Inspire. Educate. Discuss.
We’re always happy to share stories and lessons learned about building a design business and designing for inclusion, accessibility, and Indigenous culture. If you need a keynote, webinar, panel, or other session along these lines, let’s talk about doing a talk.
What we talk about
Women in design
- How women can start their own business
- What we’ve learned after a decade in design
Indigenous design
- Explaining Indigenous design to other groups
- Success story of an Indigenous-owned business
- How to approach story-based design
Accessible design
- Who needs to comply, by when, and how
- Thinking of accessibility as a bridge, not a barrier
- Challenges of designing for remote and rural communities
Past talks
- Business of Design, Good Design is Accessible, The University of Texas at Tyler – Jenn, Melissa and Meggan 2022
- RGD Accessibility in Design Webinar – Accessibility in Action: Indigenous Communities – Meggan 2022
- Design Thinkers Toronto, Decolonizing Design – Jennifer Taback 2021
- Toronto Global Forum, Ecosystem of Women in Business in Canada, Melissa Deschênes 2021
- Respectful Dialog with Dean Dori, OCAD University, Jennifer Taback, 2021
- Webinar – Café Rencontre, Société Économique de L’Ontario et le Centre Régionale des Affaires, Melissa Deschênes, 2021
- Design Thinkers, Let’s Talk About Our Industry / Canadian Design Firm Check-In, Jennifer Taback, 2020
- Radio Canada – Interview finaliste aux prix RelèveON catégorie jeune entrepreneur (finalist interview for RelèveON in the young entrepreneur category) – Melissa Deschênes, 2020 (Link to Audio Recording)
- Cultural Competency Panel Discussion, RGD, Jennifer Taback, Moderator, 2020
- CCAB TFAB, Women in Business panel discussion, Jennifer Taback, 2019
- Radio Canada – L’entrepreneuriat au féminin (women in business) avec Mélissa Deschênes et Channel Albert, 2019 (Link to Audio Recording)
- Indigenous Women’s Leadership Summit, Believe in Yourself and Your Vision, Jennifer Taback, 2018
- CansPEP – Canadian Professional Event Planners, Designing for Events, Jennifer Taback and Melissa Deschênes, 2018
- Bridges to Better Business -Votre entreprise en ligne : les fondements d’un site web et du commerce électronique, Melissa Deschênes, 2017
