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DESIGNATHON is a 24-hour online hackathon for design students who will become the next generation of designers. It is an opportunity to compete against the best design students across the globe in a fast-paced environment and test your design thinking, management as well as collaboration skills. The teams will be responding to evolving needs and […]
Visionaries are invited to submit ideas aiming to prevent or reduce the accidental accessing by children of medications in pill minders, pill organizers or pill dispensers. The innovator(s) with the best idea, potential technology, or potential solution will receive up to $100,000 in grant funding, access to the global JLABS network and mentorship from experts […]
We live—and work—in difficult, punishing times, and designers need more support than ever before. That’s why resilience is our theme for DesignOps 2020. We’ll explore how individual DesignOps practitioners, teams, and organizations harness resilience to adapt, survive, and thrive. As DesignOps is new, many solo DesignOps practitioners and operations-minded designers are functioning as DesignOps Teams […]
Connect with speakers and Adobe product experts in live chats. Build community with creatives from around the world and participate in collaborative art projects. Make plans to register for Adobe Max and join us for a uniquely immersive and engaging digital experience, guaranteed to inspire. Three full days of luminary speakers, celebrity appearances, musical performances, […]
In October, join us for the largest JAM event in history, as your favourite product conference shifts online. As always, we'll be serving up our signature blend of candid stories to help you build great products, and lead your team through turbulent times – but this time, tune in from the comfort of your home! […]
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, manager of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory will support this challenge as advisors by offering insight into the possibilities that exist through research and technology development aboard the orbiting laboratory. During this fast-paced virtual Interdesign workshop, space industry leaders and researchers, as well as […]
The IDC 2020 is the world’s premier design event: an immersive and virtual experience packed with expert presentations, skill-building workshops, and global networking opportunities. Grow your knowledge across industrial, experience, service, medical, UX/UI design and other creative disciplines, and advance your ability to innovate during sessions from industry experts at AirBnB, Microsoft, Puma, SHiFT Design Camp, […]
Global Leaders in Urban Wellbeing to Meet September 15-17. As the world continues to urbanize, and as 2020 has already showcased, cities are increasingly facing challenges of public health, economic development, social inequality, and environmental degradation. Urban leaders need to take an active role and transform urban life by placing wellbeing at the heart of […]
As we continue to place unsustainable demand on our finite resources, the imperative for businesses to respond and adapt becomes increasingly critical. Over the last few decades, products have been designed for obsolescence and without much regard for their lifecycle’s impact on the environment. As a consumerist society, it will take a drastic shift to […]
ONE HOME, ONE PLANET (OHOP) is an action-orientated event, that’s going virtual this year. Over two days, it brings together 300 purpose-driven, ideas-led doers, thinkers and influencers from across different fields. Together, we break down barriers to solving key social and environmental challenges facing the world – challenges that now, more than ever, need urgent […]
UN Women in Asia and the Pacific and WDO have launched a World Design Challenge to create a global mobilization of design professionals in an effort to brainstorm, research and ideate innovative solutions to the egregious reality of violence against women and girls (VAWG). Violence against women is learned, and can therefore be unlearned or […]
