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title: Walker Designs Brings Design Thinking to Launceston
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#  Walker Designs Brings Design Thinking to Launceston 

We are proud to share insights from our recent event hosting local business leaders, where we explored the transformative power of Design Thinking and unveiled exciting future plans for the historic Chalmers Church.

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- 21 November 2016
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   On Tuesday November 15th, Walker Designs founder and owner Graeme Walker played host to 80 members of the Launceston Chamber of Commerce and Start Up Community. The evening was an opportunity to reveal what he has learned in Design Thinking, as well as share Walker Designs' plans to hold Design Thinking workshops at Chalmers—the 157-year-old church Graeme rescued from dilapidation back in 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ### **What is Design Thinking?**

Design Thinking, as seen on the cover of publications such as *Harvard Business Review* and *Forbes* and practised by some of the world’s most successful organisations, is used by designers to solve complex problems and find desirable solutions. The beauty of this methodology is that it can be applied by anyone to any situation.

Graeme gave a brief overview of his journey into Design Thinking while members of the local business community looked on.

In attendance was David Schloeffel, national designer advisor with the Federal Government Business Support Initiative – Entrepreneurs programme, a lecturer at the RMIT Masters program, and co-author of *“Designing Your Business to Win”* alongside many other published works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ### **A Natural Approach to Innovation**

David has previously described Graeme’s affiliation with and natural talent in Design Thinking in the following words:

> ***“Graeme has a natural feel for design iteration – it’s just part of him. He could never really articulate what “it” was – he just knew he had it and when he utilised it clients loved the work and got results... Yet he still couldn’t put his finger on “it”.***
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> ***That all changed a while ago when he was introduced to the Design Integration Program and the Simon Sinek video. It was like a cloud was lifted and Graeme could see and understand what the basis of “it” was – design thinking... Graeme is uniquely placed through his background and his style to totally reposition design as not only accessible to everyman, but as a vital part of a successful (business) life.”***

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Walker Designs has been a stalwart of the Launceston Business Community for over 20 years and we are well placed to become Design Thinking leaders in our industry and community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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