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Organized by
DMI – the Design Management Institute
in collaboration with Lancester University, ESSEC Business School, & SDA Bocconi School of Management
14-15 April, 2008
ESSEC Business School, Cergy-Pontoise, Paris, France
Registration Notice: As of 2 April, registration is open to the public. There is limited availibility so register soon. Please use the PDF registration form.
The schedule (pdf) has been announced.
The Design Management Institute (DMI, Thomas Lockwood), in collaboration with Lancaster University, UK, ESSEC Business School, France, and SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy, are inviting researchers and practitioners from all fields to submit a paper proposal for the International DMI Education Conference, which will take place 14-15 April, 2008 at ESSEC Business School in Paris.
The title of the conference is “Design Thinking: New Challenges for Designers, Managers and Organizations.” The conference committee, chaired by Thomas Lockwood of DMI and supported by Sabine Junginger of Lancaster University, includes Rachel Cooper of Lancaster University, Herve Mathé of ESSEC Business School, Brigitte Borja de Mozota of Brunel University, and Gabriella Lajocono of SDA Bocconi School of Management. We are interested in papers that contribute to theory building, provide examples of empirical research, or use case studies to illustrate how, when, and why designing turns into an organizational asset and a tool for managers. This conference is open to members from academia, business, government agencies, and other researchers and practitioners whose work relates to the topic of design in the organization.
This conference will be a forum for the exchange of ideas, academic research models and best practices among academics and practitioners from across the world. Proceedings of the conference will help participants better understand ways to manage the design management and innovation process in the global and digital era.
We are now seeking submissions of a broad range of papers within the overarching theme of design thinking and design and innovation management education, including those focused on theory-building and empirical research as well as case studies. Interested individuals from academia, businesses, government agencies, or other parties are all invited to contribute to this conference. The program will comprise keynote presentations, panel discussions with key opinion-formers in the field, and full paper presentations.
Best papers of the conference, subject to meeting the necessary editorial standards, will be published in a special issue of DMI Design Management Academic Journal.
Abstract Deadline: 21 December 2007
Program Chair
Thomas Lockwood, PhD
President, DMI
101 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02111-1350 USA
Conference Coordinator
Sabine Junginger, PhD
Lecturer Product Design and Design Management
Lancaster Institute for Contemporary Arts (LICA)
Lancaster University
Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
Scientific Committee
Prof. Rachel Cooper, PhD
Lancaster University, UK
Prof. Herve Mathé, PhD
ESSEC Business School, France
Prof. Brigitte Borja de Mozota, PhD
Brunel University
Prof. Gabriella Lajocono
SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy
Research Tracks and Chairs
Track 1:
How designers think: The role of design thinking in society
Prof. Rachel Cooper, Lancaster University, UK
Track 2:
Design thinking and change: Innovation and design in service industries
Prof. Herve Mathe, ESSEC Business School, France
Track 3:
Design thinking and the postmodern organization
Prof. Brigitte Borja de Mozota, Brunel University, UK
Track 4:
Design thinking and innovation models
Prof. Gabriella Lojacono, Bocconi School of Management, Italy
We are also interested in broad and specific questions related to topics such as:
What is the relationship between decision-making and design thinking?
What kinds of case studies are needed or available?
How should the industry and academia work together regarding design thinking?
What is the role of design management in service design?
Authors are encouraged to consider these and other questions that look at the emerging challenges that design thinking poses for the field of design management.
Registration Notice: As of 2 April, registration is open to the public. There is limited availibility so register soon. Please use the PDF registration form.
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