TGD has been selected as the winner of the Design Institute of Australia (Award 2021! Now in its eighth year, the DIA presents the award from Good Design Award winners. It is a prestigious award to recognise an Australian professional designer, design team or design company who has made a significant impact.

TGD was recognised for their innovative design impact across Service Design, Social Impact, Design Strategy and Next Gen: Product Design. Demonstrating a capacity to resolve complex issues and apply a collaborative approach, they have also been strong advocates for embracing design graduates, having employed last year's DIA Graduate of the Year Award national winner Nicole Gemlitski and Queensland Industrial Product Design Graduate winner Rachel Stevens.

Jo-Ann Kellock, CEO, DIA, commented: "We are delighted to present TGD partners with the distinguished Design Institute of Australia Award. This singled out award backed by the Institute acknowledges the best of the best. TGD has showcased exceptional talent through their trans-disciplinary projects enduring value and meaningful impact."

Dr Scott Needham, Managing director, TGD, commented: “We are on a journey to build a highly recognisable company that does things differently - and DIA's recognition by way of this award serves to fuel our mission. We are fortunate to have an ever-expanding group of inspired and passionate employees who aren't satisfied by 'just' delivering reports but are committed to working with our clients to help them achieve their 'growth'. I'm proud of our team and the work we have done with these incredible clients and partners. We bring talent, capability and passion together to work together on clients’ causes.”

TDG was awarded for five projects across various sectors and industries:

TLCMap (Time Layered Cultural Map) – GOLD winner
Education Services
A redesigned humanities research platform to improve user experience and broaden its user base. TLCMap delivers powerful tools that save researchers’ time and expense in data collection and analysis, increasing their capacity to create impact and share research with the community.

Mushroom Strategy
Commercial Services
A strategy for Australian mushroom growers to transform waste into worth, increase profits, and minimise contribution to landfills by creating a bespoke toolbox featuring four validated solutions to be adopted by growers.

GATE 2020 – GOLD winner
Design Strategy
Reviewing, refreshing, and delivering the NSW Department of Primary Industries' Global Ag-Tech Ecosystem (GATE) incubator program is designed to fast-track agricultural research and development adoption and increase productivity.

Dairy Australia: Elevating Environmental Practices On Dairy Farms
Social Impact
A collaboration with Dairy Australia to improve environmental practices on Australian farms using blended user-centred design and a model of behaviour change to support dairy farmers in strengthening their on-farm ecological practices

Releaf
Next Gen: Product Design
A medicinal cannabis delivery system, allowing chemotherapy patients to safely self-administer a correctly measured dose of CBD oil tincture to relieve debilitating chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and improve their quality of life.