Max Hardy (FIAP2, B Soc Science, Ass Dip Soc Wel, Cert Prac NLP, MIAP2) is one of Australia’s foremost experts in community engagement, co-design and deliberative processes and has designed and facilitated over 55 deliberative panels since 1998. Renowned internationally for his skilfull design and facilitation of community engagement processes, Max has developed innovative models for collaboration and community engagement, for which he has won numerous national and international awards.
Max Hardy works in a variety of sectors, including infrastructure, urban planning, energy, local government, healthcare and agriculture. He delivers training, mentors practitioners, executives and project managers, facilitates workshops and summits, undertakes evaluation and provides strategic advice.
Asa Master Trainer for IAP2 Max co-designed and facilitated two training academies in 2006 and 2008, in Alberta Canada, and Edinburgh, UK respectively. He also co-facilitated Australia’s first Citizens’ Parliament in Old Parliament House, Canberra.
In2020, Max partnered with Susan Carter and Anthony Box shall to create Authentic Co-design, which offers a self-paced training program and a 90-page guide in co-design.
Max has co-authored two books, presented papers at numerous international conferences, and is a regular guest lecturer at The University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney.
Maxis a Fellow of IAP2, an associate of Collaboration for Impact and a regular collaborator with the Tamarack Institute, Canada (where he delivered training in deliberative engagement processes in 5 cities across Canada in 2019).
In2018 Max also delivered a Tedx talk titled ‘Questions Change Everything’.
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