Co-imagining the future

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DATE & TIME
May 11, 2023, 18:00 - 19:00 CET
DURATION
1 hour
WORKLOAD
1 hour
LANGUAGE
English
PRICE
Free

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DESCRIPTION

Co-imagination is a new space for innovation and positive change. According to the Croatian-Austrian philosopher Ivan Illich, over-industrialisation has turned humans into slaves of the tools that were supposed to serve us. This also counts for designers. In this talk, Uday Dandavate, design activist and ethnographer of social imagination, will encourage designers who want to explore their role as enablers of meaning-making to stop focusing on tools and embrace a new mindset.

Designers can fuel the imagination of stakeholders and enable a ‘co-imagination’ process by influencing how stakeholders learn and act collaboratively. Moreover, we can help envision the future social impact of innovations and provide an ethical lens for building roadmaps and designing positive interventions towards a better future. Join this session to learn and participate in a dialogue on co-imagination, caring and sharing.

OUTCOMES

  • Learn what co-imagination is all about

  • Find ways to become an enabler of meaning-making

  • Envision the impact of innovations on future society

FORMAT

The talk will happen live via Zoom.

STUDY POINTS

This talk is worth 1 SDC study point.

KEYWORDS

Social design, co-creation, participatory design

360° SERIES

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ABILITY 03 - Mind the consequences
LEVEL - EXplore

360° SERIES

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ABILITY 03 - Mind the consequences
LEVEL - EXplore

DATE & TIME
May 11, 2023, 18:00 - 19:00 CET
WORKLOAD
1 hour
PRICE
Free
DURATION
1 hour
LANGUAGE
English

If you are not yet a member of our online campus, this link will take you to the registration page. Membership is free but required to sign up for activities.

Meet the speaker

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A design activist, poet, and ethnographer of social imagination, Uday Dandavate (United States) is Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University as well as CEO of SonicRim Ltd., a San Francisco-based design research company specialising in co-creation. He has consulted for Fortune 100 companies translating leading-edge technologies into culturally, behaviourally, and socially relevant and meaningful experiences.

Uday has travelled extensively around the world, studying and connecting with all kinds of people and cultures, and watching and participating as they change over time.

In his professional capacity, as well as through blogging, teaching, speaking, and facilitating, Uday provokes fresh perspectives that help to humanise technologies and democratise design. Hey recently published an evocative collection of poems, ”a window for a home without walls," that help communicate values and sensitivities about life, imagination and design to readers worldwide. Uday is currently involved in projects applying machine learning and autonomous technologies toward the future of mobility. He is also engaged in developing innovative services for the healthcare industry.

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