Future of design — 13. KoelnDesign Gruender- und Profitag
I attended a one-day conference in cologne on tuesday last week about the future of design. The event was hosted by Kölndesign, platform for design and business. For everyone who has missed this very inspiring event I want to share some notes about the lectures. I warmly recommend you to read online about the lecturer, just refer to my links set below.
David Grasekamp, creative director at mowaii and board member, gave a short introduction about KölnDesign and underlined the fact that at its foundation KölnDesign was the first and only association or initiative in germany aiming on assisting and supporting designers, and not on supporting design. Yes, that’s a big difference!
Joachim Kobuss, coach and scout for designers and entrepreneurs, attempted to work out a draft of the future of design together with the audience. He outlined how to position a highly specialized and authentic design service on the market and how to be preceived as a professional design consultant and entrepreneur.
Christof Schreckenberg, representative of the federal initiative »Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft« (Culture and Creative Industries), presented the winners of the contest »Kultur- und Kreativpiloten Deutschland«, gave a short introduction into the work of the initiative and put emphasis on the vast creation of value in our industry. My favorite from the contest: dark horse from berlin! Design Thinking put into business. Applause!
Holger Nils Pohl, concept designer and chairman of KölnDesign, gave a lecture about (social) networks and networking, and how to improve networks to become intelligent systems wherein innovation and creativity can flourish and new ideas gain momentum. Very inspiring!
Barbara Ströbele, finance and insurance consultant, addressed the topic of financial and insurance protection for designers and how this field will evolve in the future.
Prof. Torsten Stapelkamp, interaction designer and design professor at FH Hof, stated that design today is passion for creativity and entrepreneurship. Design is making sense and business. The future of design in a nutshell! Just perfect!
Sabine Zentek, lawyer specializing in copyright and design law, gave a valuable insight into the legal protection of creative work and illustrated it with various examples from her experience. Did you know: the term »design« isn’t mentioned once in german copyright law… You can only rely on the notion »applied art«. How outdated is that?! Weird…
One day is such a short time to approach this very complex topic — the future of design. It’s not an easy task to keep it thrilling and inspiring throughout the day and to avoid being superficial, just scratching the surface. But they really made it a perfect experience! With inspiring people sharing profound information, personal experiences and professional expertise. Thanks to the lecturers, the organizers and all the committed people at Kölndesign for making this day happen!
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Oliver Schwarz shares his photographs he took during the event on his flickr account, have a look.