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25.01.2022 Today was #InternationalYouthDay Usually here at The Social Deck we work with Grown-Ups on Very Important Subjects that we all have to take Very Seriously All Of The Time. We love it, and were very good at it. But we also jump at the opportunity to work with and communicate to children and young people. You can read some of our top insights about creating engaging communications for young people in our latest blog: https://www.thesocialdeck.com.au//comms-for-kids-dos-and-d... #Communication #YouthEngagement #IncludeKids

25.01.2022 Happy National Volunteer Week! #NVW2020 #WaveForVolunteers

25.01.2022 Were partway through national consultations on the Disability Standards for Education. Three national webinars have been held and focus groups with young people, parents, carers and educators begin next week. We want as many young people with disability as possible to get involved. If youre interested in taking part or know current or former students with disability who might want to be involved, help us spread the word.... Anyone can have their say about how the Disability Standards for Education are working. More info at: https://disabilitystandardsreview.education.gov.au/ #2020DSEReview #DisabilityEducation

24.01.2022 Great coverage on Grand Designs recently about the need for accessible environments for living, and the challenges and creative solutions involved. https://iview.abc.net.au//gr/series/17/video/ZW2180A003S00 #Accessibility #UniversalDesign #AccessibleHousing #AccessibleEnvironments

23.01.2022 July is B Corp Month! The Social Deck is proud to be a certified B Corp, which means that we are recognised as meeting the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability. We strive to make sure the work we do, everyday, has some positive impact. Whether it be for our employees, local communities, wider society or the environment. ... This years B Corp Month theme is business together for a better world. Its shining a light on what it means to be a Bcorp and how they are striving to build better business. We love being part of a growing Bcorp community in Australia and New Zealand who are using business as a force for good. #BCorpMonth #Australia #NewZealand #Engagement #Consultation B Corporation - Australia & NZ

23.01.2022 Very proud and always amazed by our awesome creative collaborator, Kirstin Gail of design meld. This is her awesome mural down at the Hasting Street Visitor Information Centre capturing the feel of a great day in Noosa.

23.01.2022 Looking for some interactive online education resources? A couple of years ago we developed an interactive web story for Unitywater designed for students to learn all about the water cycle. https://education.unitywater.com/ #LearningFromHome #HomeLearning #Education #EducationResources #WaterCycle

23.01.2022 We have a special connection to the Tropics of North Queensland and love getting to spend time up there, for work and play. This #InternationalDayOfTheTropics is a welcome reminder of how lucky we are to live in a country with such beautiful and precious landscapes as our World Heritage-listed wet tropics. #FNQ #WetTropics #WorkToLive #WeAreTheTropics #TropicsDay

22.01.2022 Today is #WorldStatisticsDay Statistics can tell us all kinds of interesting things. For instance, our snapshot of 2019 tells us that The Social Deck engaged with 2,852 people last year in 74 locations across Australia, including through 80 workshops and 84 targeted discussions. Meanwhile, our numbers this year show we’re building on this in 2020, despite the challenges of COVID-19. So far in 2020 we've engaged with over 3,500 people throughout Australia through webinars, wor...kshops, forums, focus groups, interviews and more, over 90% of which has been done online. #Statistics #CommunityEngagement #Consultation #Impact Image: Text saying 3500+ people. 6 different online and video platforms. Pie chart showing 93.3% online, 6.7% face-to-face. Pie chart showing 68.2% online interviews, 17% focus groups, 7.6% workshops/forums, 2.7% webinars, 2.7% questionnaires, 1.8% discussion boards.

21.01.2022 Last week, Education Council published its report on the Review of senior secondary pathways into work, further education and training. This included The Social Decks National Youth Forum report, which supported the review. The national forum in Wagga Wagga, NSW and other events with young people from across the country helped to identify how students could best be supported and have their skills recognised in their transitions beyond secondary schooling. Thanks again to all... of the young participants for contributing to this work and to the partners and schools that supported and attended. You can access the report here: https://uploadstorage.blob.core.windows.net//YLAB%20Youth% #Education #Skills #Employment #Learning #Career #Youth Image: Three cartoon figures, one with a tool belt, one in a chef uniform, one sitting at a computer

21.01.2022 We love this year's poster for NAIDOC Week! NAIDOC celebrations this year will occur from 8-15 November. #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #NAIDOC2020

20.01.2022 Yesterday was World No Tobacco Day and the focus was on young people. To mark the occasion, we re-shared our blog from a few years ago on the results from a social marketing campaign we developed with Tackling Tobacco Team - Nunkuwarrin Yunti, Aboriginal community health organisation in northern Adelaide, and Winangali Pty Ltd which aimed at preventing the uptake of smoking among young Aboriginal people. Young people are leading the change to reduce smoking rates, and share t...heir own powerful, positive messages! Check it out at: www.thesocialdeck.com.au//learnings-and-preliminary-case-s #WorldNoTobaccoDay #SayNoToTobacco #NoTobacco #TobaccoExposed #NotUpInSmokes

