Overview
Background
Skye Doherty is expert in using creative and design-led research methods to explore alternative futures and address wicked problems. Her work has addressed issues in journalism, law, education, and disaster resilience, among others and has led to both conceptual and practical outcomes. Her design artefacts include the NewsCube, an award-winning storytelling tool and Vim, a tangible energy story. She has developed frameworks for journalism innovation and used codesign to design media for bushfire resilience and to improve the experiences of injured workers, a project that led to legislative change. Her current project – Wicked Thinking – uses speculative news to envision the futures of complex issues.
She leads the Global Change Scholars Program in the UQ Graduate School – a year-long PhD experience focused on research collaboration and impact. She also leads the Advocacy and the Public Good theme within the Centre for Communication and Social Change and is a member of the Human-Centred Computing research group in the School of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. She came to academic research after an international career as a journalist and her experience spans leading international media companies and as well as startups.
Availability
- Dr Skye Doherty is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Journalism, Queensland University of Technology
- Graduate Diploma of Digital Media Management, Birkbeck University of London
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Journalism design
Prototypes, processes, and theories that explore the forms and technological possibilities for journalism.
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Design for social change
New ways to think about and respond to social issues and wicked problems through creative communication, participation, and technology.
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Design research and methods
Developing and documenting custom research tools for specific people and situations.
Research impacts
Winner, Walkley Grant for Journalism Innovation, 2014
Works
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2024
Conference Publication
Wicked Thinking: speculative news for imagining alternative social futures
Doherty, Skye (2024). Wicked Thinking: speculative news for imagining alternative social futures. International Association for Media and Communication Research, Christchurch, New Zealand, 30 June – 4 July 2024.
2024
Other Outputs
The Futures of Bushfire
Doherty, Skye (2024). The Futures of Bushfire. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Wicked Thinking and The University of Queensland.
2024
Book Chapter
The dark side of creativity
Foth, Marcus, Doherty, Skye and Kelly, Nick (2024). The dark side of creativity. Routledge companion to creativity and the built environment. (pp. 314-326) edited by Julie T. Miao and Tan Yigitcanlar. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003292821-28
2024
Other Outputs
The Futures of Forced Migration
Doherty, Skye (2024). The Futures of Forced Migration. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Wicked Thinking and The University of Queensland.
2023
Conference Publication
Sharing responsibility for risk: codesigning media for bushfire resilience
Doherty, Skye, van de Fliert, Elske, Khan, Awais Hameed and Matthews, Ben (2023). Sharing responsibility for risk: codesigning media for bushfire resilience. International Association for Media and Communication Research, Lyon, France, 9–13 July 2023.
2023
Other Outputs
Fire Futures concept portfolio
Doherty, Skye, Khan, Awais Hameed, Matthews, Ben and van de Fliert, Elske (2023). Fire Futures concept portfolio. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2022
Other Outputs
Fire Futures participatory design tools
Doherty, Skye, Khan, Awais Hameed, Matthews, Ben and van de Fliert, Elske (2022). Fire Futures participatory design tools. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2022
Other Outputs
Healthy land and water: report card best practice
Balch, Ross and Doherty, Skye (2022). Healthy land and water: report card best practice. Global Change Scholars Program Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/7da34d7
2022
Journal Article
Materialising new forms of journalism: a process model
Doherty, Skye, Johnston, Jane and Matthews, Ben (2022). Materialising new forms of journalism: a process model. Digital Journalism, 11 (3), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/21670811.2022.2087097
2022
Journal Article
The publics of design: challenges for design research and practice
Matthews, Ben, Doherty, Skye, Johnston, Jane and Foth, Marcus (2022). The publics of design: challenges for design research and practice. Design Studies, 80 101106, 101106. doi: 10.1016/j.destud.2022.101106
2022
Journal Article
Design thinking, wicked problems and institutioning change: a case study
Matthews, Ben, Doherty, Skye, Worthy, Peter and Reid, Janine (2022). Design thinking, wicked problems and institutioning change: a case study. CoDesign, 19 (3), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/15710882.2022.2034885
2020
Other Outputs
Vim
Doherty, Skye , Rose, Ben , Jennings, Kathleen, Snow, Stephen , Matthews, Ben and Viller, Stephen (2020). Vim. Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland.
2020
Journal Article
Sketching: a method for imagining journalistic tech
Doherty, Skye and Worthy, Peter (2020). Sketching: a method for imagining journalistic tech. Digital Journalism, 10 (2), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/21670811.2020.1764373
2020
Book Chapter
Prototyping interaction: designing technology for communication
Doherty, Skye and Viller, Stephen (2020). Prototyping interaction: designing technology for communication. Reimagining communication: experience. (pp. 80-96) edited by Michael Filimowicz and Veronika Tzankova. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781351015356-5
2020
Conference Publication
Vim: a tangible energy story
Doherty, Skye, Snow, Stephen, Jennings, Kathleen, Rose, Ben, Matthews, Ben and Viller, Stephen (2020). Vim: a tangible energy story. 13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2020, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 3-6 November 2020. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-62516-0_24
2019
Other Outputs
Physical News Card Deck
Skye Doherty, Kathleen Jennings, Ben Matthews and Stephen Viller (2019). Physical News Card Deck. Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland.
2018
Book
Journalism design: interactive technologies and the future of storytelling
Doherty, Skye (2018). Journalism design: interactive technologies and the future of storytelling. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315168401
2017
Other Outputs
JxD process
Doherty, Skye, Worthy, Peter and Lloyd, David (2017). JxD process. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
2017
Other Outputs
Journalism Design: The NewsCube, Interactive Technologies and Practice
Doherty, Skye (2017). Journalism Design: The NewsCube, Interactive Technologies and Practice. PhD Thesis, School of Information Technol and Elec Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.402
2017
Conference Publication
Exploring journalistic values through design: a student perspective
Doherty, Skye and Worthy, Peter (2017). Exploring journalistic values through design: a student perspective. 29th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction, Brisbane, Australia, 28 November-1 December 2017. New York, NY United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3152771.3156140
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Skye Doherty is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Proposals welcome
I am interested in supervising projects in these areas:
- Journalism Design: exploring the intersection of technology and public interest storytelling;
- Design for social change: participatory and co-design projects for people and communities.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Pro bono public relations: An investigation into the nature and extent of pro bono work in public relations in Australia as a mechanism for developing a more positive reputation, enhancing legitimacy and professionalism
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jane Johnston
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Doctor Philosophy
An opportunity for death-positive design
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ben Matthews
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Doctor Philosophy
Design of a framework or digital tool to support schoolteachers in teaching reflective thinking skills
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marie Boden
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Doctor Philosophy
Designing with History
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ben Matthews
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Doctor Philosophy
Rise of Meta- Technology and Media Industry in Bangladesh: A Study on Technological Adaptation and its Influences to Journalism Practices
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Adrian Athique
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Doctor Philosophy
Honeyeater: A novel method of creative observation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kim Wilkins
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Metrics, mobiles and the modern newsroom: An ethnographic study of the use of audience data in Australian newsrooms
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jane Johnston
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Behind the visual: Designing for inclusive, equitable and accessible occupational health and safety communication in Qatar
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
Media
Enquiries
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