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&tDisp=Large scale Initiatives necessary for a more sustainable future, such as the transition towards a low carbon economy, generate both uncertainty and opportunity. Significant change requires careful planning to avoid conflict and gross disadvantage between humans and to balance the interconnected needs of society, the environment and the economy.
The educational focus of Creative Block addresses one of key challenges in this processÑthe engagement and empowerment of individuals to make change. De Lorenzo's device represents the expanded role of design in the 21st century, one that focuses on the experience and quality of life, and incorporates personal, community and environmental considerations in relation to designed objects, services and systems. Instruments such as Creative Block can support social innovation, and could play a role, for example, in the proposal to rethink urban design to encourage social connectedness, adopted by the Australian government in it's response to the recent 2020 summit.&