This paper discusses trends in design education, including societal trends like climate change and technological shifts, and how these changing contexts inspire ecodesign research and knowledge transfer. It explores building capacity for ecodesign through developing competencies and making industry and academic connections. The goal is discussion, collaboration, and co-development to advance ecodesign education.

4. enable ecodesign

5. research

6. knowledge transfer

7. make connections

8. what is the inspiration for this paper?

11. what is the changing context of design education?

12. trend factors societal trends macro issues (climate change, ageing society, emerging economies) shifts in cultural landscapes behavioural change media technology enablers state of the art new potential opportunities new patterns of adoption enterprise trends changing the value equation (social economy) emerging revenue models - e.g. service innovation stakeholder ecosystems

13. inspired by Stanford D.School

14. inspired by Stanford D.School

15. inspired by Stanford D.School

16. what is capacity building?

22. what competencies for (eco)design?

32. let’s engage in discussion, collaboration and co-development

33. thank you

34. all photos by Mei Lewis - http://www.meilewis.com/