Kelly Ann McKercher
Taranaki te Maunga, Waiwhakaiho te awa, Ngāti Pākehā te iwi
Kelly Ann is a Social Designer and Researcher from Aotearoa. Homesick for real pavlova, Kelly Ann works as a design lead for the NSW Government and previously as Principal, Participatory Design at The Australian Centre of Social Innovation (TACSI).
Passionate about Co-design, Co-production and decolonising design Kelly Ann prioritises research methodologies that share power and build capability among the people we often talk about. Kelly Ann's experience comes from the better part of a decade spent in community centres, pirate ships, and cowsheds.
Kelly Ann is a TEDx speaker, infrequent contributor to Apolitical and shares snippets from their upcoming book on Co-Design at https://www.beyondstickynotes.com/. Kelly Ann's work in social innovation is featured in design curricula around the word. Read more on Medium.