The week will feature five days of virtual and in-person programming in cities around the country from April 25-29.
Design Museum Everywhere announces the first Design Museum Week, which will feature five days of virtual and in-person programming in cities around the country from April 25-29, 2022. The week features 40+ virtual sessions with industry leaders in design, business, and social impact from Netflix, Steelcase, Autodesk, Pentagram, Gensler, and more. All of the virtual sessions will be available to registrants after the program so participants can learn asynchronously. Participants can also attend in-person evening receptions in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, and Portland, Oregon.
The program will explore innovation and urgent topics in design across twelve impact areas: workplace, community, business, play, entrepreneurship, sustainability, education, healthcare, social impact, data visualization, vibrant cities, and civic innovation. The schedule is a mix of keynote presentations, interactive workshops, panels, and lightning talks to spark conversations, inspire, and educate professionals across design fields. There are programs for both emerging and established design professionals as well as design enthusiasts.
Participants will be invited to consider what’s next for themselves as well as their community, workplace, and the planet. Centering historically underrepresented communities is a common thread, from how to apply an equity lens to data visualization to an investigation of the Black experience in design. There are several sessions on work; professionals can receive guidance on how to embrace their passions in their current jobs and future careers, and employers will learn how to design happy workplaces that foster talent. At the same time, leading voices in sustainability will present on how every designer can lower their carbon footprint as well as reimagine an education system that is both healthy and sustainable.
“The presenters will bring unique perspectives to the unprecedented moment we’re in, and how designers and non-designers alike can implement immediate change for themselves and their broader communities,” said Jocelyn Rice, Design Museum Everywhere’s Director of Design Thought Leadership.
Ren DeCherney, Director of Materials, Impact Group at the International Living Future Institute, will serve as the week’s emcee. Select presenters include: Dr. Tracy Brower, Vice President of Workplace Insight, Steelcase; Danielle Elise, Founder & Chief Community Officer, All Black Creatives; Eric Corey Freed, Director of Sustainability, CannonDesign; Kristen Jeffers, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Kristen Jeffers Media, Karina Ruiz, Founding Principal, BRIC Architecture, Inc., Dr. Jonathan Schwabish, Founder, PolicyViz; and Aaron Williams, Senior Data Visualization Engineer, Netflix.
Evening receptions will be at Center for Design at Northeastern in Boston (April 25 & April 29), DLR Group in New York City (April 26), Coleman & Associates in Austin (April 26), JE Dunn Construction in Portland, OR (April 26), ThoughtMatter in New York City (April 27), Essential Design in Boston (April 28), and Astro Studios in San Francisco (April 28).
Design Museum Week is supported by Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT), DuaneMorris, iRobot, and ThoughtMatter.
Design Museum Week is April 25-29, 2022; tickets are available now at designmuseumweek.org.
About Design Museum Everywhere:
Design Museum Everywhere is a nonprofit, nomadic museum of design. Our mission: bring the transformative power of design everywhere. We inspire people by showing what’s possible through public exhibitions, events, and content. We educate people to become creative problem solvers using the design process. We transform, using design to take action and make change, demonstrating its impact. Learn more: designmuseumeverywhere.org.
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