Dr Natalie Wright
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Personal details
Keywords
design education, design thinking, design led innovation, knowledge economy, creative economy, secondary education, action research, design activism, metadesign, social inclusion
Research field
Design, Architecture
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- Grad. Dip in Interior Design (Queensland University of Technology)
- Bachelor of Built Environment (Interior Design) (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- Design Institute of Australia (DIA) Accredited Designer: 2003 – Present
- Design Institute of Australia (DIA) Member: 2003 – 2007; Fellow: 2007 - Present
Teaching
Teaching Areas
- CI Projects - The Window Project (Artisan) & The Window Project 2 (QUT Optometry Clinic)
- Masters of Architecture - Research
- Second year Interior Design
- Fourth year Interior Design
- Interior Technology 3 – Construction Documentation and Administration
- Furniture Studies
- Professional Practice
- Professional Studies
- Work Integrated Learning
- Community Engaged Learning Lab
- Design Thinking
- Design for Secondary Schools
Publications
- Wright, N. & Wrigley, C. (2019). Broadening design-led education horizons: conceptual insights and future research directions. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 29(1), 1–23. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/113978
- Wright, N. & Davis, R. (2014). Educating the creative citizen: Design education programs in the knowledge economy. Techne Series: Research in Sloyd Education and Craft Science A, 21(2), 43–62. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/79678
- Duell, C., Wright, N. & Roxburgh, J. (2014). Developing 'design minds' for the 21st Century through a public sector initiated online design education platform. Design and Technology Education, 19(1), 62–74. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/73248
- Wright, N., Davis, B. & Bucolo, S. (2013). Knowledge economy market development mapping study. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/116386
- Franz, J., Gillett, C., Wright, N. & Hannaford, R. (2013). Motivations and intentions: a case study of design-led activism. Meanings of designed spaces, 417–430. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/68172
- Morehen, J., Wright, N. & Wrigley, C. (2013). Teaching design thinking and design led innovation to non-designers: a tertiary facilitator multidisciplinary study. Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE Tsinghua International Design Management Symposium, Shenzhen, 55–63. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/63426
- Wright, N., Davis, B. & Bucolo, S. (2013). The creative citizen: Understanding the value of design education programs in the knowledge economy. DRS//CUMULUS Oslo 2013: Proceedings from the 2nd International Conference for Design Education Researchers, 2230–2246. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/56343
- Anderson, N., Adam, R., Taylor, P., Madden, D., Melles, G., Kuek, C., Wright, N. & Ewens, B. (2014). Design thinking frameworks as transformative cross-disciplinary pedagogy: Final Report. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/116387
- Wright, N. & Wigg, A. (2010). Unleashed: Roadshow finale 2010 exhibition. Presented at: Unleashed: Roadshow finale 2010 exhibition. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/47733
- Wright, N., Jerome, K., Franz, J., Berry, M., Wigg, A., Scott, A., Crowther, P. & Hooper, L. (2010). goDesign travelling design workshop program for regional secondary students. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/47747
QUT ePrints
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Supervision
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
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