CLOSING RECEPTION: Design Thinking for Social Good

Milena Radzikowska and MRU's Information Design Program

Come see the full exhibit as we celebrate our Colombian and Canadian communities.

Riddell Library, Mount Royal University

Have you ever experienced 360 video? Built your own bottle cutter? Experienced the power of design thinking?Come and immerse yourself in the beautiful Pacific coast of Colombia while we work on Design for Peace.Although 6400 km apart, Colombia and Canada share many concerns. We want our children to be healthy and loved. We want clean water and good food. We want to feel part of a community that is peaceful and safe.In this series of workshops, we will explore 3 parts of the design thinking process, and follow the human-centered approach to creating positive change. Each workshop will take place within the context of a Design for Peace and Reconciliation exhibition, and showcase the work and community that formed through design prototyping in Tumaco, Colombia, last summer. Together, we will explore the ways in which the act of design can be used to create empathy, rebuild relationships, and help create our visions of ideal futures.Workshop 1: Make a bottle cutter, see examples of prototypes, and learn about how design was used for peace and reconciliation in Tumaco, Colombia. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/95433653627">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/95433653627</a>Workshop 2: Use design thinking towards solving one of these local problems: waste reuse, industry diversification, or food security. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/95482630117">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/95482630117</a>Workshop 3: Imagine your ideal future by thinking about the past. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/95481039359">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/95481039359</a>The last workshop is followed by a short RECEPTION at 1pm outside of the immersion studio: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/95483264013">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/95483264013</a>Please note that you can register for as many workshops as you'd like since each one will act independently of the others.But, tickets for each of the workshops (and the closing reception) must be ordered separately from the links above.

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