Harvard×Design Conference: “Failure×Design”

The Harvard×Design Conference is an annual exploration of all things design. Launched in 2012, the conference is a collaborative effort between student groups at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Harvard Business School, and Harvard College – and the only cross-school event of its kind. The event brings together creative thinkers, design luminaries, experts from a variety of backgrounds, professors, and students to engage in and reinterpret the design process.
This year’s theme, under the name “Failure×Design,”, will be centered on the process of productive failure. The aim is to provide a platform for honest discussion about the role of failure in design, the many ways (we) designers can fail, but more importantly, the countless ways (we) they can overcome it.

Harvard×Design is open to everyone, participants range from Harvard graduate and undergraduate students across all degrees, non-Harvard students and faculty, and New England area professionals.

Schedule:

8:00-9:45 – REGISTRATION 8:45-9:00 – OPENING REMARKS 9:00-9:45 – NATASHA JEN | Pentagram 10:00-10:45 – COLLEEN MACKLIN | Parsons School of Design and PETLab 11:00-11:45 – ALBERT LEE | NEA 12:00-12:45 – TEMAN AND TERAN EVANS | PepsiCo LUNCH 1:45-1:30 – JENNY KUTNOW | Etsy 2:45-3:30 – ALLAN CHOCHINOV | SVA & Core77 3:45-4:30 – SHANA DRESSLER, Anna Fine, Dan Lee | 30 Weeks 4:45-5:45 – DESIGN CONSULTING PANEL | Jose Colucci | IDEO, Yuhgo Yamaguchi | CONTINUUM, Adam Rubin | Fahrenheit 212, Jen Briselli | MAD*POW moderated by Michelle Fisher, MoMA 5:45-6:00 – CLOSING REMARKS

Lunch and reception in the lobby, pit and porticos

Complete information and tickets

Hosted by HBS Design Club, GSDxDesign amd Harvard College Springboard. Sponsored in part by a generous gift from Mr. J. W. Kaempfer, Jr. MBA 1971, Squarespace and Pentagram.

Harvard University welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you would like to request accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact the Public Programs Office at (617) 496-2414 or [email protected] in advance of your participation or visit. Requests for American Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made at least two weeks in advance. Please note that the University will make every effort to secure services, but that services are subject to availability.

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