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29 Jan 2025

The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI)

TACSI is a social innovation lab that supports organisations and communities in designing impactful solutions to complex social challenges. Using human-centred design and co-design methods, it provides toolkits, case studies, and frameworks to transform services in areas like ageing, mental health, housing, and disability.

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Summary

TACSI is a social innovation lab that helps organisations and communities design and scale solutions to complex social challenges.

Key Features:

  1. Human-centered design: uses co-design methodologies to develop services with the input of those who use them.
  2. Social innovation resources: provides toolkits, case studies, and frameworks for creating transformative social services.
  3. Focus Areas: works on issues like aging, mental health, housing, and disability services.

Why It Matters:
TACSI’s expertise in participatory practices helps organisations create innovative, effective, and user-centered social services.

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