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2007 DMI Design and Design Management Performance Series

The 32nd International Design Management Conference

Thinking Ahead >

The Changing Role of Design and Design Management in Business

 

September 23-26, 2007
Kingsmill Resort & Spa

Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
 

This schedule is tentative and subject to change. It was last updated on August 8, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007

1:00 - 3:00

Check-in
 

3:00 - 3:15

  Opening Remarks, Opening Session, & Group Activity
 

3:15 - 4:15

  Money Is Green

Hartmut Esslinger, Founder, frog design

 

4:15 - 5:00

  Design Thinking: How this Concept Creates Opportunities within the Integrated Practices of Design and Business

Christopher Vice, Chairperson, Visual Communication Design, Indiana University

 

5:00 - 6:00

  Group Activity
 

6:30 - 7:30

  Reception
 

7:30 - 9:00

  Dinner
Monday, September 24, 2007
 

9:00 - 10:00

  Designing Futures

Jim Dator, Professor and Director, Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies, University of Hawaii

 

10:00 - 11:00

  The Real Trends: The Trends that “Really” Impact the Market

Lucia Chrometzka, Concept Designer & Coordinator of International Network, Future Concept Lab (Italy)
Elisabetta Pasini, Senior Consultant, Future Concept Lab

 

11:00 - 11:30

  Break
 

11:30 - 12:30

  The Four Orders of Design

Richard Buchanan, Professor and Head of the School of Design, Carnegie-Mellon University

 

12:30 - 2:00

  Lunch
 

2:00 - 3:00

  The Paradox of Success

David Griffiths, Design Management Consultant, Aliagroup (UK/India)

 

3:00 - 3:30

  Break
 

3:30 - 5:15

  Timemachine Breakouts
 

6:30 - 7:30

  Reception
 

7:30 - 9:00

  Dinner
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
 

9:00 - 9:45

  Design has a Seat at the Strategy Table. Now What?

Lee Green, VP, IBM Brand and Values Experience, IBM Corporation

 

9:45 - 10:45

  Thinking Ahead: Road Signs of the Global Economy

Jeff Dietrich, Senior Analyst, Ecotrends

 

10:45 - 11:15

  Break
 

11:15 - 12:00

  Culture, Community and Commerce: Designing Better Brands in the Age of Transparency

Jeannette Hanna, VP, Brand Strategy, Cundari SFP (Canada)

 

12:00 - 1:30

  Lunch
 

1:30 - 2:15

  Responsible Design and the Triple Bottom Line

James Woudhuysen, Professor of Forecasting and Innovation, De Montfort University (UK)

 

2:15 - 3:00

  Panel Discussion
 

3:00 - 6:30

  Recreational Activities and Breakout Discussions
 

6:30 - 7:30

  Reception
 

7:30 - 9:00

  Dinner
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
 

9:00 - 9:45

  The Next Design Opportunity: The Role of the Workplace in Achieving Innovation

Peter Lawrence, Chairman, Corporate Design Foundation

 

9:45 - 10:45

  Delivering Long-Term Design Value in a Short-Term World

Jesse James Garrett, Director, Adaptive Path

 

10:45 - 11:15

  Break
 

11:15 - 12:15

  The Future of Design Is Not What It Used To Be

Gianfranco Zaccai, President & CEO, Continuum

 

12:15 - 12:30

  Closing Remarks