In this episode of the Picking Up Rocks Podcast, we explore Simon Goodrich's inspiring story and the mindset that shapes his life. He opens up about his experiences with Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome (VHL) – a hereditary condition characterized by tumors emerging in multiple organs. To date, he has undergone seven major surgeries, including four brain surgeries to remove brain tumors. Join us as we delve into Simon's extraordinary journey and uncover the resilience behind his success as trailblazer in the purpose-led design industry in Australia, Simon continually pushes the limits of possibility.
Simons Bio:
Simon Goodrich is a co-founder of Portable, a purpose-driven digital design agency with a mission to address social need and policy failure using human-centred design and technology. It delivers technology-based and design-thinking informed solutions and innovation in the form of useful, accessible products and services which place the user experience at their centre. Since 2006, Portable has delivered over 800 digital and design projects in the impact areas of justice, mental health and government transformation.
Simon is a Senior Honorary Fellow at Melbourne Law School and Melbourne School of Government at The University of Melbourne. He is the Australian Ambassador for the New York-based International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, dubbed the Oscars for Online. Simon is a fellow of the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre at Victoria University, a leading justice innovation body and is a past National President of AIMIA, at the time the peak digital body in Australia.