Day 1

Introductions 9.30-10.00 AM

Your Name and Program
What do you know about Homelessness
What brought you to Wicked Problems

Overview of the Course 10.00-11.00 AM

Wicked Problems_ Innovative Solutions 2018 Day 1.pdf

Team Bonding Over Coffee and Cupcake 11.00-12.00

Grab a voucher and a coffee

Come back to room for cupcake

In your team discuss

the 10 myths of Homelessness - Have you ever thought this way? How will this affect the outcome of your innovative solutions
Your personal bias on or experiences with Homelessness
What strength can you bring to your team
What are you hoping to learn
Give yourself a name

Myth #1 Homeless people are mostly middle aged men

Myth #2 Homeless People need to just get a job

Myth #3 Homeless People are dangerous

Myth #4 Homeless people are lazy

Myth #5 People are Homeless by choice

Myth #6 If Homeless people really tried they could pull themselves of it

Myth#7 Providing food and shelter only enables people to remain homeless

Myth #8 If we provided sufficient affordable housing Homelessness would end

Myth #9 Homelessness will never happen to me

Myth #10 Homelessness will never end

10mythsabouthomelessness-150623173702-lva1-app6891.pdf

Team Photos

Conversations with Homeless Experts 2:00-4:00PM

Please see the speakers Bio's in the "People" tab

Slide decks plus audio from the four speakers

Guy Johnston

WP-121118.pptx

Guy Johnsons presentation audio

Guy Johnson.m4a

Jeanette Large

Jeanette Large <jeanette@wpi.org.au>

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanette-large-7b758020/

RMIT Nov 2018.pdf

Jeanette Large Audio recording

Jeanette WPI.m4a

Robert Pradolin

Robert Pradolin <robert@barringovalley.com.au>

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-pradolin/

With our current housing crisis, why are we building homes for Americans?Published in the Herald Sun - 1st August 2017 ABC News story (31st July, 2017) on Australian Super Funds investing in America's housing and my Opinion Piece which appeared the following day in the Herald Sun Funds are very mobile. Today, money can be invested anywhere in the world wherever it achiev

Robert pradolin.m4a

Robert Pradolin Audio Recording

Alison Bolger - Student Services RMIT

Wicked problems Alison Bolger.pptx

Team Debrief- Problem Definition

What did you learn today

How are you starting to define the problem of homelessness

Homework

Go through some of the resources here, think about Mondays expert conversations and chat to your team members on slack about a possible problem that you would like to home in on. On Wednesday you will define your problem after your empathy walk and then start to Brainstorm some solutions. All teams will advance at their own pace.
Start your Infographic which is due this Wednesday before midnight by uploading to the link provided on slack.

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