Jesse Adams Stein

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September 17, 2024

The deep political power of fluoro: how hi‑vis became a symbol of working class masculinity

Elizabeth Humphrys, University of Technology Sydney; Bettina Frankham, University of Technology Sydney, and Jesse Adams Stein, University of Technology Sydney

From the politician’s press conference to the streets in protest: how hi-vis became about much more than work-place safety.

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May 5, 2022

Politicians in high‑vis say they love manufacturing. But if we want more Australian‑made jobs, here’s what we need

Jesse Adams Stein, University of Technology Sydney

Australia can afford to transform Australian manufacturing into an economically viable, environmentally sustainable and job-creating sector. To do that, we need a strategic and long-term approach.

Apple’s industrial design has played a fundamental role in transforming computers from machines for tinkerers into desirable objects of self-actualisation. Shutterstock

July 11, 2019

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Tom Lee, University of Technology Sydney; Alexandra Crosby, University of Technology Sydney; Clare M. Cooper, University of Technology Sydney; Jesse Adams Stein, University of Technology Sydney, and Katherine Scardifield, University of Technology Sydney

With the benefit of hindsight, we might finally see that the iPhone was the opposite of minimalism.

Patternmaker Paul Kay is now used to the idea of working by himself. Jesse Stein

December 6, 2018

Don’t be too quick to dismiss ‘dying trades’, those skills are still in demand

Jesse Adams Stein, University of Technology Sydney

The skills shortage in the foundry sector shows there is a continuing demand for “traditional” trades.

New minister for industry, innovation and science, Arthur Sinodinos, is fond of the term innovation. Paul Miller/AAP

January 18, 2017

Is 2017 the year to ditch the term ‘innovation’?

Jesse Adams Stein, University of Technology Sydney

New minister Arthur Sinodinos seems all for the innovation catch-cry but perhaps it’s time he dropped it.

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The deep political power of fluoro: how hi‑vis became a symbol of working class masculinity

Politicians in high‑vis say they love manufacturing. But if we want more Australian‑made jobs, here’s what we need

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Don’t be too quick to dismiss ‘dying trades’, those skills are still in demand

Is 2017 the year to ditch the term ‘innovation’?

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