HiAk wishes to welcome Kjeller Science Park to the NORDCODE seminar 26 May 2010.
Nordic network for research on communicative product design:
The seminar is a collaboration between The Research Council of Norway, Campus Kjeller and Akershus University College. An aim for this seminar is to discuss how an interplay of research and practice in design can explore the concepts of participation and dialogue. This concerns the following issues:
- aesthetic qualities of physical products and objects
- user involvement as a driving force for sustainable innovation
- implications for research, practice and industry
26 May
"Key note speakers", Auditorium E 101, at Akershus University College.
12:00 Coffee and fruit
12:30 Introduction HiAk
12:45 Introduction NORDCODE
13:00 1st Keynote; Kurt Aagard Nielsen (Prof. II HiAk) and Birger Steen Nielsen, Roskilde University.
"Artistic Sence - a key concept in action research -two examples from development of sketches for change in fishing industry and in cultivated landscape"
14:00 2nd Keynote lecture; Liz Sanders, Ohio State University
"Sustainable Innovation through Participatory Prototyping"
15:00 Break: Coffee and fruit
15:30 3rd Keynote lecture; Anders Warell, Lund University
"From the material to the immaterial: Rethinking user experiences through design"
16:30 Norsk Form , "Design without Borders - a tool for development"
16:50 Campus Kjeller, "Campus Kjeller: “Design - a tool for increased innovation and value creation”
17:00 Beverage and snacks
The seminar is organized and hosted by the Department of Product Design, Akershus University College (HiAk). The seminar is supported by The Research Council of Norway and Campus Kjeller.
For more information about NORDCODE: http://www.nordcode.net/
Free admission.
Publisert den 19.05.2010