2010 Sarasota International Design Summit

Humanitarian Design

2010-01-21T23:12:00.006-05:00

www.GOOD.IS has posted a clip from The Colbert Report that features Emily Pilloton, the author of Design Revolution... http://www.good.is/post/emily-pilloton-on-colbert.

"Humanitarian design is really about taking design as a creative process, which is really about problem-solving, and putting it to work on some of the biggest social issues that we are facing today," states Emily.

Colbert demonstrates life-saving foot gear designed for military troops to walk in areas with landmines with their weight elevated and evenly distributed to disburse the effects of an explosion. He also wears amazing glasses that... well just go to the link above to see these extremely innovative designs that have an extraordinarily positive impact on specific communities whether they are in remote areas of the world or in a war zone.

GOOD.IS free-lance writer, Alissa Walker, is the moderator for the panel discussion, "How Design and Information Have the Power to Transform Business Solutions" on Thursday, February 5 from 2:30-3:00p. Panelists are Ravi Adapathya, Global Design, GE Healthcare; Kath Straub, Principal, Usability.org; and Laura Guido-Clark, Product Designer, HP Imagineered Workspace.

Remember, if you are a member of or affiliated with any of the following "Summit PromoPartners," you can register for $295 instead of the current $495 conference fee.... FPRA (Florida Public Relations Association), Ad Fed of the Suncoast, YPG/Sarasota Chamber, Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau, GravityFree and North Florida PRSA (Public Relations Society of North America)! Deadline to register at this special rate is January 29. There are only a few seats left!

Marty Neumeier Press Release

2010-01-21T15:05:00.003-05:00

Branding and Design Authority Marty Neumeier to Lead Design Thinking Workshop at Ringling College Sarasota International Design Summit

Internationally acclaimed author and visionary leader of The Liquid Agency to explore processes essential for business competitiveness today

Sarasota, Fla. (January 20, 2010) – His bestselling books have been published in 20 languages and his agency hailed as “revolutionary” by BusinessWeek Magazine. On February 6, Marty Neumeier, director of transformation for the San Jose, CA-based The Liquid Agency, will show attendees of the 4th annual Ringling College Sarasota International Design Summit how some of the world’s most innovative brands have clobbered the competition by implementing design thinking in their organizations.

“For years, Marty Neumeier’s transformational thinking and books like The Designful Company have had a profound impact on major brands around the world,” said Dr. Larry R. Thompson, president of Ringling College of Art and Design. “This workshop will offer outstanding case studies and copious takeaways for how to implement design thinking and practice in business the day attendees get back to their offices or classrooms.”

Neumeier’s Design Thinking Workshop will dive deeply into the processes that are essential for companies to transform their brands into names that have lasting impact and resonance with consumers today. Attendees will learn how to innovate by design, cultivate a designers’ skill for understanding the role of the customer experience in the creation of the product or service, and how to increase the effectiveness of decision makers’ choices by giving them more and better options. The workshop is a highlight of the 2010 Ringling College Sarasota International Design Summit, taking place on the Ringling College of Art and Design Campus February 4 – 6, 2010. The event focuses on helping business maintain their competitive edge by leveraging design thinking and practice throughout their organizations.

Neumeier’s bestselling books include The Brand Gap, Zag, and The Designful Company. According to Neumeier, it’s vital to “incite business revolution by unleashing the power of design thinking.” He has developed hundreds of brand identities and architectures for companies such as Apple, Adobe, Netscape, Kodak, and Hewlett-Packard. In 2002 he launched Neutron, a design think tank focused on internal branding, which later merged with The Liquid Agency in San Jose.

2010-01-15T09:49:00.002-05:00

"GOOD - a platform for people who want to do well by doing good. We engage and challenge the people, ideas and institutions driving change in the world." (Posted on the GOOD facebook page.)

Alissa Walker, free-lance writer for GOOD, is one of 15 presenters at the Ringling College 2010 Sarasota International Design Summit (www.sarasotadesignsummit.com/2010), Feb 5-6. Alissa blogs about exceptional use of design to create a better, more functional world. She emphasizes that "Design is a verb." See her recent blog on "GOOD Design NYC: The Big Apple, Better" where 6 teams designed solutions to improve city life. (http://www.good.is/post/good-design-nyc-the-big-apple-better/). From the simple promotion of biking - "Bike it!" with street-side posters around the city that included weekly savings for individuals - to a unique approach to overhaul the NYC sewer system - "Paint the town BROWN," her blogs highlight how individuals are making a difference by creating change!

