National Education & Professional Development Forum
9am-1pm 12 June 2009 GUEDO Office, Level 6, 45 Queen St, Auckland
This half day forum seeks to examine the current status of sustainable product development and design thinking in both educational and professional domains.
This forum will create a platform for leading academics and professionals to discuss the issues around improving capability and capacity in the New Zealand context. This material generated in this forum will be formulated into a structured series of recommendations to the government sector to better support the growth of sustainable design in New Zealand.
Programme
Laying the Foundations for Sustainable Design
Miles Park (University of New South Wales, Senior Lecturer, Industrial Design) Download
The Status of Sustainable Design in New Zealand Education
Nicola Bould (Otago University, PHD candidate) Presentation | Overview
The Eco Verification Initiative
Tim Strange (MED, Senior Advisor) Download
A Design Challenge
Timothy Allan (Principal, Locus Research) Download
The Future of the Sustainable Product Design Award – the Opportunity
Murray Pilcher (Burroughs Piltcher Design)
Getting Client Engagement
David Lovegrove (Head of Design, 4ormFunction) Download
Working in Education – Challenges & Opportunities
Cris de Groot (Senior lecturer Design and Visual Arts - Unitec New Zealand) Download
Environmental Management & Working with Product Development
Jake McLaren (Environmental Manager, Formway Furniture Limited) Download
Designers Accord, International Linkages & Resources
Peter Salmon (Director, Moxie Design Group)
Capability in the Professional Domain
John Hatrick-Smith (Design Specialist, Better by Design) Download
