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Liquid Interactive’s collaboration with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, video production studio Maitree House, and our co-design partners has been honoured at this year’s TechDiversity Awards. 

The future of higher education and technology is evolving at incredible speeds, and so is our understanding of the new student experience 4.0, reflecting recent trends and technologies.  

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In the midst of the AI revolution, we find ourselves caught between the threats and opportunities of its disruption. While economists and industry experts may be divided as to whether AI represents just another step in technical progress or unprecedented transformational change, its impact stretches across the economy, society and industry. 

When we talk about “student experience”, it runs the risk of sounding like a singular, monolithic thing. It's the student experience. It's the student journey. The reality is that there are as many student experiences as there are students.  

So you’re about to graduate and you’ve been asked too many times some variation of, “What are you going to do after uni?” or, if you studied humanities, “So what are you now? What will you be qualified to do?”.  

What does it mean to design services in sensitive areas? Firstly, sensitive is a word that gets used in many contexts. I’m not talking about classified information or people who are easily offended. 

We all experience life differently—what makes something sensitive is whether it has the potential to impact your wellbeing. Approaching this work requires not only empathy, but a deep level of humility and appreciation of the precariousness of life. 

“Every company is a technology company”, is a line often used as shorthand to describe how the digital age has changed business. It doesn’t matter if you build bridges or provide services – you're going to need to grapple with the impact of technology on what you do and how you do it. 

It came to mind during our latest Future Led with Associate Professor Cori Stewart, who is the founder and CEO of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Hub.

MyCQU, the digital platform for students at CQUniversity, has been honoured with two Good Design Awards at this year’s ceremony, with the jury applauding the seamless user experience. 

Could blockchain be the key to unlocking the collaboration needed across businesses, industries and countries to solve the complex global problems we face? 

As the speed of change around us continues to increase, including new governments and new expectations for social change, we all have a role to play in improving our communities.