Using design to inspire change and create awareness

These 10 Design Indaba Conference Talks reveal how design thinking across any discipline can act as a vehicle for positive and substantial change.

The texture of racism & slavery in the United States – a talk by Tia Blassingame

Talks > Design Activism / Product Design

"I made a headscarf that talks about the accumulation of wealth through slavery, as the black body as gold but also seeming worthless." >

8 Sep 15
Tom Hulme on technology as a design tool

Talks > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Interaction Design

The founder of OpenIDEO tells us why we have to stop being afraid of technology. >

19 Nov 14
Bland Hoke and Howard Chambers on cities working for people.

Talks > Design Activism / Interaction Design

Bland Hoke and Howard Chambers explore how design can transform cities, making them more dynamic and turning them into real community assets. >

20 Sep 13
Carly Berger on sustainable housing solutions

Talks > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

Carly Berger investigates how green housing solutions can successfully be implemented in neighbourhoods. >

19 Sep 12
Y Tsai on how to use design to make a social impact

Talks > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Product Design

Y Tsai uses his past and current projects to demonstrate how designers can make a dent in the universe by means of social improvement. >

14 Sep 12
Heinrich Wolff on architecture as a force of social change

Talks > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

Heinrich Wolff considers post-apartheid architecture in South Africa and the new role of the architect. >

6 Sep 12
Fibra: Design as a tool to change perspectives

Talks > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

Fibra are using design as a tool to change perceptions and ultimately change the world. >

19 Jan 12
Kiran Bir Sethi does it for the kids

Talks > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Feel it, imagine it, do it and then share it. That’s what Kiran Bir Sethi is urging children to do to make the world a better place. >

1 Sep 11
William Drenttel on design's global impact

Talks > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration

Promoting social entrepreneurship and applying design innovation to impact the world is what creativity is about for the William Drenttel (1953-2013). >

13 Jul 11
Bruce Mau on change and crises

Talks > Design Activism / Design Thinking

What we need in a time of crisis is love, ambition and a redesign of the entire human environment as a work of art. >

6 Sep 10

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