In this episode, Vinita and Molly are talking to Meera Pankhania. Their conversation focuses around the government and civic design space.  Meera is a design leader with a career spanning over 17 years in the private, not-for-profit and public sectors across the UK and Australia. After several years in the Australian Public Service, Meera co-founded Propel Design; a strategic research, design and delivery consultancy that uses an evidence-based approach to help co-create strategies and solutions that are human-centred. With this breadth and depth of experience, Meera strives to deliver impactful, pragmatic outcomes while building capability and leading teams through growth and change. We dive into the following themes: The nuances of working within the public sector Why government isn't for every designer How Meera has seen design maturity within government significantly improve over the last 5 years. How she's found mentoring in government quite challenging If you want to learn more about IxDA Sydney's events and mentorship programs, please visit: www.ixdasydney.org/mentoring