Design Solutions
for Humanitarian Crises
Sadly, sudden humanitarian crises appear time and again. Even more sadly, instant organized help is hard to obtain. This needs to change.
Unfortunately, we can hardly predict and even harder prevent humanitarian crises like earthquakes, floods etc. from happening. But the way we deal with organizing help in a short time to help the affected people in terms of rescue, provision of basic human needs as well as restoration of buildings can be improved immensely.
„In the last resort, a civilization depends on its general ideas.“
Sir Patrick Geddes
Just like all N:VISION Workshops, the foundation of this workshop is the idea of bringing Design and Sustainability together in their original sense and discover an inspiring and fruitful future for designers who seek to use their creative skills to make a change. The ongoing paradigm change towards an information society proves that we are doing the right thing at the right time.
Based on this foundation, this particular workshop deals with climate change. It will present the visible and measurable climate effects and the scientific state of the art. Along four consecutive lectures and the guidance and assitstence through an individual project, we will examine different factors forwarding climate change and ultimately come up with strategies, products, processes and services that either balance out current phenomenons or prevent future scenarios from happening.
Duration: 5 days
Participants: 20-25
Open for: Designers of all kinds as well as relatable disciplines
Objectives and Outcomes
Experience another form of Design
which is as old as humans themselves and has the potential to serve humanity other than maximizing profits.
Understand Sustainability
rather as a human instinct of existence and preservation rather than another greenwashing marketing trend.
Combine Design and Sustainability
to find out they are not that far apart from each other and discover their explosive potential to change the world.
Learn about a specific field
all aspects of it, the recent state of the art and factors contributing to or fighting against the development.
Find out why the time is perfect
since one meta-trend is replacing the other, leading to profound changes in all segments of our society.
Explore potential fields of action
for you personally and your further creative career according to your personal values, interests and talents.
Prepare an individual project
free of choice according to your values, interests and talents and find inspiration to make your project a reality.
Practise Design Thinking methods
which give you guidance through every stage of your creative process towards the desired result.
Feel inspired and empowered
to dedicate your professional career to Sustainable Design and making this world a better place.
What we want to do
The intention of our workshop is not to train designers to serve specific companies.
Instead, we want to let them explore and manifest their individual and independent professional path,
serving the greater goal of a sustainable future for everyone.
Prices
Our prices vary depending on the region and our logistic expenses.
Please contact us for specific offers.
