Join us for an inspiring afternoon at Aalborg University in Copenhagen! Snacks and drinks will welcome all participants 💃🕺🍸🍿

Andreas, Kamila and Sara will illustrate the case study of a Speculative object-oriented learning experiment conducted by Bespoke, together with different students from the Design and Makers course in Vallekilde Højskole, and it answers the question: “How might we learn from COVID-19 to tackle climate-related issues? ”.

We hope to see you all on campus at Aalborg University in Copenhagen.

🚀 THE SPEAKERS 🚀

Andreas K. Mortensen – Andreas works as Research Lead at Bespoke and leads various public and private research projects across multiple industries. Andreas holds a master’s degree in Business Administration and Philosophy from Copenhagen Business School. Next to his employment, Andreas sits as a board member in BIEN Denmark (Basic Income Movement), where he engages in talks and co-develops white paper material for political parties in the Danish Parliament.

Kamila Dzierzak – Kamila works as Cultural Researcher at Bespoke where she contributes with research, insights making and facilitation in various interdisciplinary projects. She holds a Master's Degree in Service Systems Design, as well as a background in Economics and Innovation. In her free time, Kamila is active in volunteering organisations helping the most vulnerable communities in society.

Sara Baldo – Sara is a Business Designer at Bespoke, working to make sure people and organisations get exposed to and learn new ways of gaining inspiration from futures design and incorporating creative practices into the core of the company. Sara holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Design and Entrepreneurship, a new two-year Master's Degree between Copenhagen Business School and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

🚀 THE TALK 🚀

The escalation of different global crises such as racism, mental health, poverty – to name a few – are all compounded effects emerging by the current climate crisis and global pandemic, shaping and undermining our governmental systems and exacerbating the level of trust in our institutions. It is in this arena that the role of design could position itself as a way to address these issues at a more intrinsic level. Considering how modern design practises might have triggered those crises in the first place, education plays a key role in this context as a medium to shape new generations of thinkers that can challenge existing paradigms towards the exploration of alternative values and beliefs. It is in this regard that the concept of Speculative and Critical design emerges as a criticism of both the traditional design practice as well as a way to challenge conventional values.

This talk undertakes the value of Critical and Speculative design within the context of a learning experiment conducted by Bespoke, a strategic foresight company based in Copenhagen. In collaboration with Climate-KIC, this Speculative object-oriented learning experiment was conducted together with different students from the Design and Makers course in Vallekilde Højskole, and it aimed at answering an initial question: “How might we learn from COVID-19 to tackle climate-related issues? ”. This 3-days learning experiment encouraged critical reflections and thought-provoking questions that could be shaped into tangible outcomes to give the subject a more material counterpart. This 3-month #learningexperiment constructed upon the results of a 3-day workshop, consists of hands-on activities and experimentations. It functions as a social activity enhancing the effect of peer-based learning as a means to co-speculate with people and rediscuss our values and beliefs.

To give a glimpse of the work that has been done, you can read and experience more here: https://lnkd.in/dGkvSXy

🔔 Important information 🔔

The event will take place in Conference Room 1.001 in the main Building A of the Copenhagen campus of Aalborg University. The room is situated in the main building next to the main canteen. You are welcome to come in some minutes before the event starts; drinks and snacks will be offered to the participants attending.