Imagination in Transitions

By seeing humankind as part of the natural world but not central, how can we start to design education from the perspective of all living beings, or a more than human perspective? Stepping outside our human bubble is the first challenge. Once we have taken this step we will experiment with designing interventions for a ... Read moreMore than human education

How do we use digital technologies to create spaces, works, to communicate, to explore, learn and teach? How do interactive multifunctional spaces and forms within our urban environment look like and how do they challenge us to step out of our comfort zone, think deeper and look further? During this inspirational talk Rich Holland, Experience ... Read moreImagining future urban environments

Co-creating sexy & sustainable futures. In this pressure-cooker diy session we will co-create sustainable futures, using visible and vibrant techniques. Think of prototyping scale models of the AUAS campus that make the energy consumption visible in unexpected ways. Participants explore how they can use, interpret and translate data into a prototype that enable others to ... Read moreCo-creating beyond green. If it looks too good to be green, it probably is.

The Design thinking Open Resources Network (DORP) will be launched during the festival. DORP is aiming to build a collection and a community around design thinking in general and prototypes and imagining in particular. The purpose of the session is to show and share the power of prototypes and imagining for scholars in their daily ... Read moreBeyond post-its Exhibition

The research group ‘Creative Media for Social Change’ seeks to explore ways of using creative methods to tackle issues of diversity and inclusion in research practices. Our participants (students, researchers, and teachers) will share their experiences during this 90-minute interactive panel discussion. We will move beyond theories of what inclusive research can be, and instead ... Read moreHow can we use creative methods for inclusive research?

Entire digital collections are hidden behind a search box. How can we engage with bodies of knowledges that we cannot see and browse?  With a growing focus in digitisation, it is urgent to think about how cultural libraries and historical archives become more accessible. While existing AI and machine learning are useful for commercial products, ... Read moreArchiving the present

The Design thinking Open Resources Network (DORP) will be launched during the festival. DORP is aiming to build a collection and a community around design thinking in general and prototypes and imagining in particular. The purpose of the session is to show and share the power of prototypes and imagining for scholars in their daily ... Read moreBeyond post-its: the educational power of prototypes and imagining