Engagement, Strategy & Research
South Brisbane Area, Australia
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- Deputy Chair at Regional Development Australia - Brisbane
- Researcher at The Hornery Institute
- Writer/Researcher in Residence at Harbinger Consultants
- Columnist at Arts Hub
- Consultant at Harbinger Consultants
- Past
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- Consultant at Conics
- Member at Queensland Government Community Forum
- Chair (of Board) at Australian Network for Art and Technology
- Writer/Researcher at Self-employment
- Online Communications Consultant at artSynC
- Consulting Editor at Brisbane City Council
- Editor at fineArt forum
- Writer in residence at ANAT
- Director - Visual Arts at Metro Arts
- Station Coordinator at Public Radio 4ZZZ-FM
- Education
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- Deakin University
- School of Thinking
- Commission for Architecture & Built Environment
- Griffith University
- University of New England
- Queensland University of Technology
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Linda Carroli’s Summary
Linda Carroli has extensive experience working in community, communications and cultural contexts, with recent experience in the urban development industry, addressing a range of organisational and community development and social innovation priorities. Her work has included cultural and community planning, communications, consultation and strategic planning.
As an internationally published journalist and award winning writer, she has worked across print, broadcast and digital media and applies media production and research methods to her consulting practice with a view to obtaining and communicating rich information and narratives. With an extensive publishing record, she publishes in a range of media and contexts both nationally and internationally including a regular feature for Arts Hub focused on urban innovation and creativity.
She has a sound understanding of urban planning and design issues particularly in relation to spatial and strategic planning, and cultural, social, economic and environmental sustainability. She has worked in industry on a variety of research, planning, consultation, editing and writing projects for a range of urban development and community projects.
Linda is particularly interested in creative research methods - developed through an engagement with a range of cultural forms and practices. She is also exploring futures thinking methods and foresight with a view to enriching long term planning and sustainability initiatives.
She has served on the Boards of several organisations. She was recently appointed Deputy Chair of the Regional Development Australia Committee for Brisbane, a federal government initiative aiming to bring together all levels of government to enhance the growth and development of regional Australia. She is also a recipient of a Centenary Medal for ‘long and distinguished service to the arts’ awarded by the Federal Government.
Linda Carroli’s Specialties:
Creative Industries; Public space & public art; Creative communities; Cultural mapping & planning; Creative enterprise incubation; Creative ecologies & new technologies; Research; Community consultation & engagement
Professional research, communications, writing and editing for the urban planning and design and architecture sectors
Social, cultural, historical and futures research methodologies
Community relations, consultation and engagement strategy
Communication, social media and media
Linda Carroli’s Experience
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Deputy Chair
Regional Development Australia - Brisbane
(Government Relations industry)
October 2009 — Present (3 months)
RDA is a partnership between the Australian, state, territory and local governments, the private sector and local communities to strengthen regional communities and build their long-term economic, social and environmental sustainability. This is the first time all three levels of government are working together to develop Queensland’s regions. As the first point of contact across all levels of government, RDAs will promote regional initiatives and partnerships ensuring they respond to local needs. RDA committees will be prime players in building relationships and links between governments and local communities. They offer the opportunity for local communities to have a genuine voice at regional, state and national levels.
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Researcher
The Hornery Institute
(Research industry)
September 2009 — Present (4 months)
Casual role undertaking project based social research, business development and communications.
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Writer/Researcher in Residence
Harbinger Consultants
(Research industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Harbinger Consultants is hosting an Australia Council funded writing project titled Placing. I will develop this work in residence with the consultancy, operated by JM John Armstrong, while sharing knowledge and ideas. The project is focused on writing place/place writing and will develop through a number of focus groups established in several Australian cities.
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Columnist
Arts Hub
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 2008 — Present (2 years )
A regular column, Urbanista, about urban creativity and innovation. http://www.artshub.com.au
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Consultant
Harbinger Consultants
(Research industry)
January 2006 — Present (4 years )
Consulting in cultural and urban development, innovation and futures
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Consultant
Conics
(Research industry)
July 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 3 months)
Community consultation, social planning and social research
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Member
Queensland Government Community Forum
(Government Relations industry)
March 2007 — March 2009 (2 years 1 month)
The Queensland Government Community Forums operate at a regional level and provide community members with the opportunity to participate in government decision-making. I am a voluntary member of the Greater Brisbane Forum. As a forum member, I present ideas based on demonstrable needs and gaps to the state government. I have prepared and participated in proposals on science and creativity, incubating social enterprise and innovation in underused suburban facilities, and third sector development.
