Michael (Miek) Dunbar

Dr. Dunbar is a Lecturer in RMIT’s School of Design and an emerging researcher, specializing in interaction and service design for regenerative futures. He co-leads the Greater Melbourne City Portrait with Regen Melbourne, supporting progress toward a safe social and ecological space. He researches more-than-human datasets, challenging degenerative data practices that reduce nonhumans to resources. A designer for 15 years, Dunbar has focused on digital public tools for education and urban decision-making. At .id the Population Experts, he launched Australia’s first Housing Monitor, helping local governments track housing affordability. He teaches in the Master of Communication Design, leading Service Design and the Work Integrated Learning program. His teaching fosters mastery, autonomy, and engagement through collaboration, reflection, and creativity.