Andrea Chen | The Evolution of Social Entrepreneurship in New Orleans (Part 1)

2011 IDSA Midwest District Conference
St. Louis, MO
04.02.11

About the Talk: You may have deep knowledge of design. Perhaps even a ocean’s worth of wisdom in a particular design discipline. But what do you know about the design industry? This talk features a number of ideas about the industry, what challenges it faces today and where it could be headed.

Submitted by tadkins on November 20, 2011 - 5:16pm

JohnPaul Kusz, FIDSA | Design and Default

2011 IDSA Midwest District Conference
St. Louis, MO
04.02.11

About the Talk: Break out your crystal balls. And then break them. The future just can’t be known. Or can it? In this talk, we get a history lesson that could presage the history of the future—the near-term future—and we get some deep insights into how designers can help shape the world we will be designing for.

Submitted by tadkins on November 20, 2011 - 4:38pm

Dan Formosa | Museums, the Midwest and the Infield Fly Rule

2011 IDSA Midwest District Conference
St. Louis, MO
04.02.11

About the Talk: Are designers obsessed with winning awards? Why do so many designers abhor the mass market? Has that always been true? Dan Formosa travels around the United States to give us a history lesson in consumerism that raises (and may answer) a few crucial questions all designers must deal with.

Submitted by tadkins on November 20, 2011 - 4:23pm

Stephen Wurth, IDSA | Outreach: Rethinking Responsible Design

2011 IDSA Midwest District Conference
St. Louis, MO
04.01.11

About the Talk: Responsible design tends to be nebulous—in a good way. The designer’s mind and processes can be used in almost any context to contribute to the greater good. In this talk, we learn how IDSA’s St. Louis chapter has been leveraged as a community collaborator in St. Louis to help bring a number of locally-focused initiatives to life.