DesignThinkers 2016 - Bring a Client Sessions
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St Lawrence Centre for the Arts
27 Front St E Toronto, ON CanadaDescription
DesignThinkers takes place in Toronto November 3-4, 2016 at the Sony Centre and St Lawrence Centre. Organized by the Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD), DesignThinkers brings together more than 1,500 delegates to celebrate the design process and the role of design thinking in business and society.
Launched in 2013, the 'Bring a Client' initiative gives Certified RGD and Provisional RGD Members attending the Conference the opportunity to invite a client to a DesignThinkers Strategy breakout session of interest to them. For 2016, there are a total of 10 Strategy sessions open to invited clients.
On Thursday, November 3:
10:00 AM - Scaling Design: Catalysts for Change with Albert Shum
11:00 AM - Improbable by Design with Dan Makoski
1:30 PM - #ThanksObama with Ashleigh Axios
2:30 PM - Monsters, Time Travel & How to Short Circuit Fear with Stefan Bucher
3:30 PM - Like me with Connie Birdsall
On Friday, November 4:
10:00 AM - Experience-led Design: Marrying Data with Creativity with Loni Stark
11:00 AM - Rock the Boat, Baby!Emily Cohen
1:30 PM - Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch- Changes – A Corporate Creative’s Survival Guide with Glenn John Arnowitz
2:30 PM -From Tiny Start-ups to Historic Institutions with Matt Willey
3:30 PM - Why are some designs better than others, and what to do about it? with Michael Hendrix
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The Association of Registered Graphic Designers is a non-profit, professional Association that represents over 4,100 design practitioners, including firm owners, freelancers, managers, educators and students across Canada.
Through RGD, Canadian designers exchange ideas, educate and inspire, set professional standards and build a strong, supportive community dedicated to advocating for the value of design.