ReDesignEd
rethinking design education
Nothing in design – as everywhere else in life – starts without education.
Through the ReDesignEd platform, our network of distinguished design educators, drawn from an egalitarian cross-section of forward-thinking institutions from around the world, define new educational parameters for change of existing, along with the new and necessary, design learning to fill 21st century demands.
The task, at a minimum, is to build a broad-based future-proofed body of integrated social, economic and technological knowledge. To analyze the creative routes for both intellectual and skills mastery, as well as sensory and experiential attributes, of design awareness and education, and to map out processes and paths for specialization, diversity and interdisciplinarity to succeed together in innovative practice.
Current Initiatives
Educators Forum
The ReDesignEd Educators Forum, an annual international event, addresses contemporary developments and challenges which inform changes and innovations to design curricula and methods.
Global Experimental Live-Lab (GEL-Lab) Design Studio
The GloWD GEL-Lab is a multi-week global digital design studio, comprising 400 students and 40 faculty from 40 countries, which experimentally explores new design education structures and processes.
'Right global design' depends on creativity, compassion, education, innovation, inspiration and collaboration.
Globally We Design
A new universal curriculum outcome + creation of a collaborative effort and network of visionary design educators and professionals built upon the foundation of a global design education charter
Rethinking and updating design education is paramount for meaningful, timely, vital and responsive solutions to topical and pressing world challenges. ReDesignEd presents an ongoing focus on education, its development and refinement as led by the developments and factors affecting world and societal change.
The platform provides the opportunity to harness the power of design at this given point in time, capitalizing on social, economic, political and educational shifts globally to create a new distinctiveness for design and its education through the identification of a new universal curriculum framework. It also begins the formation and collaboration of a broad but deep spectrum of global design educators and practitioners who understand the need to innovatively redefine design education for the 21st century.
It exists to identify, explore, redefine and codify a new vision for the education of future generations of designers and for the benefit of society as a whole.
In today's fast-paced, ever-evolving environment and generationally extended and diversified workforce, people possess and experience an unparalleled awareness of and access to knowledge, tools and resources – making everyone potentially a 'designer'. What therefore is the role of future design professionals and how should they be educated and trained?
There is an ever-increasing criticism of traditional models of higher education, and the emphasis, value and role of design within societies and economies potentially on the rise. Under such conditions the opportunity abounds for the power of design to lead the way in responsibly and innovatively shaping our future world – whether through communication, the built environment, infrastructure, industry, commerce, culture, human wellbeing and life quality, or in education.
The ReDesignEd initiatives are run annually and to address issues, challenges and gaps necessary to be addressed for a meaningful, wholesome and relevant design education.
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