IDEO Know How Talk THU: Designmatters at Art Center College of Design

[Scott Underwood]

Know How Talks at IDEO
Thu, 7/31/08 5:00 pm
IDEO Cafe*
Free and open to the public
See bottom for venue, schedule, and more details

Designmatters at Art Center College of Design
With a core mission to advocate for designers as pivotal contributors to a relevant dialogue about the critical issues of our time, Designmatters represents one of the most dynamic educational directions at Art Center today.

Launched in 2001 and overseen by the International Initiatives Department, the program is an effective college-wide mechanism for forging strategic partnerships with local, national and international social sector agencies and leading industry, engaging students and faculty in projects that are interdisciplinary, research-driven, and yield real-world results. In 2003, the United Nations Department of Public Information designated Art Center an NGO, or non-governmental organization, in recognition of Designmatters’ service to society.
 
Led by Art Center President Richard Koshalek and Designmatters cofounders Erica Clark and Mariana Amatullo, this presentation will provide an overview of the program and will focus on highlighting the methodologies behind a few exemplary social impact projects from the considerable portfolio of work produced to date.
 
Presenters
Richard Koshalek, President
Erica Clark, Senior Vice President, International Initiatives
Mariana Amatullo, Vice President, International Initiatives and Director, Designmatters
 
Art Center College of Design
http://www.artcenter.edu/designmatters


Upcoming Know How Talks
Thu     8/14/08    5:00    Dan Pink
   Writer, speaker, author of Free Agent Nation and A Whole New Mind will discuss the making of The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need (illustrated by Rob Ten Pas), the first Western business book in Japanese manga comic format. Dan will also talk about the manga industry, which he studied to Tokyo on a Japan Society Media Fellowship.
     
Thu    8/21/08    5:00     Eric Gower
   Chef, author, Breakaway Cooking, will speak and do some live cooking, menu and subjects to be determined     

Thu    8/28/08    5:00     Jennifer Warren
   Prinicipal, Ormondale School, will discuss her recent research on the effects of "No Child Left Behind."      

Thu    9/04/08    5:00     pending
               
Thu    9/11/08    5:00     Bruce Ames
   Biochemist, Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland; Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food mentioned his theory that a lack of micronutrients is leading to obesity
     
Thu    9/18/08    5:00     Vandana Pant, Julie Lazar, artist to be named later
    The director of development and a guest curator at the Montalvo Arts Center will discuss the center and present an artist in performance.

*The Know How Talks are usually held on Thursdays at 5:00,
in IDEO's Palo Alto cafe next to our lobby at 100 Forest.
Enter from the alley between Alma St and High St.

The talks are open to the public. No need to RSVP.

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-Scott Underwood
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