Running parallel to Global Grad Show will be an open knowledge exchange for young designers on the issues and technologies that will shape the future of design, in which seasoned academics and design professionals share advice on career progression, creativity and innovation.
A new initiative this year, the Creativity Forum is the social component of Global Grad Show - an open knowledge exchange where culture, education, and business meet. Through a series of workshops, panel discussions and lectures, young designers can discover the issues and understand the technologies that will shape the future of design. They will also have the opportunity to connect with educators, producers, investors, future advisors, collaborators, and partners.
Taking place on Wednesday 26 October in d3 (building 4, atrium), Global Grad Show Creativity Forum will examine the following themes:
What Design Should Do
Wednesday 26 October, 10:00
Professors from the Global Grad Show’s participating schools discuss the most urgent issues facing young designers. Each speaker will give a brief statement on what she or he feels is the most important question that design should be addressing. After the statements, the discussion will be opened to the audience.
Format: Town Hall discussion
What we want
Wednesday 26 October, 12:30
Professionals working in design-related disciplines explain what young designers need to know in order to make the transition from student to professional. Speakers will include investors, publicists, and IP lawyers. They will briefly explain "what we want” from a potential collaborator and what young designers should do to increase their chances of getting hired, getting attention, getting funded, etc.
Format: Short presentations, followed by audience Q & A
What I Wish I Knew
Wednesday 26 October, 14:30
Designers reflect on their career paths and identify key lessons for young designers. Each presentation will be about 20 minutes in length and will respond to the topic ‘What I wish I knew’.
Format: Short presentations, followed by audience Q & A
Build things that matter to you
Wednesday 26 October, 16:30
Vaibhav Chhabra, the co-founder of Maker’s Asylum and an instructor at MIT Media Lab’s health teach lab in India, will give a keynote presentation on setting up a maker's asylum in India and the different maker spaces he has visited across the world. The talk will focus on the culture and importance of these spaces for inspiring creativity and innovation.
Format: Lecture, followed by audience Q & A
For more information on Global Grad Show go to www.globalgradshow.com