Achieving a Vision
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Dr Alison Prendiville, Deputy Director
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Measuring the Impact of Multi-disciplinary Activities
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Shifting cultures
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New opportunities
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Extending boundaries
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New visions
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Multiple roles of design Impact of Multi-disciplinary Activities
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Internal Collaboration
Value of Design
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Design Culture Cranfield University/ SAS Management & Technology
Research/ Education/ Industry Services
Design Research Culture UAL /LCC Information, Interactive & Digital Media Arts & Communication
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Culture Shift
External Collaboration
New Collaborative Opportunities Internally
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Royal Academy of Engineering • MDes, Interactive, Fashion students & Nanotechnology • EPSRC bid •
New Collaborative Opportunities Internally
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Creating New Collaborative Values
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Conveying complex information Aerospace industry & Information design Potential change management
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Generating Cross Collaboration Opportunities with Other Schools/Colleges
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MDes course collaboration Workshops, lectures, seminars Multi-disciplinary group design projects Collaboration with scientists
Generating Cross Collaboration Opportunities with Other Schools/Colleges
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Generating New External Educational Collaborative Opportunities
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EPSRC Workshop Design Research Methods Multidisciplinary conversations Industry, public sector, academia
Generating New External Collaborative Opportunities
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Generating New Industry & External Educational Collaborative Opportunities
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SADI Workshop Capital Ambition Local Government Authorities UK Universities Mydex (Young Foundation)
Generating New Industry & External Educational Collaborative Opportunities
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Success and Impact of our Multi-disciplinary Collaboration
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Indicators of success research, education and industry services
Indicators of Success
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Shift in research culture
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New collaborative opportunities
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Shifting perspectives of design
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Students working in new areas
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New industry opportunities Indicators of Success
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Thank You Prof Simon Bolton, Director Dr Alison Prendiville, Deputy Director
Creativity Innovation Collaboration/
Multi-disciplinary Design Network Event 25th June 2010