Dear Jean,
When is it planned in January 2011 ? which days to bookmark ?
Thanks for the information.
Best regards,
Alok NANDI
www.aloknandi.com
www.architempo.net
On 19 Sep 2011, at 11:33, Jean Schneider wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Apologies for hitting the "send" button too quickly, and having
> forgotten a header : here it is (thanks Harold ) !
> Thanks to all of you who have already pointed at resources !
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jean
>
>
> Début du message réexpédié :
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> De : Jean Schneider <[log in to unmask]>
> Date : 18 septembre 2011 22:02:38 HAEC
> À : PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and
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>
> Hello,
>
> For the conference that I am organising next January in Paris, and
> that some of you already know, I would be very grateful if you could
> help me with the following.
> I would like to devote a day to the "big picture" : it has been a
> strange year, with Fukushima and the (un)sustainability of our
> energy production, the Arab "revolutions", the economical collapse
> of Europe etc. Nothing that has so much to do, in direct terms, with
> design as we deal with it on a daily basis. But not anything that
> the profession can ignore either, as they are likely to reshape
> societies in deep.
> Quite close in fact, to the approach of Mau and the Institute
> without boundaries that gave birth to the book "massive change".
>
> So the question is : do you have in mind any initiative that :
> 1/ has been designed to address one societal challenge (not a
> technical one, unless there is a scale effect), whether it is local
> or regional or even broader is not important,
> 2/ is built on a paradigm that, in your view, embeds some kind of
> "design thinking" (lets keep it loose here) : e.g. in its
> development (participation, for instance), its governance, its
> economical model etc.;
> 3/ has achieved some results and is sustainable.
>
> I'd be grateful if, in such case, you could give me some information
> (e.g. website, contact person...).
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jean
>
> Jean Schneider
> Chargé de projet APCI / Project manager APCI
> [log in to unmask] +33(0)661 350 357
> www.apci.asso.fr
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