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Chair (of Board)
Australian Network for Art and Technology
(Arts and Crafts industry)
May 2004 — December 2008 (4 years 8 months)
ANAT's Board is comprised of brilliant and creative individuals drawn from a range of professional and industry backgrounds. Over the past four years, the Board undertook a program of ambitious development, change and reinvention including: review of its corporate structure; review and refinement of the governance model; policy development; review of executive role; initiated review of performance management; foresight and visioning as part of strategic/business planning; and formalisation of other planning, assessment and meeting processes.
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Writer/Researcher
Self-employment
(Arts and Crafts industry)
January 2005 — December 2005 (1 year )
Writer and researcher of Wordings, a series of critical writings exploring the intersection of word and image in contemporary artistic practice, funded by the VACB, Australia Council
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Online Communications Consultant
artSynC
(Arts and Crafts industry)
November 2004 — May 2005 (7 months)
Developed a content management and web 2.0 communication strategy as well as initiated a weblog and electronic newsletter for the Sunshine Coast arts business incubator.
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Consulting Editor
Brisbane City Council
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
May 2004 — November 2004 (7 months)
Edited The Ideas Book, an anthology of papers, transcripts and other proceedings of Ideas at the Powerhouse, published by UQP in 2005
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Editor
fineArt forum
(Research industry)
2001 — 2004 (3 years )
Editor and content manager of fineArt forum, an international electronic newsletter, portal and magazine focused on art, science and technology.
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Writer in residence
ANAT
(Arts and Crafts industry)
1997 — 1997 (less than a year)
In this residency, based at the Institute of Modern Art in Brisbane, I collaborated with Perth based writer, Josephine Wilson to work on the *Water always write in *Plural project. This project explored 'hypertext' as an emerging electronic literature trope. The resulting work, 'a woman is standing on a street corner waiting for a stranger' won several awards and honorary mentions in various new media and electronic writing awards. It also became required or recommended reading in a number of university writing programs.
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Director - Visual Arts
Metro Arts
(Arts and Crafts industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year )
In this role, I managed the exhibition and project programs of four gallery spaces in an inner city arts facility. The visual arts program targeted emerging and young artists working in a range of artforms as well as community groups and projects.
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Station Coordinator
Public Radio 4ZZZ-FM
(Research industry)
1985 — 1987 (2 years )
Linda Carroli’s Education
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Deakin University
Master of Planning , Planning, design, policy and research , 2006 — 2010 (expected)
Current studies are focused on planning with particular emphasis on urban planning and design. My study program is streamed to focus on research and includes a number of units in cultural, community and social planning, innovation, sustainability and community engagement.
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School of Thinking
TISOT & SISOT , BCT: Beyond Critical Thinking & L-MHG: Advanced Leadership Training. , 2009 — 2009
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- Having undertaken both face to face and online training with the School of Thinking, I am a certified Thinking Instructor (TISOT) and currently participating in the online SISOT program. This means recognising thinking is a skill, understanding cognetics and overcoming critical thinking with a view to encouraging better better problem solving and decision making. http://www.schoolofthinking.org
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Commission for Architecture & Built Environment
Non-degree , Urban design , 2008 — 2008
CABE's Urban Design Summer School is an annual event drawing built environment professionals into an intensive collaborative learning environment. The school includes workshops, lectures, site visits, social events, publications, online learning and much more.
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Griffith University
Non-degree postgraduate study , Cultural studies and humanities , 1994 — 1997
I commenced this program with a view to undertaking a Masters thesis focused on posthumanism and transhumanism. I completed, as non-credit studies, several postgraduate units in cultural and critical studies.
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University of New England
Graduate Diploma of Applied and Local History , History, museum studies and heritage , 1992 — 1994
Completed several local and oral history projects including heritage audits and studies, oral histories with community organisations and gave workshops in historical methods for community groups. I initiated a local history group at a local community centre and worked on historical projects associated with urban renewal and gentrification.
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Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Business - Communication , Journalism & Media , 1981 — 1985
While studying I worked on a number of independent media and publishing projects including the student newspaper, zines, literary publications and community radio. After university I worked for several years as the Station Coordinator of 4ZZZ-FM, a community radio station in Brisbane.
Additional Information
Linda Carroli’s Websites:
Linda Carroli’s Groups:
Many involvements in cultural sector and creative industries
Australian Network for Art and Technology
Architects without Frontiers
State Government Community Forum (Greater Brisbane Region)
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Planners Network: The Organization of Progressive Planning -
Queensland University of Technology ALUMNI -
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Chicago Calling Arts Festival -
Social Enterprise Network - MojaLink -
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Australian Network for Art and Technology
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Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing -
Anthill Online
Linda Carroli’s Honors:
Centenary Medal for Long and Distinguished Services in the Arts
Several writing awards and commendations
Several creative grants from federal and state government funding sources
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