. when they analysed the movement of starlings in a murmuration they found that starling flocks are best described with a concept known as 'critical transitions' by physicists. Systems that are poised to tip, to be almost instantly and completely transformed - like metals becoming magnetised or liquid turning to gas. Each starling in a flock is connected to the next and therefore is connected to every other. When a flock transforms the change is sudden complete.

We think it's a beautiful visual metaphor for how our political climate can change dramatically at a moment's notice, and we can be the ones to tip it. At , tomorrow and Wednesday, there will be a sculptural artwork representing a murmuration installed above the audience at Melbourne Town Hall. The team in collaboration with & have designed and produced this artwork for .

We're so excited to come together to plan for change across areas as diverse as human rights, gender equality, Indigenous representation, environmental conservation and social justice - to prepare for these tipping point moments and to initiate them. And we'll share photos of the install as it goes in!

Right now, we have reached such an extreme set of circumstances in our political systems that it feels poised to tip in the opposite direction. See you at to make it happen.

04/06/2017

This time two years ago we were hanging with Edward Snowden, sound checking ahead of this great session at Progress 2015 with & . Tomorrow we meet another amazing lineup of Progress speakers including Gillian Triggs, Andrew Denton, Michael Whitney (digital fundraiser to ), and . And 1000+ movers and shakers of Australia's progressive movement. Bring it on!

30/05/2017

'The making of a meaningful micro experience'. New post up on Medium from our founder - link in bio. One for the experience design buffs out there, some of the thinking that goes into experiences like & .


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29/05/2017

Discovering more of the Chippendale Creative Precinct last week with the lovely team who we are thrilled to be sharing studio space with! This courtyard is home to (great food) and close neighbours to , & . It really is exploding over here!

28/05/2017

The circular economy is a force that is fast shaping business - moving from the linear model of 'take make waste' manufacturing to one where all materials are absorbed and re-used in a closed loop 🌳🔄. are well ahead of this curve with their beautiful product: blankets made from the recycled offcuts from a wool mill in Tasmania. Recycled merino wool..🐑what's not to love. And for a few more days you can support them on their journey by contributing to a crowdfunding camping to help the Seljak sisters create a summer blanket. Head to ingd.me/SeljakBrand to back these legends!

18/05/2017

Stopping for a quick breather between meetings with lovely Melbourne humans , & 's Louise Francis. Next up - an antidote to a crazy day - and a screening of about female entrepreneurship at which I *hope* will be an antidote to 🙊