Experiences on new design approach
Head of Design Research & Foresight at Nokia Anna Valtonen guided us to the topics of the day through speaking about her own view on how design and the role of a designer is changing. One of the greatest emerging trends is for a designer to take a more societal approach in design thus making design a tool on how to think about the society. She also agreed with John Kao, who had given an inspirational speech the night before in the opening ceremony, that the main role of designers today is to attempt to find solutions to wicked problems, questions that are growing to be more and more complex.
The presentations that followed gave excellent examples on what we can do with design today. They made the participants think what is design, what do designers do and how can we enable design to contribute the shaping of the society towards a more sustainable direction.
We have had the pleasure of hearing several persons share their experiences on New Design Approaches. What thoughts did these trigger in you? Please comment and discuss.
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