About
UpRising is a strategic partnership with Government, design & technology teachers, Good Design Australia and our major supporters.
The key objective of UpRising is to connect the grassroots of innovation. We do this by encouraging young entrepreneurial design students and providing them with a safe platform to develop their skills & concepts during their final high school years.
The UpRising initiative brings together students from all education sectors, offering collaborations between business & industry, government, research, tertiary education and community, Covering everything from the design of everyday products we use, the services we interact with and the places and spaces we occupy.
Now in it's forth year, UpRising has a proven track record of inspiring and elevating our young design talent to help nurture Australia's innovation ecosystem.
Three Pillars UpRising
Inclusivity - Great Design from Young Designers Anywhere.
By supporting a generation of critical thinkers, UpRising transcends the boundaries of the various educational sectors. Providing gender-blind and program-agnostic support for high school design students creating solutions to environmental or social problems. Whoever you are, wherever you are, we want to help take you and your ideas further.
We welcome businesses who are seeking to better prepare future talent and grow their industry. If this matches your interests and culture, then this is the place for you to.
Advocacy - Supporting the Ecosystem of Innovation.
In order to grow Australia's innovation ecosystem we must nurture its grassroots. UpRising accelerates young entrepreneurial designers by connecting them directly to industry, community and business via an open and safe platform. Our goal is to highlight student talent in order to open career pathways and promote the importance of teaching design and creativity. We are geared to removing the silos working with anyone who is at the forefront of transforming Australia. We do this by creating autonomous connections with business and community leaders who are dedicated to reopening imagination, following creativity, and seeking out collaboration.
Planet Focused
Our commitment to supporting Green industries and the Circle economy is non-negotiable. In this way, we help students connect with circle material supply chains, renewable energy innovations, and communities of practice that are engaged in regeneration and systems thinking.
How it works
1. Each year in November, teachers register three students from their senior design & technology class.
2. The first 50 design students to be registered, create an online post of their major project, stating the problem they are addressing and the help they need.
3. At the beginning of February these posts go LIVE (see last years projects), instantly attracting likes, feedback, offers of assistance, mentorship, technical assistance and or help with supplies of materials.
Students respond to comments and feedback to maintain these connections and practice their network building skills.
4. In March, three students receive up to $500 worth of Seed Funding through a People's Choice mechanism.
5. In April we run an industry workshop for UpRising students, teachers and industry experts to gather and share insights and opportunities.
“A collaboration that continues the development and empowerment of innovative, mindsets beyond the classroom, for the betterment of Australia.”
Registration
Registration opens each year in November. Design teachers register three of their students who are undertaking a major Design Project.
Teachers may want to discuss the UpRising program with their senior design students and ask the class to write a draft of a post as a practice run, as a maximum of 3 students per school are allowed for the first opening round.
Teachers, students and their parents / guardians then complete registration. Once registration is completed, students will then be given access to UpRising share platform where they will create their Post. All students posts need to be ready to be published by the beginning of the new school year.
The Benefits
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Students need to develop their major projects by getting community feedback, so why not reach lots of interesting businesses and organisations by posting your design concept and create opportunities for you. Use this feedback in your folio, think research, idea validation, testing and evaluating, to name a few.
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There is no extra work for the student or teacher, in fact it is designed to reduce teacher workload.
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UpRising provides real life connections & experiences for students during their design journey, receiving recognition and industry support during their final high school year.
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This support is autonomous and delivered in an open forum, making it easy and safe for all students to access information and collaborate with the design & tech industry.
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Business and industry can connect with students projects, targeting their support on particular projects that best match the skills and experiences that their industry views as most important. This helps to develop their talent pathways.
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This effectively allows business & industry the opportunity to shape education and develop the future workforce capabilities.
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And it is great for your resume
Alumni
Students who have participated in UpRising are invited to join the UpRising Alumni and take part in future events and opportunities, whilst giving back to next years design students.