Designing and creating for a rapidly changing world.
Artists can Change the World
Artists can Change the World An essay for artists who want to change the world. How does and artist negotiate the desire to change the world and support their artistic practice? Advice for a change agent – So you want to be respected as an ARTIST? There is a trope...
Fire and Biodiversity Conference 2021 Video
Video of David Galloway's talk at the July 2021 Fire and Biodiversity Conference in Margaret River https://vimeo.com/576767931
Imposter Syndrome – advice for a young change agent
Many young change agents encounter Imposter Syndrome. We want to change the world, or at least our small corner of it, but we don't yet have that deeply internalised knowing where experience and knowledge builds into intuitive leadership. For some people...
Designing Cities for the User eXperience
In June 2021 Prof Peter Newman interviewed David Galloway and Anna Kelderman about the process they developed to design cities for the User eXperience (UX) using Leederville in Western Australia as a text case. This project was based on the recognition that most of...
Fire and Biodiversity Conference – Episode 2
Fire has been an integral part of the Australian landscape for hundreds of thousands of years. Since the Europeans arrived in Australia there has been a dramatic shift in how the landscape has been managed and the role of fire. This article is the second part of a...
Fire and Biodiversity Conference – Episode 1
Fire has been an integral part of the Australian landscape for hundreds of thousands of years. Since the Europeans arrived in Australia there has been a dramatic shift in how the landscape has been managed and the role of fire. Each major bush fire brings renewed...
What is left of consultation – power and representation
Over the past 50 years the consultation industry has emerged as a response to the limitations of representative democracy. But consultation has its dark sides. Often the consultation industry seeks to engage with civil society to improve its delivery of products and...
PlacemakingX Webinar – Placemaking and Resilience
In July 2020 David Galloway was part of a webinar presentation by PlacemakingX about his and others work in Leederville Western Australia on how to build vibrant and resilient places, particularly in the context of COVID shutdowns. David contributed his insights about...
De-risking government negotiations
Ferart Design is working with a client on the development of an ecotourism facility on the Ningaloo Coast of Western Australia. Because of a new regulatory environment caused by tenure and government policy changes over the past ten years there was considerable...
Advice for a young change agent
Having had a long career I often get approached by people who want to make a difference in the world but feel overwhelmed, don't know how or where to start, or what to do. Many people, including myself, have chewed long and hard on this conundrum. So based on my...
Rethinking how we live with Fire
The urban - bushland interface is a major problem for firefighters. People want the ideal lifestyle of beautiful houses comfortable nestled in the bush. And globally with the impact of climate change, particularly in Mediterranean climates such as Western...
Resourcing Urban Regeneration
Dr David Galloway and Dr Mike Mouritz from Curtin University have been researching new governance models for collaborative investment in urban renewal to create "good places". As well as working best at a precinct scale, we consider the creation of "good places"...
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