how do we design designers
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Hello HELSINKI You look nice
how do we design designers?
@redjotter
DESIGNER. DOER. BUSINESS OWNER. STARTER. TEACHER.
LEARNER. VISUALISER. CONNECTOR.
@dancharvey
DESIGNER. CREATIVE DIRECTOR. WRITER. SPEAKER. VISITING LECTURER. START-UP MENTOR. CURIOUS.
what is the purpose of design education?
“the illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot
read or write, but those who
cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”
ALVIN TOFFLER
“design education is tragic”
Jonny Ive
“a degree is a license to learn not to practice”
Charles Handy
“Design must grow up. We need a wider variety of designers. Wicked problems require broad education,
not just craft ”
Don Norman
SOCIAL INNOVATOR. HYBRID RESEARCHER.
CODER. CEO. ENTREPRENEUR.
BUSINESS DESIGN
Hello Manchester You look nice
MINDSET COLLABORATION
LIFE LONG LEARNING REAL WORLD
DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES
reflection
What have I heard today that has affected me the most?
What is my design education story?
What do I want to happen next?
how might we…
How might we help graduates learn to work with complex adaptive systems?
How might we increase understanding and communication between academics and industry?
How might we make a design education accessible?
How might students learn the things that you think are important?
How might we value different knowledge and different skills?
commitment to action…
make a connection with local university
sign up to sit on a validation panel
sign up to sit on an industry advisory panel
hold an evening talk
offer to be on a conference panel
mentor a student
sign up to https://officehours.io/
share your own learning journey online
share how and what you are currently learning with others
Hello Manchester You look nicebye HELSINKI
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