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Monday, 21 November 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Scoring high with arcade machines that make learning fun » Young entrepreneur Regina Kgatle grew up in Hammanskraal in Gauteng, where she was surrounded by ent...
Wednesday, 31 August 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Don’t be afraid – core design skills for the future » Rael Futerman from the UCT d-school speaks at the CCDI Design Human Capital Forum at Open Design...
Wednesday, 31 August 2016 (1 Comment - view/add) The power of narrative in human-centred design » We recently chatted to Anne-Marie Hanna, a video producer and...
Wednesday, 31 August 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Weaving the threads of Cape Town artisanal fabric » How can a service design approach help local textile artisans create a sustainable future? Francesco Mazzarella, PhD Res...
Friday, 29 July 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) The imagined becomes real at Open Design Cape Town » Curious about the Steve Jobs factor? Ever thought of cr...
Friday, 29 July 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) CPUT’s Design Garage to launch during Open Design » An initiative of the Cape Peninsula University of Tech...
Friday, 29 July 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) New Human Centred Design toolkit launched for African context » A leading Human Centred Design (HCD) and customer-centricity c...
Friday, 29 July 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Designers, artists, makers and thinkers breathing new life in textile industry » This month we caught up with Social Fabric SA, a project that believes that the collective cr...
Friday, 29 July 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Maker Faire Cape Town returns this August » Following the very successful pilot event in August 201...
Tuesday, 28 June 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Student start-ups re-design education » What ideas will shape the future of education in South Africa? A three-day study week, classes in a...
Monday, 27 June 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Building creative courage in Africa's youth » “Creativity is a muscle to be flexed,” says Dillion Phiri, one of the founders of Creative Nestlings...
Monday, 27 June 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Why we need design-revolutionaries » “To achieve resilience, equality, justice, true democracy, and ethical sustainability – we need design-revolutionaries,” s...
Friday, 27 May 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) "Build it slowly" – an innovative home building process » We caught up with Barry Lewis and Siya James from Ubuhle Bakha Ubuhle (UBU) who reflected on their e...
Friday, 27 May 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Diversity a key factor in workplace sustainability » Austrian-born Frank Brueck is an expert in the field of Intercultural Competence, Management, and...
Tuesday, 26 April 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Africa A+ Schools project ignites creativity in early education » Teachers at Chameleon Campus pre-school in Cape Town get in touch with their creative side ...
Tuesday, 26 April 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Business unusual at UCT’s d-school » The media statement announcing the arrival of the Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking at the Un...
Thursday, 31 March 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Education Innovator’s Review uncovers ground-breaking ideas » The UCT Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a specialised unit at the Universi...
Tuesday, 29 March 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) How to educate a continent » Image: GetSmarter The #feesmustfall student protests...
Tuesday, 29 March 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) How to build trust and respect within a diverse design team » Design Thinking is used extensively to find user-centric solutions to identified problems. But the tried and tested formul...
Tuesday, 16 February 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Driving innovation at Standard Bank: An interview with Paul Steenkamp » Participants in one of Standard Bank’s Desig...
Thursday, 11 February 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) New online platform demystifies university life for learners » GoVarsity is an online platform developed by township innovators Sinethemba...
Thursday, 11 February 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Building leadership skills to face an uncertain future » In order to meet the challenges of today's VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) w...
Thursday, 11 February 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Making space for humans » Photo from www.capetown.gov.za ...
Wednesday, 30 September 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Design Garage to grace Roeland Street » After many months of planning, construction is starting...
Wednesday, 30 September 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Speculative Design 101 » Is it possible to grow a new pair of trainers? Can a li...
Wednesday, 30 September 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Design thinking in 26 ways » Design thinking has become a widely accepted term to de...
Thursday, 03 September 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Designing with tomorrow’s designers » What if we handed children the tools to shape their classrooms, schools and even neighbourhoods? Allowing young people to...
Thursday, 03 September 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Videos show diversity in design careers for young people » The Cape Craft + Design Institute (CCDI) has launched an exciting series of videos aimed at school l...
Tuesday, 21 July 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Need to navigate Bellville (among others)? There’s an App for that. » Why? Plugging the information gap for commuters seeking real-time u...
Tuesday, 21 July 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Demystifying the Design Process » Whether you work in a design-related profession or not, design is an integral part of daily life. Traditionally, it has...
Tuesday, 21 July 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Your free guide to hosting a Co-design Workshop » How do we make public participation more meaningful to ensure citizens are actively engaged in designing the future of the...
Tuesday, 21 July 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Cape Town's biggest Design Festival yet! » In less than three weeks, the City Hall and Watershed at the V&A Waterfront will be transformed into the one of the mo...
Tuesday, 23 June 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Lumkani: a simple, tech-based solution to a global problem » Why: Millions of people live in high density informal settlements across South Africa, in dwellings constructed with flam...
Tuesday, 23 June 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Five steps to successful service design in healthcare » Why: Ikhwezi Clinic in Nomzamo, one of Cape Town’s busiest clinics, needed to address some critical issues to improve t...
Tuesday, 23 June 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) The impact of World Design Capital 2014 » For every R1 spent in the City of Cape Town’s R60 million World Design Capital budget, R2.46 was generated in direct and i...
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