19.01.2022 Today is Earth Day, but this Earth Day is unlike ever before. Today, the entire world unites under a shared fear, shared hope, shared unknown, and shared planet... This Earth Day, lets recommit to each other and our planet. Let's #stayhome if able and collaborate on solutions to rebuild. Let's adopt simple swaps in our daily lives to generate a larger collective impact. Let's demand more from businesses and government to restore our communities through regenerative, equitable practices, and systemic change What will you commit to this Earth Day? #BCorp #BTheChange #ForceForGood #StrongerTogether #Interdependence #Community #Solidarity #Resilience #EarthDay #EarthDayLive #EarthDay2020 #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #choosetoB

18.01.2022 Its #NationalScienceWeek! Which also means that the SCINEMA International Science Film Festival is on! Scinema is showcasing the best science films from around the world, and they are all available online and free to watch during Science Week.... Our very own Production Manager and science buff, Casey, had the privilege of joining the judging panel for the 2020 Scinema films. Unsurprisingly she has a soft spot for the documentaries, with these winners among her highlights: 1. Scratching the Surface, about trained rats sniffing out landmines, which she called totally impressive and evocative. 2. My Year of Living Mindfully, which follows a journalists investigation of the science of meditation, which Casey saw as inspiring and relatable. 3. She Walk With Apes, about primatology superstars Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birut Galdikas, about which she said Whether you know a lot about primatology and the trimates or nothing, this documentary has something to give you. Watch them, the rest of the winners, and a whole lot more all for free at https://scinema.org.au Tame Fox Productions #Science #ScienceFilms #Scinema2020

18.01.2022 Its #TakeYourDogToWorkDay, although given current events, this year its more a case of Take Your Work To Dog! Our Project Manager, Vikki, mostly works remotely from home with her 2 gorgeous dogs, while our Executive Assistant, Carolina, has recently gotten to spend more time working at home with her precious pooch!

17.01.2022 It's World Environment Day! Throughout the year our team are usually travelling all around the country undertaking community consultations and engagement projects. But while were staying put for now, were taking the opportunity to recognise this World Environment Day by sharing some of our favourite team travel photos featuring the unique and stunning landscapes of Australias natural environment. Photos in order are:... 1. Karlu Karlu/Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, NT 2. Sunshine Beach Headland, QLD 3. Tweed Heads, NSW 4. Noosa North Shore, QLD 5. Katanning, WA 6. Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tas 7. Mindil Beach, Darwin, NT #WorldEnvironmentDay #Environment #Landscape #Biodiversity #Engagement #Consultation #NSW #QLD #TAS #NT #WA

16.01.2022 Happy #KeepAustraliaBeautifulWeek! This year the theme is litter: stop the spread Keep Australia Beautiful Week aims to raise awareness about the simple things we can all do in our daily lives to reduce our impact on the environment and encourage action.... Looking after our natural environment is important to us, and given this years theme we thought it timely to look back at one of our favourite projects preventing illegal dumping in Kinross Forest. A few years ago we managed this behaviour change program called Dont Waste Our Forests to reduce illegal dumping around Orange, NSW. You can read about it on our blog at: https://thesocialdeck.com.au/dont-waste-forests-mountain-b/ Keep Australia Beautiful #Australia #Environment #BehaviourChange #SocialMarketing

16.01.2022 Today is #WorldYouthSkillsDay We recently had the chance to work with some brilliant young people from across the country to explore the best ways to recognise and foster their skills as they make the transition from school to the workforce, training or further study. If you haven't had a chance yet, you can read our blog describing some of the ways we go about designing effective engagement for young people. https://www.thesocialdeck.com.au//3-great-methods-to-hear-... #youth #engagement #consultation

16.01.2022 #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

14.01.2022 Engaging professional video production may be a little trickier at the moment but the good news is theres plenty of options for you to create your own video product that will engage your audience. In our latest blog, our production manager and video specialist Casey Harrigan from Tame Fox Productions provides some handy guidance to make your DIY videos work for you. https://www.thesocialdeck.com.au//making-the-most-of-your- #VideoProduction #Outreach #Messaging #Media

14.01.2022 Since the theme of this years B Corp Month is Business together for a better world, we want to shout out some of the other fantastic B Corps weve been involved with. We were excited to collaborate with TheStoryBoxes to produce some videos about cycling in Queensland. Weve also had the pleasure to join forces with The Sponge and GoodNorth to bring a series of B Corp networking events to the Sunshine Coast.... We look forward to continuing these rewarding relationships with our fellow B Corps, and many more to come. B Corporation - Australia & NZ #BCorpMonth #collaboration #ForGood

