Experience

 
 

Junction Australia

2023 - Present

Lucy is the Community Voice Project Lead at Junction. She is creating the conditions for lived experience advice, partnership, peer work and leadership to improve the outcomes that Junction strives for.

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TACSI

2015 - 2023

Lucy worked at The Australian Centre for Social Innovation for seven years. Collaborating with government, service providers and philanthropists on major projects, including many policies and services in action today.

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Sydney Sustainability Jam

2015

Global Sustainability Jam is a 48 hour human centred design intensive open to anyone interested in changing the world through collaboration. Lucy co-hosted  the Sydney chapter with peers from the Acumen HCD course.

Grayscale photo of bright white Pixalux light panels as sliding doors making the Powerhouse Museum cafe in Sydney a glowing cube. A waiter is moving the doors to open the cafe behind many cafe tables with chairs.

Pixalux

2012 - 2015

Working in Pixalux lighting design and manufacture in it’s start-up days meant Lucy learned fast and was hands on. Lucy was the first and only industrial designer, so had a wide range of responsibilities including:

  • Communicating and planning with architects, builders, joiners, manufacturers and more.

  • Working with the Pixalux inventor to design solutions for new applications of the product.

  • Creating technical drawings and manufacturing guidelines.

  • Manufacturing support including on the tools and occupational health and safety guidelines.

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CoDesign Studio

2012

CoDesign Studio is a placemaking consultancy and multi-disciplinary social enterprise, at the time run with a volunteer workforce. Lucy joined architects and interior designers, counsellors and teenagers to prototype, co-design, document and begin building Frankston Headspace, a mental health hub for young people.

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Presentations

2015-2022

Through her work with TACSI, Lucy has delivered talks and presentations on co-design, including at:

  • Grampians Mental Health Conference - 2019

  • Global Goals Jam by LAB Capital, Laboratorio de Innovacion para la Gestion Publica, Veeduria Distrital - 2017, Colombia

  • Social Innovation Exchange (SIX) - 2016, Colombia

Lucy has supported young South Sudanese Australians to co-present their work at:

  • Melbourne Development Circle (MDC)

  • Telstra Mental Health Round Table

  • Mental Health Australia

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Social Traders

2012

Social Traders is a leader of social enterprise procurement in Australia. Lucy worked part time in administration, mostly creating and managing databases of social enterprises.