Keynotes confirmed and places still available to attend DESIS UK
Networking Event.
DESIS WITHIN THE UK HE LANDSCAPE Northumbria University, Tuesday 21st May
2013
The first event in the DESIS UK Network series will focus on the
development and delivery of Design for Social Innovation and
Sustainability (DESIS) within the UK HE Landscape.
Keynotes will include an introduction to a vision of HE as a social
resource able to trigger and foster achievement of societal goals and
challenges, from DESIS Network founder, Ezio Manzini.
Carolyn Butterworth (University of Sheffield) is coordinator of
Sheffield¹s pioneering Live Projects initiative, which engages student
groups in working outside the School on real projects for client groups
from the community. Carolyn will discuss the barriers, enablers and
opportunities for this pedagogic practice reflecting on Sheffield¹s ten
years¹ of experience in this field.
Marco Zappalorto (Nesta) is Development Manager for Nesta¹s Center for
Challenge Prize¹s. Marco will explain Nesta¹s vision of how challenge
prizes can play an effective and strategic role in the stimulation and
support of social innovation and the potential role for HE.
Josephine Green (University of Northumbria) is Visiting Professor of
Design at Northumbria University. Josephine promotes new thinking and new
knowledge in the specific field of Social Foresight for Strategy and
Innovation. Josephine will present on the need to frame a cogent,
compelling and coherent argument for a new socio-political and economic
framework to support social innovation on a scarcity to abundance (people
as resource) basis.
Keynotes will be followed by a DESIS UK forum where educators will present
short case studies of community engaged student projects they have
delivered, focused on design for social innovations and sustainability and
share insights they have gained.
The forum will be followed by group discussions, exploring in detail the
topics raised in keynotes and case studies. The day will close with a
plenary session to share feedback on group discussions
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