Hi Don,
do you know the initiative of the if world design foundation?
https://ifworlddesignguide.com/press-releases/if-design-foundation-design-education-of-the-future <https://ifworlddesignguide.com/press-releases/if-design-foundation-design-education-of-the-future>
They started working on the future of the design education about 2 years ago and I had the pleasure to be part of the expert group….
The group is headed by Christoph Boeninger ex Siemens head of design who designed the world’s first laptop, probably you know him?
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> 1. Project update: The Future of Design Education (Part 1 of 2)
> 2. Help Us to Rethink Design Education (Part 2 of 2)
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> Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 11:11:03 -0700
> From: Don Norman <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Project update: The Future of Design Education (Part 1 of 2)
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> Ages ago in the BC era (Before COVID), I told the PhD-Design mailing
> list about an initiative to reconsider the curricula of design education.
>
> I promised that we would not be a secret set of people, but rather that we
> would publicly state who we were and report upon progress. More
> importantly, I also promised that the small group that we put together to
> help us (called the "Steering Committee") would NOT develop the curriculum,
> but rather would help us develop the organizational structure and then put
> out a call for people who would format Working Group -- roughly 100 strong
> -- who would spend a year or so putting together a family of curricula.
>
> The purpose of this email is to fulfill my promise to keep you informed.
> This is the first of two emails.
>
> This email explains why we took so long to get back to you.
>
> We took longer than expected for two reasons. First, our initial 2 1/2 day
> meeting which was scheduled for the IBM Design headquarters in Austin,
> Texas, was canceled because a new, unknown virus was starting to worry us.
> (Thank goodness we canceled.) We then met a few months later, via ZOOM,
> for several hours/week, for over a month. We thought we were ready, but
> being good designers, we decided to test our materials.
>
> Wow. We had to rethink and redo. We wrote and rewrote. We added a few
> more people to our steering committee. We tested again. We finally
> finished just last night (Saturday, July 11).
>
> We now have a website that explains this in more detail and lists the names
> (and photos) of the Steering Committee. It also allows you to nominate
> yourself to help us -- or to nominate others.
>
> We need people from a variety of viewpoints and cultures, of all ages, and
> including those who wish to recommend new visions of the future. Design in
> the future will be both the same as design today and very different.
>
> Remember, we will not be dictating design curricula. We will develop a
> family of curricula suggestions that we hope will fit all design schools.
> Some will be traditional and will be able to match the recommendations with
> little or no revision to what they do today. Other schools, however, might
> take the opportunity to revise their curricula, using the suggestions p.
> One size will not fit everyone, so we are developing a platform without
> sizes, but one that can be built upon and modified to fit all needs.
>
> We can only do this with your help.
>
> Speaking for myself, I am very interested in representing different views
> of life, health, government, and education. We need to move away from the
> monoculture of our major industries and academic institutions and
> reconsider how we live our lives, take care of the environment, work with
> all people and groups. We need to change many of the policies of
> governments. The developments within the industrialized nations of the
> world are very disturbing. We are destroying people's lives and cultures as
> well as the environment. Design started out as a tool of the capitalistic
> side of industry (hence the word "industrial" in the subfield "industrial
> design." (why isn't it called "Product design" or maybe "Artifact design."
> Modernism is moving us backward. The existing power of corporations is
> troubling, in part because they work within an economic model that does not
> optimize the lives of people. We need more emphasis on happiness, wellness,
> and satisfaction for people rather than the artificial and inhumane
> measures of monetary gains, efficiency, and productivity.
>
>
> Now wait for the Second email (which I will send in just a few minutes).
>
> Don
>
>
> Don Norman, UC San Diego
> Distinguished Prof (emeritus) and Director, Design Lab
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> Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 11:11:09 -0700
> From: Don Norman <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Help Us to Rethink Design Education (Part 2 of 2)
>
> Please join us in rethinking design education.
>
> *The Challenge*
> The requirements of the 21st century are quite different than those of
> earlier years. New needs continually arise, along with new tools,
> technologies, and materials. Designers are starting to address some of the
> major societal issues facing the planet. Does design education prepare them
> to work with and lead the multidisciplinary teams required to work on these
> complex sociotechnical systems?
>
> *The Origins*
> We are embarking on a serious effort to rethink design education for the
> 21st century. We started with the multiple thoughtful articles in two
> special issues of the journal She Ji on design education (download from our
> website). This inspired us to assemble a team of senior designers from
> academia and business to serve as a steering committee to start a large
> effort to rethink design education.
>
> *The Working Group*
> Other disciplines that have restructured their curricula have required a
> Working Group of over a hundred people working for a year or more: this
> will certainly be true for the complex set of specialties called design.
>
> To be successful, we must accommodate all beliefs and perspectives. Yes, we
> do need senior, well-established designers, but we also need those who
> challenge the existing ways. Some will wish to expand and extend
> traditional design education. Some might wish to revolutionize it. We
> believe that we can do both -- not by compromises that weaken all
> positions, but by providing alternative paths.
>
> The world is changing rapidly, with new views on the role of design in the
> world as well as a growing realization that the existing model of design
> practice had its historical origins in the industrialized nations of the
> world as a service to industry. Today’s designers have moved far beyond
> these historical origins. One result is greater awareness of the
> deterioration of the economies, environment, and culture in what has been
> called the “colonization of the world.” Our initial committee was too small
> to address these important issues: The larger composition of the Working
> Group will allow a major rethinking of design education.
>
> This effort will fail without the effort being open and public, which is
> why we are reaching out to you. We need your participation to propose
> yourself as well as others for the Working Group so that we will have a
> rich diversity in age, gender, race, areas of interest, socioeconomic
> status, and political views. Nominate people who are interested in the very
> important, but long and difficult task of changing design education. We
> also encourage self-nominations -- so yes, nominate yourself if you have
> the background, interest, and time to participate..
>
> *Help Us by Nominating Yourself or Others*
> To learn more about this project and the different levels of involvement,
> to volunteer yourself and to propose other candidates, visit our
> website: *https://www.FutureOfDesignEducation.org/
> <https://www.FutureOfDesignEducation.org/>*.
>
> *The Steering Committee*
>
> Visit the website for the list of Steering Committee members.
>
> Don
>
> Don Norman, UC San Diego
> Distinguished Prof (emeritus) and Director, Design Lab
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> Olga McConnell, [log in to unmask]
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