13.01.2022 Today is National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day! We are the Elders of tomorrow, hear our voice. Aboriginalchildrensday.com.au... #NATSIChildrensDay2020 #ChildrensDay2020 #EldersOfTomorrow #StrongInCulture

11.01.2022 Sometimes, our project and analysis consultant, Alix, sketches what she thinks our projects and events are, based on the name. We assume she’s kidding #Consulting #BehaviourChange #FunAtWork ... Image descriptions: 1. Cycling Strategy one stick figure on a bike, another stick figure saying, ‘Alright, now left foot moving forward steady steady! Start turning the handlebars, you want to head for the path to the right.’ 2. Client: Guide Dogs 4 cartoon puppies in vests and one stick figure sitting at a table. One puppy says, ‘We’re wanting some consultations on the impacts of humans tricking us by pretending to throw a ball.’ Another puppy says, ‘We’re also interested in a behaviour change campaign for people in the community to take us on more walks.’ 3. Mosquito Behaviour Change cartoon mosquito and angry stick figure saying, ‘No! Bad mosquito! Rethink your choices!’ 4. Koala Business Case cartoon koala wearing a necktie and standing next to a graph, with the caption, ‘So you see, by my calculations this will lead to a steady rise in profits of the coming quarter.’ 5. Tender Meeting - 3 stick figures at a table. One says, ‘Take your time.’ One says, ‘You’re doing a really good job!’ 6. Read the Play 2 stick figures stand by a table of books with names of playwrights. One says, ‘Which of these are we supposed to read?’

11.01.2022 Happy #InternationalDayOfFamilies With some kids starting to return to school, the demand for fun and educational activities for families stuck at home might have dwindled a little, but we're still loving the many creative resources that have been cropping up. Like this handy list of tips to make quarantine fun for children! Our faves? - have a dance party - find ways to help your community from home... - invent a game - create a quarantine time capsule - take a break when things get difficult Do you seen any that you think you'll try? #FamilyFun #Quarantine #Activities https://biglifejournal.com//activities-quarantine-fun-chil

10.01.2022 National Reconciliation Week begins today! The Social Deck acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia, and specifically the Gubbi Gubbi people on whose country The Social Deck primarily operates, and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders past, present and emerging. #InThisTogether2020 #NRW2020

10.01.2022 Nothing like a spot of lunchtime team training! #WorkingFromHome #Training #ProfessionalDevelopment #VideoConference #Team

10.01.2022 One of the best weeks of the year, Book Week, is upon us! This year, book week got The Social Deck team talking about the books that have shaped us and pushed us to commit to social good. Our lists of titles could go on and on, but include + Books that speak to Australian identity and capture experiences of our natural landscapes, like Walking the Boundaries by Jackie French, The Tomorrow Series by John Marsden and Cloudstreet by Tim Winton. + Books that speak to the human co...ndition and deliver strong morals, from Roald Dahl’s The Twits, which champions kindness, and Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince, which encourages curiosity, to Harper Lee’s classic allegory of open-mindedness and compassion, To Kill a Mockingbird, and the exploration of social organisation in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. + Books that inspire us and make us see things differently, such as All the Places You’ll Go by Dr Seuss, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne, and The Stranger by Albert Camus, as well as accounts of early Antarctic expeditions like The Worst Journey in the World by Aspley Cherry-Garrard and South by Ernest Shackleton, in light of which nothing else seems that difficult. #CBCA2020 #BookWeek Image: Copies of The Little Prince, To Kill a Mockingbird and three books from The Tomorrow Series

10.01.2022 It's #WorldEmojiDay! We're working on some really interesting and often challenging projects at the moment, but we like to have a bit of fun representing them as emoji in Teams. Can you guess what they are: ... See more

10.01.2022 It's #DonateLifeWeek2020 from 26 July to 2 August. We're helping to spread the word. Make sure you register and tell your family and loved ones if you're an organ donor. #DonateLife

09.01.2022 Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay A few years ago, we collaborated with the Centre for Rural and Remote Health in Orange to develop this poster for workplaces, designed to alert workers about the symptoms and effects of mental health issues and to provide specific actions for accessing help. #MentalHealth #SelfCare #HealthyWorkplaces #MentalHealthAtWork #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthSupport

09.01.2022 Last week was International Compost Awareness Week! Home composting is an easy way to recycle your food scraps and to keep unnecessary waste out of landfill. Food scraps and coffee grounds from our office are composted by our Engagement and Design consultant (aka composter extraordinaire), Sam! The batch of compost that Sam is preparing here will be used on his winter veggie garden. ... #ICAW2020 #Compost #LesstoLandfill #RecycleRight

