Thriving People and Places
After lots of learning, reflection, and refinement we are very pleased to share with you the vision, values, principles, and work that will take Dusseldorp Forum forward from 2023.
Place-Based Resilience: Community Driven Response and Recovery in a Time of COVID-19

Through the COVID-19 crisis, there are communities across Australia that have demonstrated resilience and innovation, delivering fast and effective action to support children and families when and where they need it most.
Maranguka Cross Sector Leadership Group Case Study

This case study offers important lessons for those wishing to support and respond to Aboriginal community leadership – including politicians, government agencies and philanthropists.
Our Way: a community led social change movement

Doveton, Bourke, Logan and Kabulwarnamyo are four communities building new community structures that allow for a realignment and smarter use of public resources.
Community driven transformation: Case Studies

Four communities, from disparate parts of Australia, are demonstrating how to increase life opportunities for vulnerable young people so that they and future generations thrive.
Creative Learning in Schools: What it is and Why it Matters

Across the world most nations want their citizens to be creative. Countries believe that, if their people are more creative they will be better at problem-solving.
The Case for Inclusive Learning Systems

The Case for Inclusive Learning Systems – Building more Inclusive Learning Systems in Australia by Dr Ani Wierenga and Jo Taylor is a Dusseldorp Forum report based on a series of national consultations, a review of research evidence and a review of current policy and practice.
Dubbo Conversations

Most Aboriginal young people in Dubbo do not end up in the juvenile justice system. What makes the difference for them compared to those that do enter the system?
Putting the jigsaw together

What works in alternative learning, and why? Some answers can be found in the eight indepth case studies below, launched in September 2014.
Creative Learning: A Necessity, not an Option

What is Creative Learning, why is it so powerful, and how does it bring significant change to education?