Welcome!
This interdisciplinary course examines the social condition of where and
how we live in the context of the Faculty of Design’s primary mandate
‘Design and Humanity’. The significant impact that intelligent and
sustainable design can have on people’s lives and the considerable
responsibility that the designer has to society are critical factors in
shaping behaviour and turning research and perception into action.
Strategies for change are channeled into potential project solutions in
this course through the research, discussion and debate of current
societal issues.
As the name of this course explains, this is a working think tank,
meaning that while you are in the classroom (and outside of it as you
work on projects) you will be actively thinking and discussing design.
However, it is also a “do” tank. This requires you to actually “do,” to
put your thoughts into action by creating tangible results of your
research and discussion. You will be working in groups on projects that
will ask you to think about new concepts in new ways. You will be asked
to use design as a tool for creating solutions to challenges we face –
from the small, day to day obstacles we encounter to the complex
problems we face as a society. But first you must discover what you are
trying to solve. Through brainstorming, researching and prototyping,
you will work as a team and independently to uncover opportunities to
use design and then create solutions that are intelligent,
conscientious, meaningful, and beautiful. You will be asked to present
these design proposals in a clear and compelling manner to your peers
and professor.
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