If you are affiliated with any of the following "Summit PromoPartners," you can register for $295 instead of the current $495 conference fee.... FPRA (Florida Public Relations Association), Ad Fed of the Suncoast, YPG/Sarasota Chamber, Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau, GravityFree and North Florida PRSA (Public Relations Society of North America)! Only 25 seats are left.

HGTV's David Bromstad To Speak February 6th

2009-10-01T15:33:00.004-04:00

When David Bromstad was crowned the original HGTV Design Star, he was an accomplished artist and muralist and had spent years designing dream bedrooms for children across the Southeast US. A self-taught builder, David also honed his carpentry skills by creating all the furnishings and props for each of the fantasy rooms he created. But designing kitchens, baths, master suites and great rooms?

Today he is one of the most celebrated interior design personalities on television and the star of his very own design show, Color Splash, on HGTV. But even a few years ago David could not have anticipated his swift rise to fame.

David’s infectious blend of energy, creativity and dedication to each project distinguish him as a truly unique artist, design personality and television host! In addition to Color Splash, he has appeared on HGTV Showdown, HGTV’s $250,000 Challenge, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Wendy Williams Show, Martha Stewart Living Radio and CNN.

Speaker Announcement: Sir Ken Robinson

2009-09-01T11:21:00.014-04:00

Ringling College of Art and Design announces the addition of internationally recognized Sir Ken Robinson as keynote for its 4th annual Sarasota International Design Summit. Sir Ken will kick off a full day of speakers and presenters on February 5th. This series of events is being held on the Ringling College campus and includes a President's Round Table on February 4th and Student Meet-Up, February 6th.

Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is a global leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources, author and a familiar face at TED conferences.

Check out his latest talk on creativity: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

His new book, currently a New York Times Best Seller, ‘The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything’ (Penguin/Viking 2009) is being translated into eight different languages.

Welcome

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4th Annual Ringling College
Sarasota International Design Summit

Design + Business | The Art of Designing Business Solutions

We want to invite business leaders, students, technology and creative professionals, academics and design entrepreneurs alike to come experience the latest dialogue on Design + Business as told by the experts.

In the News

2008-12-10T09:05:00.005-05:00

With the very successful 2008 Design Summit behind us, we thought it would be nice to reflect on some of the publicity and press the event generated:

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http://www.whatanexperience.org/2008/11/reward-of-design-done-right-sarasota.html

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Post-Summit Photos and Presentations

2008-11-17T11:11:00.002-05:00

Be sure to check out the exciting post-summit photos and speaker presentations at
http://media.sarasotadesignsummit.com/

Gaming Technology Guru to Address International Design Summit

2008-10-16T16:28:00.004-04:00

Sarasota, Fla. – (Oct. 14, 2008) – Phillip Holt, GM of EA - Tiburon in Orlando, was announced today as the closing keynote speaker of Ringling College of Art and Design’s Sarasota International Design Summit, Oct. 27-29. Holt will speak at lunch on Wednesday, October 29 and will provide a broad overview of the changing face of the games industry and how the biggest developer in the U.S. adapts to changing trends in its core business.

“EA looks at every nature of online communication and where people are spending their time,” Holt said. “Increasingly, social networks like Facebook are becoming important for EA to understand to deal with gamers and leverage the information. It’s a huge industry with more than $10 billion in annual revenue in North America and $30 billion in annual revenue globally.”

EA Tiburon is the second largest studio among Electronic Arts' World Wide Studio facilities. For over a decade EA Tiburon has served as the primary developer of Madden NFL, one of the highest-revenue franchises in gaming history. In addition to Madden, it essentially serves as the guardian of all EA football franchises, as well of other sports series such as Tiger Woods PGA Tour and NASCAR.

“Madden is a game experience that's true to football and authentic to everything that Madden stands for, but it’s open to a casual or a passive fan of football. They want to buy it because of what we deliver,” Holt said. Prior to his position at EA Tiburon, Holt was vice president of product development at THQ. Holt was in charge of that publisher's growing lineup of studio operations.

