Sustainable Business by Design Focus Workshops - £40 pp 12th April 2011, 9.30 - 16.00, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3SR
Whether you've attended our Taunton conference or not our focus workshops will provide a deeper insight and focus on areas of business and design that you can use to your organisational or personal benefit.
You'll have the opportunity to delve deeper and explore ideas and theory on sustainable design. So whether you procure, design, run or manage any organisation, this event can improve your value and competitive advantage.
With each workshop focusing on Branding & Marketing, Services & Service Design, Product Design, Visual Language & Communications, and Sustainability Diagnostics & Mapping, you'll have the chance to hear from a range of professional, experienced designers, consultants and business owners. There will be case studies and a chance to debate ideas.
What's in it for me?
- Access to new thinking to help create new business models for prosperity
- Presentations and workshops from professional practitioners
- Meet & discuss with designers, industry, and academia
- Access to resources and tools
- Gain competitive advantage by using lessons learnt on the day
- Opportunity to challenge thinking and expand sustainable understanding
The Days Agenda: Sustainable Design Focus Workshops
Let's cut to the chase. Not everyone is the same, and at times you need to look at business solutions in detail to make an informed choice or to simply develop your business or skills. You also know that evidence on this website shows that design can offer a competitive advantage.
If that's the case then this focus workshops will provide you with knowledge and opportunities in detail. Each delegate can choose 2 of 5 different themes, each in small groups of 10 so solutions and business scenarios can be discussed intimately; providing a cost effective access to solutions and ideas.
You'll be guided by practicing professionals and with designers and businesses attending there will be plenty of opportunities to maximise your day and network with others.
You'll go away with tools and ideas that will shape new opportunities. You'll be proud in the knowledge that your organisation has taken a step towards sustainability and you'll understand how design can help you achieve your goals and obtain organisational and market objectives.
Options for Growth: Business, Designer or Public Sector
Attendees can also book to attend our main conference in Somerset, or other workshops to complement their endeavour to grow their organisation by utilising sustainable design (branding, services, products, processes).
Conference Essentials: Your Personal Logistics
Venue address: Centre for the Creative Industries, Exeter College, Victoria Yard, Off Queen Street,
Exeter
Devon,
EX4 3SR
Parking: Parking at the centre is included in your delegate fee (saving you £10 if using public parking). Park & Ride nearby from £2. Recommended time needed to park and get to venue from motorway 40-50 minutes.
Times: Registration & coffee at 9.30am with event starting at 10.00am. Finish 4.30pm.
Food & Drink: Refreshments and lunch are included.
Extra features - For Delegates
Alongside our expert workshop facilitators, each delegate will get access to keynote speakers and design case studies.
How To Book
Booking is done online and all you need to do is select two workshops you would like to attend. Book your place here.
Speakers/Workshops Detail
- Branding & Marketing – Our branding and marketing expert will take you through branding and marketing so you can use it to create better services or utilise this important aspect for your own business and personal development. An ideal workshop for designers, marketing and branding managers and businesses who wish to savvy up on this route to the market aspect of design.
- Services & Service Design – Service design is a relatively new design discipline but has proven to be very effective for both business and designer. Designers can create new services and businesses can improve and create new services. Our expert will guide you through the process of service design and how services are changing. With case studies and resources you'll go away enthused and safe in the knowledge that you have adopted a new focus in business.
- Product Design - Designer or business owner developing products or product ideas? If so, our expert will take you on a journey to help design and create great products. She'll expose old and new thinking and provide practical ways of making product design work for you. A great workshop for manufacturers, packaging designers and other people who wish to embrace 21st century product design attitudes.
- Visual Language & Communications - Our expert will take you through some of the theories around visual language and communications so you can use them in many areas of business and design. You'll discover new ways of leveraging design to create long standing communications in all areas. Includes case studies and discussions on this invaluable subject.
- Sustainability Diagnostics & Mapping - This has got to be the designers best kept secret - a workshop showing you models and tools to help you and your design clients discover which area of the business or design will pay back the most when planning sustainability. Delegates will get the chance to use and discuss sustainable design in detail. Plus a great tool for designers to use and gain a competitive advantage.
