Hi, I’m Julia Suh.
I am an urban strategist, social innovator and engagement specialist.
I work across the fields of urbanism, community building, social impact and technology with city makers to define and solve complex problems through design thinking and human-centred design approaches. I can help you with:
- Community and stakeholder engagement, user research and analysis
- Co-design, strategic design, concept testing,
- Journey mapping, place and customer/user experience strategy and action plan
- Speaking and mentoring
I have had the privilege of working with some of the most open-minded public, private and third sector clients including: Green Building Council of Australia, Stockland, Hume Community Housing Association, Link Housing, Charter Hall, City of Gold Coast, and International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) Australia. Please get in touch to discuss your next project.
(Cover image: Property Council of Australia, Future Cities 2019 by Homepix Photography)
HONOURS & AWARDS
entrepreneurship | social change | diversity
Westpac Social Change Fellowship 2017
Social Change
''Chances are you’re already doing extraordinary things. Thanks to your capacity to give and your strong desire to change the world, you’ll have an impressive track record of driving change. And you’re now at a point where you want to step things up a notch. You thrive on collaboration and are ready to explore new networks, learnings and opportunities so you create better lives for even more Australians.''
40 Under 40: Most Influential Asian-Australians 2020
Entrepreneurship
''The 40 Under 40: Most Influential Asian-Australian Awards will recognise the achievements of young Asian-Australian leaders in their fields. The Awards are designed to celebrate the achievements of the next generation of Asian-Australians, making them more visible in the wider community and to provide a stepping stone to further leadership opportunities.''
ENTERPRISES
civic leadership | social trust | employment pathways | beautiful neighbourhoods
Paper Plain
Design thinking hub for city makers.
Paper Plain helped its clients tackle complex problems by taking them through a creative process and co-designing solutions.
Drawing from multiple disciplines including social impact, technology, engagement and urbanism, Paper Plain provided consulting services and digital products to help property developers, governments and community development organisations to optimise their investment in community spaces, programs and engagement; and support community leadership to develop and be sustained.
Small Shift
Invitation for everyone in every neighbourhood to take small shifts.
Small Shift was a social enterprise that trained and inspired communities to create beautiful, meaningful and unique public spaces in their neighbourhood. Small Shift focused on:
- Consulting: strategic placemaking, activation and community engagement services through the lens of social inclusion for the property industry, community housing providers and government.
- Delivering DIO (Do-It-Ourselves) activation projects: supporting locals to re-imagine and create their shared spaces together in their neighbourhood as a vehicle to build community resilience and social trust; and creating employment pathways for people facing barriers to employment.
WRITING
-- “The best city blogs around the world”, The Guardian UK --
August 11, 2020With flexible working conditions becoming the new norm, we will spend more time in our homes, our...March 20, 2020We created and launched a digital platform that is all about neighbours connecting face-to-face...April 29, 20195 months ago, when I was selected as one of the #proptech start-up founders for the Stockland...More PostsLEADERSHIP
empathy | integrity | competence | curiosity
Vivid Ideas, Sydney
How Accessibility Makes for a More Liveable City
Speaker, Briometrix and Vivid Ideas, 2018
(Photography by Briometrix)
New Cities Summit, Songdo
The Building Blocks of Urban Wellbeing
Moderator, New Cities, 2017
CONNECT
speaking engagements | advisory services | review panels
Please get in touch via the form below to discuss the services you require.
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