Interview with Franco Lodato, Steve Hamm, and Walter Bender

2008-10-10T15:16:00.006-04:00

Listen as Michelle Bauer and Brent Britton talk to Franco Lodato, Steve Hamm, and Walter Bender, speakers at the 2008 Sarasota International Design Summit, about their exciting topics for the upcoming event.

Scroll down the page until you find Oct. 4th, then have a listen!http://www.tampabayceo.com/ceolounge.html

Interview with Tom Crawford, Dave Gray, and Tom Wujec

2008-09-23T15:14:00.005-04:00

Listen as Tom Crawford, Dave Gray, and Tom Wujec are interviewed on CEO Lounge by Michelle Bauer and Jody Haneke about the upcoming 2008 Sarasota Design Summit.

Scroll down the page until you find Sept. 20, then have a listen!http://www.tampabayceo.com/ceolounge.html

Summit Shout Out on What an Experience!

2008-09-12T10:23:00.003-04:00

Thank you Dave for the terrific write up of the upcoming Summit on your blog.

Every year, the conference picks a unique theme that all of the sessions touch on in some way or another. For folks working with creative technology... this is the year to shine.

We are all looking forward to your keynote! See you there.

An Oh-so-cool Fractal Table

2008-09-09T09:57:00.004-04:00

As blogged on MoCo Loco,

The Fractal Table is a table developed by Platform Wertel Oberfell and Matthias Bär for Materialise.MGX. It's based on fractal growth patterns - their studies on these patterns show treelike stems growing into smaller branches and getting increasingly dense at the top. Translating this fractal growth into furniture can only be done by way of rapid prototyping.

h/t Timo Arnall

Sustainability Succeeds - Speaker Series with Hussain Ali-Khan

2008-09-01T11:54:00.005-04:00

Hussain Ali-Kahn and team deliver a presentation on their project...THE NEW YORK TIMES BUILDING: Delivering Transparency...Living with Light.

The 2006 lecture series organized by Skyscrapper Museum in NYC created

"Eight evenings of presentations and panel discussions brought together 30 leading professionals in the green building movement, including developers, architects, engineers, environmental consultants, and government officials. Highlighting the creative collaboration among clients and designers, each program explored a major tower project or architectural practice, public policy issues and questions for the future."

The Greenteams responsible for the development of sustainable and green building strategies for skyscrappers were invited to discuss 'How sustainable works for business'.

Definitely thought provoking.

Video of the Week

2008-09-01T10:57:00.002-04:00

Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us

Timo Arnall's Eclectic Blog

2008-08-27T07:56:00.002-04:00

Beyond interactive products and ubiquitous computing, Timo Arnall generously shares resources, materials from leading thinkers in academics and the field. His blog ...delicious bookmarks..

An interesting chart on the nature of emotions from a recent post -

Matt Jones of Dopplr speaking at Mx 2008

2008-08-27T07:20:00.005-04:00

A preview of Matt Jones' thinking on 'service-oriented' experience from his recent presentation at Mx 2008...well worth the watch.

MX2008 Matt Jones from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.

Tom Wujec - AutoDesk Multitouch Wall

2008-08-22T10:53:00.004-04:00

Tom Wujec, TEDster and 2007 Summit speaker + graphic visualizer, demos the amazing Auto Desk Multitouch wall. As followers say...sweet!

A recap of Tom's visuals of 2007 Summit sessions - really conveys the experience.

Putting the Relations back in Public Relations by Ed Schipul

2008-08-20T05:57:00.002-04:00

If you are reading this..here...you are part of his 'case study'!

A visually compelling presentation by Ed Schipul...a bit of a preview of Ed's topic at the Summit...

Strategic PR with Social Media

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: barcamp media)

Chris Bernard's Design Thinking Blog

2008-08-20T04:10:00.006-04:00

Chris Bernard of Microsoft, SIDS speaker, has an insightful blog....definitely worth adding to your Netvibes. His recent post on the the Bejing Olympics broadcast "Why Television Will Never Be the Same" translates tech + theory into reality.

The Summit folks are delighted he will participate in the October event.

http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/513222/32031676

Google, Adobe, & Microsoft UI Visionaries to Speak at Summit

2008-08-18T10:54:00.003-04:00

Top user-experience technology designers from Google, Adobe, Microsoft and others will discuss our new hyper-connected world and how the proliferation of online video and new visual, social, and mobile media is shifting power to consumers.

