Social concerns - People centered design as a tool for change

Social Concerns - People centered design as a tool for change

Presented by Rama Gheerawo, Innovation Leader and Research Fellow at
the Helen Hamlyn Centre, Royal College of Art, UK.

LOCATION:
Adaptive Environments
200 Portland Street, First Floor
Boston, MA 02114

The night lecture begins at 6:00 and is $10 for members, students and
faculty, and $20 for non-members.

All of our lectures offer CEU credits for architects and designers.

Appetizers will be provided by Garden of Eden Cafe.

Be sure to make time to see our new exhibits, check out some of the
great products provided by our generous partners, and shop in our new
store.

For questions and registration contact Maura Parente at
mparente@AdaptiveEnvironments.org or 617.695.1225 voice/tty ext. 235

Centering design around people can significantly increase corporate
competitiveness and value, while acting as a trigger for designers and
their partners to completely reconsider how they work and create. This
is a central premise of Inclusive Design. While there is obvious
social, moral and philosophical benefit, what are the creative,
financial and personal implications? Inclusive Design is set to
reshape the way we look at design and is in a powerful position to
influence modern life. It can humanize and transform the products,
services, institutions and environments around us.

The Helen Hamlyn Centre at the Royal College of Art in London is one
of the world's most important hubs of investigation of Inclusive
Design and business. Rama Gheerawo is Leader and Manager of the
Centre's Research Associate Programme which teams recent design
graduates of the Royal College of Art with industry partners to work
on year-long inclusive design research projects. He will share his
perspective and stories of their experience with business
collaborations on people centered design.