Civic AI governance, participatory design, and place-based strategy work delivered through Studio ESEM — for cultural institutions, councils, and communities.
A standalone consulting offering for local governments and institutions assessing their readiness for AI adoption — starting with place, participation, and governance rather than procurement and technology.
Studio ESEM
A STORYBOX-based program for the NSW Safer Cities grant, using plinths, totems, NCounter sensors, MoodRing surveys, and walkshop methodology to gather and amplify women's and gender diverse people's experiences of safety in public space.
NSW Government · Studio ESEM
Full-stack deployment of STORYBOX for the Inner West Museum of Rugby League — from QR-code submission forms through Cloudflare Workers and Webflow CMS to outdoor CUBE displays and community walls.
Inner West Council · Museum of Rugby League
A six-movement half-day workshop exploring human, ecological, and multi-species intelligences — grounded in Indigenous data sovereignty and Country-centred methods. Includes a custom pre-workshop AI agent and React/Next.js interface.
Co-designed with Irina Panovich · aiio studio
A concept for AI-assisted evaluation methodology to track cross-agency investment in remote Indigenous communities in the Kimberley region. First Nations-led partnership structure using composite investment pictures and CARE Principles.
Liyan Foundation
Workshop concept exploring AI's material footprint through circular economy storytelling — energy, water, e-waste. Includes a digital footprint calculator deployed on Civic Interplay.
Studio ESEM
A project for the Australian Museum's Bicentennial Commission — Flourish network visualisations and community changemaker interviews mapping patterns of climate resilience across Australian communities.
Australian Museum
Expression of interest materials for Studio ESEM/STORYBOX participation in Brisbane 2032 cultural programming — positioning civic digital storytelling infrastructure as Olympic cultural legacy.
Studio ESEM · STORYBOX
Over a decade of participatory placemaking programs delivered for cultural institutions, councils, and communities — forming the foundation of the STORYBOX platform and Studio ESEM's practice-led methodology.
ABC · Australian Museum · NGA · UNSW · Canterbury Bankstown Council · and others
Interested in working together? I take on a small number of strategy and advisory engagements each year.
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