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Description In the last three decades, the design field has undergone significant transformations, marked by diversification, complexity, and integration with various sectors, including technology. Initially focused on form and function, design has since expanded to drive social, ecological, cultural, and digital innovations. Two major revolutions—digital and service—have reshaped the discipline. Today, faced with environmental challenges …

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Location Zaragoza, Spain Date 11/12 March 2024 Hours 10:00AM – 07:30PM CET Description The III ESDA DESIS Social Design Days, organized by the ESDA DESIS Lab, are set to take place in Zaragoza, Spain from March 11th to 12th, 2024. This highly anticipated event promises to provide an enriching platform for exploring social innovation through …

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Closing event of DEIS – Design And Social Innovation seminar by DESIS Lab PROJEKT of the University of Nimes

The Aragonese Superior School of Art and Design (ESDA), in Zaragoza, Spain, is hosting for the first time the “ESDA Social Design Days”. The event focused on reflecting on educational interventions and experiences on Social Design, Social Innovation and Design Activism.

This closing event promotes the mission of the Center for Design as a place and a space for interdisciplinary research at Northeastern and celebrates the conclusion of a week-long series of activities to showcase and debate design-led research projects and initiatives: Keynotes, panels, workshops and exhibitions will physically and virtually welcome Northeastern’s research community, partners and all design-related organizations to reaffirm the inextricable relationship between design as a discipline and design as a practice.

The outcomes of the World Design Impact Prize 2021 will be presented in a 90-minute World Design Talks on 23 November from 1:30pm – 3pm UTC, with the participation of DESIS International Coordinator Teresa Franqueira. It will be an opportunity to recognize the three finalist projects and learn about the ways they are using design to make a difference in communities around the world.

O encontro com o tema: Como promover a inovação social em países lusófonos através do DESIGN? O Exemplo da DESIS Network, pretende reflectir sobre o papel dos DESIS Lab nos países de Língua Oficial Portuguesa, e discutir a criação de pontes entre os Laboratórios existentes e apoiar a criação de novos Laboratórios.