Program basics

AN ACTIVIST DESIGN CONFERENCE WORKING TOWARD SOLUTIONS

The program structure of What Design Can Do is designed to give the conference its ‘activist’ character. The main program will lead to a side program including discussions, workshops and brainstorms, generating an exhibition of ideas, resulting in a book, used in a publicity stunt that will show the world What Design Can Do!

The two-day program is divided into different sections, each focussing on a specific theme. Speakers in these sections will be from all kinds of backgrounds and working in different disciplines as we are firm believers in cross breeding.
This year we will look into topics like: publishing, education, research, food, branding and the screen.

After the lunch break we invite all participants to join us in one of the breakout sessions for some (inter)action.

Event

Breakouts

An important part of What Design Can Do are (what we call) breakout sessions: an extensive parallel program of discussions, presentations, live interviews, workshops, master classes, exhibitions. Together with our speakers and partners we try to present you with as much opportunity to interact as possible. Interested in organizing a breakout sessions during What Design Can Do, or do…

Conference Book

Editors and designers will work on the spot to compile a publication that will be printed on site as well. Including the conclusions of the lectures, break outs, brainstorms and the best ideas from the wall, the book will read as a call for action. The book will be presented at the end of the…

Friends

The international design conference What Design Can Do (WDCD) is looking for friends. That’s why we are launching the WDCD Friends Club for designers, clients, policy makers, academics and people in design education who hold WDCD dear and want to expand their network through What Design Can Do. The ambition hold a two-day symposium of…