Post on 23-Jan-2018
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DESIGN THINKING AND INNOVATION7th October 2015, Kilkenny
John Cleere
Schedule Why have a Startup Kilkenny
50,000 years of design and innovationRole of design in tech the past 10 years
Format ThinkngDesign Thinking - Frank Devitt
(Head of the Dept. of Design Innovation, Maynooth University) Design Council UK not yet released report
Kilkenny and design innovationQuestions from the floor (8pm)
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Why have a Startup Kilkenny?
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50,000 years of design and innovation
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Role of design in tech over the past 10 years
4 reasons for change
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Design is not just what it looks like and feels like.
Design is how it works.
Steve Jobs
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4DESIGNERS ARE KEY TO START UPSDESIGNERS IN UPPER MANAGEMENT
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Format Thinking
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Format Thinking is to make better use of new technology without
copying from old technology.
A design problem that repeats itself throughout history.
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We look at the present through a rear-view mirror.
We march backwards into the future.
Marshall McLuhan
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Design Thinking
Frank Devitt Head of the Dept. of Design Innovation,
Maynooth University.
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Sneak peek!
Design Council UK Design Report
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Design economy grew by 20% from 2009-2015
(design is reaching non related industries)
Design Council UK Design Report
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72 Billion GVA (mostly digital)
Design Council UK Design Report
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33% of the digital economy
is design
Design Council UK Design Report
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ID2015 will launch a similar report
later this year
www.irishdesign2015.ie
www.designforeurope.eu
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Kilkenny and design innovation?
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www.kdwapp.com
Kilkenny and its role in design innovation for
tech startups?
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We can firstly address it through culture. Creating a “Culture” for
“Design savvy tech startups”
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Monthly bar meet ups for Design savvy tech startups
Present and discuss your startup business
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Kilkenny & Festivals:
Introduce into the festival programmes Design savvy tech startups
that relate in some manner to each festival industry
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Education brings industry:
Talk to influencers about bringing design in tech education to Kilkenny,
Design in tech education could be the catalyst for industry in Kilkenny
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Questions?
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