Developing a Design Action Plan for Berlin- Design Ecosystem Mapping Workshop
Design Policy Workshop with Anna Whicher and Piotr Swiatek
Join us for an engaging, hands-on workshop led by design policy experts Anna Whicher and Piotr Swiatek.
As Berlin seeks to shape the future of the local design industry, we recognize the importance of collective insight in determining strategic actions.
With our approaching 20th anniversary of being a UNESCO City of Design it is about time to re-define what that means to us.
This workshop is a key step in bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders—government officials, design center managers, academics, designers, businesses, and skills agencies—to collaborate on these critical discussions.
By engaging with varied perspectives, we aim to co-create policies that will drive innovation and strengthen our design ecosystem for the years to come. Your participation is vital in helping us chart a course for the future.
Building on government and peer-reviewed research, Anna and Piotr have developed a design-led approach to map design ecosystems, measure their performance, and co-create impactful policy actions.
Together we will:
Map stakeholders and initiatives in the Design Ecosystem
Examine systemic strengths and weaknesses
Develop actionable policy proposals collaboratively
We look forward to your participation!
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Agenda (subject to change)
09.00-09.30 Coffee and registration
09.30-10.00 Welcome, introductions and context
10.00-10.30 Lessons from design action plans around the world
10.30-11.30 Exercise 1: Map the Design Ecosystem & its Strengths & Weaknesses
11.30-11.45 Break
11.45-12.30 Exercise 2: Visioning the future Design Ecosystem
12.30-13.30 Lunch break
13.30-14.30 Exercise 3: Developing & Prioritising Design Actions
14.30-15.30 Developing a Design Action Plan
15.30-15.45 Break
15.45-16.30 Summary and close
We will provide some snacks and drinks, lunch break can be spend however you would like to.
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About our experts
Prof. Anna Whicher
Anna is Associate Director of Research and Professor of Design and Policy at PDR – International Centre for Design and Research – Cardiff Metropolitan University. Anna is passionate about what design can deliver for businesses, governments and communities.
Anna has supported governments around the world to integrate design into their ways of working, develop design action plans, launch innovation labs, embed design into business support programmes and infuse circular design principles into strategies. Examples of her work include supporting the development of the first National Design Policy for the Philippines, delivering transformation through design within the European Central Bank and renewing government lab operating models in the UK and Latvia.
Mr. Piotr Swiatek
Piotr is a Strategic Projects Manager in the Design Policy team at PDR and coordinates a number of international knowledge transfer and research projects. Piotr has worked on design interventions in local, regional, national and supranational governments including Welsh Government, various departments of HM Government, Latvian Government and European Central Bank.
His work contributed to development of design policies in Latvia, Poland, Ireland, France, Barbados and the Philippines among others. He is one of Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Global Academy Fellows exploring the topic of ‘Design for Democracy’ . Since May 2020, he is an elected board member to the European design network – BEDA, Bureau of European Design Associations, working on the Next Generation Design Policy for Europe.
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Registration
The ticket will be confirmed (latest by first week of November) after an evaluation. We intend to ensure a qualified and diverse gathering of participants and will decide upon motivation and representation of sectors/disciplines.
This workshop is initiated by the Senate Department of Economic Affairs and supported by Berlin Partner and Berlin Design e.V.
Please reach out to Alina if you have any questions: alina.rathke@senweb.berlin.de