This year’s DMI annual conference will look directly into the five major macro shifts (M5) the world is facing, and how Design, with a capital D, can help in new value creation (nV). Hence the theme, M5+D=nV. ! The content will be inspired by Thomas Lockwood and two leading trend setters—David Butler, head of design for Coca-Cola and recently featured on the cover of Fast Company, and Bruce Nussbaum, professor of innovation at Parsons, and well-known from his extensive writing and blogging for BusinessWeek. Together, they will lead a creative, interactive event with a new and cogent point of view on today’s most important shifts and pressing issues.
The conference will look at these macro shifts, and explore where exactly design fits in:
- The rise and fall of nations—geopolitics
- The rise and fall of generations—new leaders
- Social media—virtual networks and digital clusters
- Urbanization—concentrated cities and cultures
- Sustainability—less is more
Details are available at the conference site at http://www.dmi.org/dmi/html/conference/annual10/conference.htm