Thursday 3 September 2009

Design Thinking program 2009

Course description: The role of design in human culture and creativity. The course provides a historical perspective to design thinking and design practices and gives tools for understanding the role design as form giving plays in all cultural activities and productions. It introduces the emergence of design as a profession and its broadening into an applied science; and the expanding role of design in creative economy, and of the role of the user in social and p2p production. The founding design principles of functionality, usability, user-centeredness and accessibility (Design for All) are explored, and creativity and innovation studied also by concrete examples. The aim of the course is to provide the students with an understanding of the role and functioning of design, and with first hand insight into design process.

Study mode: Lectures, discussions, workshop exercises and a final essay.

Schedule: 
Fri  18.9. 10 - 14  What is Design? Basics, contexts, values.
Fri 25.9.  10 - 14  What is Co-Design? Who is the user?
Fri  2.10  10 - 14  What is Sustainable Design?
Fri  9.10  10 - 14  Design and Management - what has design got  to do with it?

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