What the Lab is:
Students and young professionals from around the world* are coming
to this year's Lab. They will be briefed by UN experts (from the
UN Development Program, UN Environmental Program, UNESCO, UNICEF,
WHO and other UN agencies), develop comprehensive strategies for
solving some of the world's most critical problems, and then present
their work at the UN. They will learn a powerful strategic design
and planning methodology that will be of use for the rest of their
life, as well learn about leadership, problem solving and the design
revolution. They will learn about global problems, options, technology,
culture, resources and what they can do to make a difference. They
will meet others with similar passions about the state of the world—
and what we can do to make things better.
The Design Science Lab is where solutions to global and local problems
are developed— by you. Read
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* Previous Lab participants have come from Spain, Mexico, France,
Tanzania, Ghana, Haiti, Canada, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia,
Palestine, Zimbabwe, Ukraine, Lithuania, Sudan, Nepal, Turkey, Venezuela
and all over the US.
Who it is for:
Students from college and high school as well as teachers and young
professionals from around the world.
When:
June 13 - 21, 2010
Where:
Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA, and
United Nations, NY
What you will learn, do, and get:
- You will learn a problem solving and planning methodology, developed
by Buckminster Fuller and other scientists and designers, that
will be of use to you the rest of your life
- You will learn about critical global problems that impact the
lives of everyone in the world, as well as the opportunities associated
with these problems, and what we can do to change the current
situation
- You will work collaboratively with other participants from around
the world on designing real world solutions to a critical real
world problem
- You will be briefed by United Nations staff and other experts
on global problems and opportunities
- You will present you work to a team of UN and other experts
- Your work will be published as a book
- You will receive a comprehensive digital collection of the latest
reports from the UN and research organizations around the world
on the state of the planet (over $1,000 worth of reports and studies
on energy, climate change, the global economy, food, and many
other topics).
- You will work very hard and have fun doing it.
Skills Covered
- Problem Solving
- Design Science and Strategic Planning
- Collaborative Research
- Information Visualization
- Project Management
- Research
- Public Speaking
- Team Building
- Leadership
- Taking initiatives
- Critical Path Scheduling
- Fun under stress
Special Sessions
- The State of the World 2010 and 2020
- Globalization 101: Forces Shaping Our Future
- Global Environmental Systems
- Climate Change: What's Real?
- Global Energy Systems
- Global Food Systems
- Global Water Situation
- Youth Leadership
- Strategic Design and Planning
- Buckminster Fuller and Design Science
- Global Problems/Local Solutions & Local Problems/Global
Solutions
- The United Nations and Global Well-being
- Building Peace Through the Design Revolution
Check out:
“The most astonishing thing about Spaceship
Earth: it didn't come with an operating manual."
—Buckminster Fuller |
