Collective Voices for Different Futures: Cameron Tonkinwise On Interdependence, Designing Support & Sustainable Transitions

Cameron Tonkinwise is back on the show today. The first repeat guest which is fun and exciting for me, but also because he is someone who I think more than anyone I’ve met in my career deeply understands and seeks to learn about and apply novel and innovative ways by which change happens.

Cameron is a Professor of Design at the University of Technology Sydney, and has a storied career here and in the United States at some of the world’s greatest design schools. Few have influenced me as much as Cameron so to get him back after his recent annual lecture at the School of Visual Arts in New York City was a pleasure.

We chat about the disintegration of support and help from private and state entities, the challenges everyday people face when trying to take part in the transition to more sustainable and safe futures - everything from car purchasing to understanding the risks climate change poses to their home and health. We also get into how this year has affected me - Cameron pushes me in exploring what I’ve learnt from getting Finding Nature to now which does feel a little self-centred, but it was nice to share about my own experience of this effort and endeavour.

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