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2020. Wow. Let’s just say – a year that has such beautiful symmetry in its numerals has been far from harmonious, and all of us have been served a host of curve balls, challenges and surprises.

In our third episode, Kirstin and Chris talk about the importance of transparency in finance and empowering people to ask questions, agitate and not surrender to the status quo.

In our second episode, Andrew and Blake discuss how design can move sustainability forward and take us through the practical actions we can collectively take.

As part of our Brands Taking Positive Action leadership series, we talked to Kate about Pollination’s mission to contribute to a sustainable future and how other brands can do the same.

At this unprecedented time in the life of a city and its community, public places have never been more important to people’s wellbeing. Creating a successful ‘sense of place’ which people feel attached to, actively participate in and are proud and respectful of, is due to placemaking.

We conducted this interview with our Head of CX, Jeanne Ogilvie, before the COVID-19 crisis and we hesitated about whether to share it at this uncertain time. An eternal optimist, Jeanne asks, “What if businesses used this period to take a step back? What if people used this period of reflection as an opportunity to reassess why, what and how they’ve been doing things up until now? What if they used this time to imagine the best version of their business and put things in place to come out prepared and stronger? In time of crisis people need something to stay engaged and positive.” So here we are, posting this interview.

At Frost*collective, we value and actively seek to better define the opportunities the circular economy can bring to our business and the brands we work with. We are working to design smarter packaging through closed loop principles and responsible material sourcing, while helping brands spring sustainability into action through our impact molecule strategy. Without these approaches to creative thinking, we believe there simply won’t be growth opportunities in the long term.

Old habits are hard to break. But retailers are at a crossroads and the direction they decide to take in the next couple of years will be their make or break.

Reinventing the physical retail environment is nothing new, but for some reason, retailers in Australia are still hesitant.

Why should brand and CX be linked?
In an age where people increasingly only believe in the word of other customers, having them speak highly of your service and product is exactly what brands should be aiming for. Customer Experience Lead at Frost*collective, Jeanne Ogilvie explains...

Fine tuning the movement of people is the complex science of way finding and cognitive mapping, it's what makes a place inherently functional. Urbanite's Environments Design Director, Maria Briganti explains ...

Destination marketing has become integral to the success of countries, cities and places. It’s necessary for destinations to communicate what makes them great. But what makes a destination great? Is it the food? Natural landmarks? Nightlife? A great place to raise kids? Quirky locals? Whatever it is, the branding of a destination is a promise of its value—and to truly be successful, it’s a promise that needs to be kept.

In November 2009 Vince Frost was approached by Woolworths South Africa (a vast retail company and department store in the vein of Marks & Spencer, with 400 locations and 20,000 employees), to reposition the country’s leading retail brand and to evolve, implement and oversee the new brand identity produced by Massimo Vignelli.

We chat with Ronni Kahn, Australian social entrepreneur, best known for founding the food rescue charity, OzHarvest.

Dr. Dean Ornish, Professor of Medicine at the University of California and founder of the Preventative Medicine Institute in the U.S., in a 1993 study took 33 patients with severely clogged arteries, helped them quit smoking and adopt a strict low-calorie, vegetarian diet.

Carlo Giannasca, Head of Urbanite, chats with the Chief Executive Officer of the Committee for Sydney, Dr. Tim Williams.

And once orientated, how do we engage with its purpose? Facilitating the movement of people from one area to another may sound simple. Add some arrows and other directional graphics and, presumably, we’re done. Well, not quite. Wayfinding is a science to orientate people within a space—it’s really about how and why we move and make the decisions we do.

How we behave is the direct result of both how we think and our emotional response to particular activities. Exercising for instance, is a common example where we might have a willing and capable body, but an unmotivated or uninspired mind. Provoking the mind to react physically takes a lot more than just telling it what to do. The approach needs to resonate with people on any number of levels—emotionally, spiritually and physically.

Cavemen evolved a sensitivity to their surroundings in order to survive, to avoid being hunted, trampled or frozen to death. Despite the fact that we no longer have those problems, it’s instinctive to seek out environments with certain qualities.