Summit organizers have confirmed the addition of Charles Warren of Google, Chris Bernard of Microsoft and Ryan Stewart of Adobe to an outstanding lineup of speakers. Full list of speakers and bios is available on the Sarasota Design Summit 2008 site.

Those interested in attending can coordinate plans in the Summit's Upcoming listing

Google's Open Source Android OS Will Free the Wireless Web

2008-08-01T09:34:00.011-04:00

See how Google's new OS, Android, will bring full-blown Internet viewing to cell phones.

2008 IDEA Design Award Winners

2008-07-30T15:22:00.002-04:00

Check out these great designs!

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/07/0717_idea_winners/index.htm

Video of the Week

2008-07-14T11:21:00.001-04:00

Autodesk Design Innovation

Collaboration Cue Cards

2008-06-19T16:11:00.009-04:00

Dan Rose on his Collaboration Cue Card Project

Every time I present at a conference or facilitate a session, I'm going to give each person an unruled cue card and have them take 60 seconds to draw how they would describe the concept of "collaboration" without using any words. Pictures, shapes, colour, tone only. My desire is to do this with enough people from around the world to see if any interesting visual themes emerge. I'm hoping that others will do the same and contribute to this Flickr group: http://flickr.com/groups/726056@N20

Video of the Week

2008-06-18T13:50:00.001-04:00

Bruce Damer on the Discovery Channel. Part Four of The Human Body, Pushing the Limits Series: Brain Power

Did You Know ?

2008-05-29T23:31:00.004-04:00

Shift Happens designed by XPlane

Pixels at an Exhibition

2008-05-19T16:40:00.005-04:00

The curator and Internet-art booster Rachel Greene has come up with a suggestion: artists could use YouTube like a supply store. To make the point, she recently asked a set of art-world figures — Sue de Beer, Matthew Higgs, Matthew Ronay and Wayne Koestenbaum — to present and project their favorite YouTube videos in Manhattan on May 13 at the Kitchen gallery. According to catalog copy for the show, “Artists Using YouTube,” some of the videos on exhibit provide “indirect fodder” for the artists’ own work.
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Virtuos Circles

2008-05-19T14:58:00.012-04:00

A graphic representation of Ning's "double viral loop" maps the patterns of invitations sent and accepted by new members across its network. A beautiful display of human interaction on the Web.
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Loic Le Meur's New Startup Launches Seesmic

2008-05-06T10:46:00.002-04:00

The rumors were correct. Loic Le Meur, a well known European entrepreneur who recently relocated to San Francisco, unveils his new video startup, Seesmic.
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Leadership and Innovation in a Networked World

2008-05-03T10:46:00.002-04:00

Check out what Diego Rodriguez, partner at IDEO and associate professor at Stanford d-school, is saying about new communication and collaborative platforms, media and tools now allowing many-to-many collaboration.
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Autodesk's Tom Wujec to Speak at 2008 Sarasota International Design Summit

2008-05-01T10:44:00.000-04:00

Tom Wujec will once again play a key part in the Sarasota International Design Summit, bringing with him past years' technology experiences and insights. Wujec has produced stunning illustrated records of some of the world's leading business and design conferences, including the Fortune Innovation Conference and TED, and during this year's Design Summit, Wujec will record each speaker's key ideas in a collection of sketches that colorfully depict the central topics, areas of concern, and innovation practices, which he will present at the end of each day.Tom Wujec is a Fellow and Principal Consultant at Autodesk, the Oscar- winning industry leader in 3D computer animation technology. He has brought several award-winning products to market and is co-author of Return on Imagination: Realizing the Power of Ideas, published by the Financial Times, and author of Five Star Mind and Pumping Ions, which have been translated into over a dozen languages.

DreamWorks CEO to Speak at Ringling College Graduation

2008-04-28T10:44:00.003-04:00

Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., will speak at Ringling College of Art and Design's 2008 Commencement Ceremony on May 2, 2008 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, Florida.Mr. Katzenberg’s 2008 Commencement address will focus on the value of the creative spirit, a message sure to resonate with Ringling’s graduates and their families. When asked to comment on his perception of creativity and individual voice, Mr. Katzenberg eloquently noted, “Artists create. It’s that simple and that mysterious ... an authentic form of magic requiring no trick but talent.”
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