Design Futures & Foresighting

5th Annual Doctor of Design Symposium on Design Research

Friday, August 19, 2022: 8:45 am – 1:50 pm, virtual

The Doctor of Design (DDes) program is excited to present this milestone event. In welcoming our newest Cohort of outstanding student-practitioners, we mark the fifth anniversary of the program and anticipate the 75th anniversary of the College of Design. The virtual DDes Symposium begins with the big picture—Design Futures—and what that may mean for technology, business strategy, identity, and research in design.

Gjoko Muratovski, noted thought leader in graphic design and design research, will open the Symposium with a keynote address on the Future of Design Education in the Research University. The Keynote will be followed by two foresighting panels: 

• I. Professional Identity, Authenticity, and Ethics in Design, and
• II. How Design Organizations Meet the Future: Strategic Design Leadership.

Who Should Attend?

We encourage our traditional design partners and anyone interested in the future of design to attend this transdisciplinary event, including graduate students, faculty, design practitioners, and business professionals. CEUs are available for architects and landscape architects on request.

Register to attend for free:

Schedule

Keynote Presentation:

Gjoko Muratovski, noted thought leader in graphic design and design research, will open the Symposium with a keynote address on the Future of Design Education in the Research University.

Panel I:

Professional Identity, Authenticity, and Ethics in Design

Panel II:

How Design Organizations Meet the Future: Strategic Design Leadership

Past Immersion Weeks

View speaker information, agendas and past recordings of immersion weeks:

Current Immersion Week  
2022 February Forum 
2021 August Immersion Week 
2021 March Immersion Week 
2020 August Immersion Week  
2019 Immersion Week 
2018 Immersion Week 

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