SPEAKING & EDUCATION

Sharing what works, not what sounds good on paper

THRVE offers speaking and education on design, aging, housing, and wellbeing — grounded in lived experience, research, and real-world application.

This work translates biophilic, regenerative, and human-centred design thinking into language and insight that communities, organizations, and professionals can actually use. Education is offered as an extension of the practice, not a separate brand.

What This Work Is

Speaking and education through THRVE are designed to support understanding, reflection, and informed decision-making — not to deliver one-size-fits-all answers.

These engagements explore how environments shape daily life, health, caregiving, aging, and belonging, and how design can be used as a tool for care rather than optimisation.

The focus is on clarity, relevance, and practical insight — grounded in real homes, real communities, and lived experience.

How This Work Is Delivered

THRVE’s speaking and education offerings may include:

• Keynote talks and invited lectures

• Panels and moderated conversations

• Workshops and small-group learning sessions

• Advisory sessions and facilitated discussions

• Curriculum and content development

Engagements are tailored to context, audience, and purpose, and often support broader community, housing, or wellbeing initiatives.

Areas of Focus

Topics may include:

• Design and the nervous system

• Aging-in-place and livable communities

• Housing, care, and dignity over time

• Biophilic and regenerative design principles

• Home as a foundation for wellbeing

• Community resilience and belonging

• Translating design research into lived environments

Each topic is approached through a practical, human lens — connecting research and theory to everyday experience.

Who This Is For

Speaking and education through THRVE are well suited to:

• Municipalities and regional governments

• Nonprofit and community organizations

• Advisory committees and working groups

• Housing, aging, and wellbeing initiatives

• Conferences, panels, and professional gatherings

This work is especially relevant where design, health, aging, and community intersect.

How This Fits Within THRVE

Speaking and education grow directly out of THRVE’s interior design practice, writing, and community work.

Insights shared through talks and workshops are informed by:

• Decades of residential design experience

• Ongoing community and advisory involvement

• Research in biophilic, regenerative, and wellbeing-centred design

• Direct lived experience navigating care, change, and transition

This continuity ensures that education remains grounded, relevant, and connected to real environments.

A Closing Note

Education at THRVE is not about expertise for its own sake.
It is about supporting better conversations — and better decisions — around how we design, care for, and live within our shared environments.