About CBI A3
Accelerating tech-transfer for social impact with CBI A3
A³ is a Design Factory Melbourne initiative, which builds on earlier Challenge Based Innovation (CBI) pilots at IdeaSquare CERN, focused around using design innovation to develop outcomes that connect technology with societal needs in a tangible way.
CBI A³ was developed by Design Factory Melbourne for 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 student teams at Design Factories around the globe to take a UN SDG and explored in relation to their local context (e.g. Melbourne, Victoria). In 2018-19 possible solutions for 2030 were explored, featuring CERN technology to imagine a better future in relation to a particular UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG).
Our People
current
program champion
Christine Thong
Lecturer, Design
Role: DFM teaching team, CBI A3 Program Lead
Year: 2017-current
IdeaSquare CERN
Santeri Palomaki
Association: IdeaSquare, CERN
Role: CBI Coordinator
Year: 2018-current
Aaron Down
Lecturer, Design
Role: DFM teaching team
Year: 2018-current
Catarina Batista
Coach
Role: inno.space teaching team
Year: 2018-current
Kirstin Kohler
inno.space Coordinator
Role: inno.space teaching team
Year: 2018-current
Peter Kaiser
Teaching Team
Role: inno.space teaching team
Year: 2018-current
Andreea Cotoranu
NYC DF CBI Lead
Role: NYC DF teaching team
Year: 2018-current
Richard Kline
Teaching Team
Role: NYC DF teaching team
Year: 2018-current
José Miguel Reis
Coach + CBI Lead
Role: PDF teaching team
Year: 2017-current
Anita Kocsis
DFM Director
Role: DFM Director
Year: 2017-current
cern coaches
Katharina Ceesay-Seitz
Research Fellow, CERN
Role: CERN Coach
Year: 2018-current
Georgios Kaklamanos
Doctoral Student at CERN, IT-ST-TAB, working to Optimize the (Tape) Storage Infrastructure
Role: CERN Coach
Year: 2018-current
Mariana Moreira
PhD student in plasma physics, CERN
Role: CERN Coach
Year: 2018-current
Alex Vamvakas
Mechanical Engineer, CERN (former)
Role: CERN Coach
Year: 2018-current
Chaowaroj (Max) Wanotayaroj
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at CERN, ATLAS group at DESY
Role: CERN Coach
Year: 2018-current
past contributors
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