Accelerating tech-transfer for social impact with CBI A3
CBI A³ was developed by Design Factory Melbourne for and in collaboration with partners from the Global Design Factory Network (DFGN).
We aim to empower students with the mindset and skills to be change makers, imagining and realising futures that respect humans and the ecological systems we exist in. We have a 6.5 month program of guided curriculum for tertiary student teams around the globe to take a UN SDG, and explore it in relation to their local context (e.g. Melbourne, Victoria).
6.5 months | Design Innovation Process
1. Connections
Exploring meaningful alignment between UN Sustainable Development Goal challenges and deep technologies, so deep technology is commercialised responsibly
2. Design Proposal
Developing conceptual design ideas that creates positive transformation of our societies and ecosystems
3. Future Strategies
Exploring strategies and roadmaps for implementing design solutions considering future scenarios for 2030.
Our People
Program Champion
Christine Thong
Lecturer, Design
Role: DFM teaching team, CBI A3 Program Lead
Year: 2017-current
IdeaSquare CERN
Catarina Batista
Association: IdeaSquare, CERN
Role: CBI Coordinator
Year: 2021-current
IdeaSquare CERN
Laura Wirtavuori
Association: IdeaSquare, CERN
Role: CBI Coordinator
Year: 2020-current
Aaron Down
Lecturer, Design
Role: DFM teaching team
Year: 2018-current
Melanie Calleja
Lecturer, Design
Role: DFM teaching team
Year: 2020-current
Kirstin Kohler
inno.space Coordinator
Role: inno.space teaching team
Year: 2018-current
Clara Dieing
Coach
Role: inno.space teaching team
Year: 2021-current
Andreea Cotoranu
NYC DF CBI Lead
Role: NYC DF teaching team
Year: 2018-current
Luke Cantarella
NYC DF
Role: NYC DF teaching team
Year: 2022-current
Kasia Bargieł
Warsaw Design Factory
Role: WDF teaching team
Year: 2022-current
Anita Kocsis
DFM Director
Role: DFM Director
Year: 2017-current
Coaches + Mentors
Carol Faria
Planet Centric Design Coach
Helio Takai
Renee Key
Owen Stanley
Theresa Fruth
Past Contributors
Peter Kaiser
Teaching Team
Role: inno.space teaching team
Year: 2018-current
Catarina Batista
Coach
Role: inno.space teaching team
Year: 2018-current
José Miguel Reis
Coach + CBI Lead
Role: PDF teaching team
Year: 2017-2019
Santeri Palomaki
IdeaSquare, CERN
Role: CBI Coordinator
Year: 2018-2020
Richard Kline
Teaching Team
Role: NYC DF teaching team
Year: 2018-2020
John Eggleston
Lecturer, Design
Role: DFM teaching team
Year: 2017-2018
Carol Faria
Designer + Coach
Role: PDF teaching team
Year: 2017-2018
Rui Coutinho
PDF Director
Role: PDF director
Year: 2017-2018
Harri Toivonen
IdeaSquare, CERN
Role: CBI Coordinator
Year: 2017-2019
Katharina Ceesay-Seitz
Research Fellow, CERN
Role: CERN Coach
Year: 2018-2020
Georgios Kaklamanos
Doctoral Student at CERN, IT-ST-TAB, working to Optimize the (Tape) Storage Infrastructure
Role: CERN Coach
Year: 2018-2021
Mariana Moreira
PhD student in plasma physics, CERN
Role: CERN Coach
Year: 2018-2020
Alex Vamvakas
Mechanical Engineer, CERN (former)
Role: CERN Coach
Year: 2018-2020
Chaowaroj (Max) Wanotayaroj
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at CERN, ATLAS group at DESY
Role: CERN Coach
Year: 2018-2020