Open Design International STEAM Symposium

Mon Aug 14, 10:00 - Mon Aug 14, 16:00

Cape Town City Hall, main auditorium

ABOUT

WE ARE PREPARING FOR A DYNAMIC FUTURE! 
MORE ABOUT STEAM: A well-timed collaboration between Finland (100 years old) and Open Design (South Africa).
Please find Speaker Line-up further below

With an uncertain global economic climate, a focus on innovation can ensure a prosperous future. Traditionally, innovation remains tightly coupled with Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths – also referred to as the STEM subjects. However,  Art + Design are poised to transform economies and push innovation in the 21st century. Creative skills have finally been recognized as the core ingredient to add significance and meaning to a business, products, systems, environments and even in service. Now integration between different fields of studies and cooperative learning has become vital to drive a shift in education from STEM to STEAM. 
 
STEAM is a global movement, championed by Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and widely adopted by institutions, corporations and individuals from around the world, to add Art + Design to the STEAM equation —transforming STEM to STEAM and bringing a focus to the development of innovative entrepreneurs. http://stemtosteam.org

The objectives of the STEAM movement are to:

o  transform research policy to place Art + Design at the center of STEM
o  encourage integration of Art + Design in education across all learning areas
o  influence employers to integrate design thinking as part of their DNA and to hire artists and designers to be at the forefront of driving innovation
 
Welcome Address by CEO of  Umalusi, Dr Rakometsi

Dr Mafu Rakometsl - JSTC, BA (Hons), MA,   Management Development

Programme (MOP), PhD

Mafu Solomon Rakometsi started his career as a teacher in the Free State Province,South Africa. He was promoted to lecturer, senior lecturer and Head of Department for Professional Studies and Student Affairs at Tshiya College of Education, while also teaching History part-time at the QwaQwa Branch of the University of the North in Phuthaditjhaba (1987-1992). Mafu became subject advisor for History in the Free State and later served as Chief Education Specialist for Examinations and Assessment in the North West Department of Education in Mafikeng. In 1999 he was appointed Director of the Education Institute in the Free State Department of Education, and in 2001, he held the post of Chief Director: Education Development and Professional Services in the same Department in Bloemfontein. In 2005 Mafu was appointed Deputy Director General (DOG) for Curriculum Management and Development, but in the same year, accepted the position of Superintendent-General (Head of Department) for the Free State Department of Education. In 2009 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Umalusi-Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training in Pretoria.

He has served I is serving on the following committees and I or Councils as a member of the:

  • Umalusi Council (2006 to date)
  • Committee of Heads of Education (HEDCOM} (2005-2008}
  • South African Qualifications Authority (2009 to date)
  • Council on Higher Education (2009 to date)
  • Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (2010 to date)
  • Helderberg College Council (2005 to date)

 

INTERNATIONAL STEAM PROGRAM 

9:00 – 9:45: Registration / Coffee & Tea

10:00 – 10:10: Welcome address by CEO of Umalusi, Dr Rakometsi

CURRENT CONTEXT

10:10 – Video: This is the world that we live in. This is the world that we have designed.

10:15: Moderator: Can we use the power of creativity to design the reverse? What type of world do we want to live in? What are the building blocks we need to build a holistic ecosystem to design a dynamic future that’s inclusive, accessible and human centric?

PREPARING FOR A DYNAMIC FUTURE

10:20 – 10:35: Documentary of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

INTRODUCTION TO KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

CURRENT GLOBAL & AFRICAN CONTEXT

10:35 – 11:05: Prof Mugendi M’Rithaa, President of World Design Organisation:

“Placing Africa in a Global Context”

11:05 – 11:35: Dr Kristof Fenyvesi, STEAM expert and researcher of Trans- and Multidisciplinary Learning and Contemporary Cultural Studies in Finland, at University of Jyväskylä’s Finland Department of Art and Culture Studies; Vice-President of the world’s largest mathematics, arts and education community, the Bridges Organization; Founder of Experience Workshop. “The STEAM Experience”

Tea Break: 11:35 – 11:55

INDUSTRY REFLECTS BETTER BUSINESS

12:00 – 12:30: Richard Perez, Founding Director of the Hassso Plattner Institute of Design Thinking at the University of Cape Town (d.school) will address the “Importance for Higher Education and business to integrate Design Thinking into its culture and DNA”

12:30 – 13:00: Abbas Jamie, Director of Innovation & Transformation at Aurecon, South Africa’s largest engineering advisory and consulting firm embraces design thinking as fundamental to its innovation strategy.

