Program
DESIGN REPURPOSED FOR RADICAL RECONNECTION
DesignDisco works towards two foundational goals: to change how design is taught and to teach how design has changed. As we face an uncertain geologic future, DD Lab 2.0 fosters radical reconnection with our Earthly roots. With a pro-social and -planet-friendly outlook, the primary concern of the upcoming workshop is to cultivate a generative pedagogic space for design practices, discovering new ways of learning and unlearning in unison. How can we work towards more regenerative outcomes?
WHEN
6–9 February 2025
WHERE
Berlin, Germany
WHO
Design, education, and creative industry professionals and post-graduate students.
Cross-Collaborative Experimentation
Encompassing an open-source mindset, participants will engage in coactive projects and interactive discussions, encouraging interdisciplinary cross-pollination of ideas.
Redefining Design Education
DD Lab will explore design education's challenges and opportunities, prompting participants to envision new pedagogical approaches, methodologies, and curricula.
Innovative Design Experiences
DD Lab aims to develop engaging strategies and frameworks that can be recontextualized as meaningful design experiences for teens at our Summer Studio 2025.
Networking and Knowledge Exchange
Attendees will have the chance to connect with like-minded professionals, discover a global network beyond DesignDisco, and establish new collaborative methods.
We invite designers, educators, researchers, creative thinkers, and practitioners from around the globe to take part in our program consisting of Design Sprints, Ecology Workshops, Field Trips and additional custom-devised experiences, acting in the context of our immediate environment.
From subverting notions of authoritative knowledge to critical (self)reflection and sharing work in progress, our educational program advances an innovative, intuitive, and interactive approach to design education. DD Lab 2.0 platforms a hands-on approach where participants exchange ideas, challenge conventions, and collectively prototype new forms of design education.
Join us for this cooperative DD Lab 2.0 in Berlin as we embody the attitude of progressive design models: Changing Design, Designing Change.