08.01.2022 Do you have an interest in inclusive education? Make sure you take part in one of the upcoming consultation events as we work with Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment to inform the 2020 review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (The Standards). The Standards help to make sure students with disability can access and participate in education and training on the same basis as students without disability. ... The first event is the national webinar this Thursday, 23 July to be led by our Managing Director, Kate, and featuring Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Ben Gauntlett. Register or find out about other ways to get involved on the Consultation Hub: https://disabilitystandardsreview.education.gov.au/index.ht #Education #Consultations #Engagement

08.01.2022 Collaborating on projects isnt the only way The Social Deck brings other B Corps into our business. Our office toilet paper, paper towels and tissues come from Who Gives A Crap, and we get coffee from Pablo & Rusty's Coffee Roasters and from fellow Sunshine Coasters Montville Coffee. Many TSD staff also choose Australian Ethical for our Super. B Corporation - Australia & NZ #BCorpMonth #ForGood #EthicalSuppliers

08.01.2022 Look at these turkeys! When we can, we like to get out as a team to connect and have fun. Our work is often sensitive, emotional and complex so we know how important it is to lean on each other and share inspirations and experiences. Heres some of our team out to lunch (back in February) in our favourite precinct Noosa Junction We're looking forward to doing this again when it's possible!

07.01.2022 Stage 2 of consultations to develop the new National Disability Strategy have begun. Our report released in late 2019 Right to opportunity highlighted a number of key areas governments need to consider in development of the new National Disability Strategy, based on feedback from more than 3000 people during stage 1. Have your say to help shape the next strategy. ... More info at: https://engage.dss.gov.au/nds-stage2-consultation/

07.01.2022 #NationalSorryDay

04.01.2022 Volunteering is where it all started for The Social Deck, and weve continued to support volunteering and skills-based pro bono work ever since. Through our Pro Bono Bank, which allocates a percentage of our time to for-purpose projects, weve provided 1699 hours, approx.$250,000, toward projects and organisations that benefit society and the environment. Our latest blog celebrates National Volunteer Week with a look at what volunteering means to us at The Social Deck: www.thesocialdeck.com.au//celebrating-volunteer-week-and-o #NVW2020 #Volunteering #Probono #ForPurpose

04.01.2022 Happy World Bicycle Day! The Social Deck promotes riding to work and school and incorporating active transport in our everyday lives. We recently lobbied to get bike racks at our office in #Noosa, we have purchased The Social Deck e-bike and we make it a habit where possible to ride with our kids to school. And were not alone in strapping on our bike helmets! COVID-19 restrictions have led to a big increase in cycling across Australia, and the world. ... Many bike shops in Australia have reported a doubling in average sales, and major cities have seen increases in the number of riders on key bike paths from November last year to April this year of between 25-270%, according to a count by Bicycle Network. Theres never been a better time to get on your bike and do some exploring! #WorldBicycleDay #Cycling #SustainableTransport #ActiveTransport

03.01.2022 Need help creating change in your community? Sam and Lucy are here to help! Both with experience in social marketing in communities, they have skills in communication, design and engaging people to get involved and take action.... For more insight into how to go about making social change a reality, you can read Sams explanation of our multi-method approach in our latest blog: www.thesocialdeck.com.au//cbsm-east-behavioural-change-fra #BehaviourChange #SocialMarketing #SocialAction

03.01.2022 It's NSW #LocalGovernmentWeek2020 ! This year the theme is #CouncilsDo. Were working with 7 Northern Rivers Councils on an exciting behaviour change project to reduce the public health risks associated with mosquitoes in individual homes and communities.... We believe one of the most important things about Councils is what they can do WITH their communities. Last week we held a fun and interactive online co-design workshop with the councils and community members to explore behaviour change strategies and interventions to reduce mosquito risk. Co-designing programs like this help to ensure strong community support for effective and ongoing behaviour change. Its wonderful to see #CouncilsDo regional collaboration to create positive change in their local communities! #TacklingMosquitoesTogether #CoDesign #Collaboration #BehaviourChange Tweed Shire Council Ballina Shire Council Byron Shire Council Clarence Valley Council Kyogle Council Lismore City Council Richmond Valley Council Local Government NSW Image: close up of a mosquito on skin, with a green background

02.01.2022 Having been involved in delivering the community consultations to inform the Review and Participant Service Guarantee, it is so important to us to see the Government acting on these recommendations and the implementing the PSG. https://www.abc.net.au//ndis-disability-sector-go/12602432

01.01.2022 It's #WorldBloodDonorDay, and every donation counts! Our own little Lifeblood Team may still be in its early days, but we've still managed to donate enough blood to save 12 lives so far! We're just getting started Australian Red Cross Lifeblood #Lifeblood #DonateBlood #DonateLife #GiveBlood