Lunch 13:00 – 14:00:

STATE OF GLOBAL EDUCATION

14:10 – 14:15: Video

STATE OF SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATION

14:15 – 14:30: Dr Celia Booyse, Senior Manager: Statistical Information and Research at

Umalusi will give a quick overview of SA Education, the road ahead and the importance of

integrating creative and design thinking skills across all learning areas from Early Childhood to

Tertiary.

SA DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES - STARTING TO ADD VALUE TO THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

14:30 – 14:50: Jacqueline Beling, lecturer at Greenside Design Centre will showcase creative and engaging learning materials for different learning areas developed by 2nd year Graphic Design Students.

14:50 – 15:10: Prof WA Olivier, Director of the Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University & Dr Philip Collette will give a quick demonstration of their new technology to aid Mathematics and Science learning

15:10 – 15:30: Marco Rosa, Managing Director at Formula D Interactive and the cofounder

of the Learning Innovation Design Lab will share their experiences and impact in schools.

Tea Break: 15:30 – 15:45

PANEL DISCUSSION: 15:50 – 16:20

Panel: Dr Celia Booyse, Dr Kristof Fenyvesi, Mugendi M’Rithaa, Suné Stassen, Prof Werner

Olivier, Dr Philip Colett and Richard Perez.

16:20 – 16:30: In closing

16:30 – 17:00: Networking


SPEAKER LINE-UP: (Full bios of speakers available on Open Design website)
 

ABOUT OPEN DESIGN CAPE TOWN FESTIVAL

ABOUT OPEN DESIGN CAPE TOWN FESTIVAL
Innovation, education and community are the building blocks of a sustainable, inclusive, prosperous society. Design and innovation are the unifying threads that link the building blocks and solutions to develop a better future world. One of Cape Town’s most dynamic design and innovation events, the Open Design Cape Town Festival, brings these concepts together.

The 12-day programme takes place from 14 - 25 August 2017: 
14 - 20 August: Festival Hub at the Cape Town City Hall
21 - 25 August: at various venues across the city and in other communities 

Open Design put the stake in the ground and set a new tone for the month of August to be recognized not only as women’s month” but also as “innovation month”.  

Open Design has three core pillars: Innovation, education and connecting communities.
The programme is curated to feature events that are relevant for people from all walks of life; interested in or simply curious about design, innovation and social entrepreneurship; designers and other professionals across different sectors; to students, learners, educators and parents; and those who simply want to see and learn about the possibilities for change in our society and diverse communities. Individuals and groups from all communities are invited to participate, to explore how the power of design and innovation can be used to mobilise social change and transformation in the way we educate, do business, communicate, socialize, connect and build communities and cities. It's an annual celebration of great design, innovation and social entrepreneurship that's serious about driving the Afrikan Design Innovation Agenda. 

It includes a variety of events, talks about how design, innovation and social entrepreneurship are making inroads in various sectors; conferences that present design and innovation as a tool to help us design more inclusive and accessible communities and cities; transformation in the way we educate and do business; problem solving and strategising for disruptive industries; exhibitions that showcase design as a viable career choice and how design and innovation are impacting and adding value in various sectors; a film festival where storytelling is the powerful tool that create awareness of change makers and unsung heroes as well as social and other challenges; workshops and skills development for people from all walks of life and Open Studio tours that invite the public to experience the working environments of designers, innovators and entrepreneurs living and working in different communities.

Programme Highlights
Now in its fifth year, the Open Design Cape Town Festival features a core events programme hosted at Cape Town City Hall (festival hub), from 14-20 August 2017 and a broader citywide activation programme that includes the participation of various communities, start-ups and individuals from 21-25 August 2017. Programme highlights include the opening and closing parties; the first International STEAM Symposium in Africa on 14 August; the Experience Workshop hosted by Finland from 15 -20 August; Pecha Kucha on 15 August;  Designing Careers Education Programme for high schools and the premier showcase of top tertiary design schools on 15 August; four Talk100 sessions where we explore how creative and innovative skills add value and bring about change in our communities and across different sectors like transport, healthcare and education; Master Classes for professionals and student engineers, architects and designers; Creative Mornings on 18 August; and the Architectural Open Studios on 22 and 23 August. The popular Dine with Khayelitsha will happen on Friday 25 August. Other events in communities like Langa, Khayelitsha, Lavender Hill, Athlone, Woodstock and Salt River will be announced closer to the festival.

Accesiblitiy
In order to offer an accessible festival where people from all walks of life can participate and be part of, most Open Design Cape Town Festival events have no cover charge. A few specific events are ticketed for particular audiences. More details will be published on the Open Design Cape Town Festival website www.opendesignct.com

We invite you to be part of an exciting community and movement of change makers that celebrates the values and impact of social entrepreneurs and human centric design and innovation that improves lives. 

SPEAKER BIOS

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Open Design International STEAM Symposium
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