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• Design for Social Innovation and Public Good

  by Jess Zimbabwe, Suzi Sosa, Barbara Brown Wilson and John Peterson

  A new movement is gaining momentum in the design world— a movement to expand the applications of high design beyond its elitist client base to solve complex social problems. This panel will engage an array of leaders in the public interest design movement who use design thinking in various ways to address global challenges and engender social innovation at different scales. John Peterson will bring his experience developing the largest interactive matchmaking database for pro bono design services between top architecture firms and deserving nonprofits to the discussion; Jess Zimbabwe’s contribution will be informed by work empowering civic leaders to use design thinking to solve public problems; John Bielenberg will bring his perspective on the influence of graphic design campaigns to bring awareness to complex social problems; while Barbara Brown Wilson will draw from her work in higher education to discuss the role of active learning and interactive online project evaluation to empower students to become social innovators. Suzi Soza, from the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service’s Dell Social Innovation Competition, will moderate the panel.

  • Architecture
  • Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Higher Education
  • land use

  At 12:30pm to 1:30pm, Saturday 10th March

  In Room 9ABC, Austin Convention Center

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• Hunt or Be Hunted: Get the Design Job You Want

  by Amy Jackson, Gina Bianchini, Jason Putorti and Whitney Hess

  ”Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match, find me a find, catch me a catch…”,lyrics from Fiddler on the Roof about finding a perfect partner. Wouldn’t it be great if you could have someone to guide you towards what is a match for you, advise you in your career life, help you weed through the losers to find the fabulous ‘one’ that will make you whistle on your way to work AND whistle on the way home?
  In Hunt or Be Hunted - How to get the Design Job you Really Want, you will be privy to the insights and success stories of three of the industry’s most respected representatives in their knowledge domains. You will also hear from a leading expert in the placement of designers. Each will relate real-world experience, guiding audience members through the maze of questions a designer has in this frenetic job market.

  Who are you as a designer? What do you want to do, and how do you know it's the right thing.

  What's your story? How to present yourself, your portfolio, and where you want to be.

  Where should you be full time or freelance? What that means to your life, your career and how you are viewed.

  When is it right? To look, to change, to know if this is the one.

  How do you get there? Choosing the right company, assessing/selling to what they need, closing the deal.

  Don’t be left in the dark. Don’t make blind decisions. Be informed, be guided, then be sure. Listen to these respected resources to help yourself to, “…find me the perfect match.”

  • Careers
  • Design
  • Recruitment

  At 12:30pm to 1:30pm, Saturday 10th March

  In Ballroom D, Austin Convention Center

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