HackCARE Design Workshop [SOLD OUT]
Event Information
Description
HackCARE Design Workshop
In partnership with Lifelong Learning Council, HackCARE is a public Design Workshop for participants to hack and translate pain points in the area of CARE into a variety of design opportunities.
The workshop will commence with an insightful morning session by prominent speakers from various industries addressing CARE in 3 contexts: Self-Care, Community-Care and Environment-Care. It will then continue with an introduction of the design thinking methodology, and guide you through a range of interactive activities that enhance your creativity to build user-centric solutions.
You will learn how to disrupt existing products or services, create new behaviours, increase efficiency or identify new market opportunities in the context of CARE.
A project supported by the LearnSG Seed Fund - Every Day, A Learning Day.
Highlights of this workshop include:
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How design thinking can be applied in a wide range of contexts
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Understand users and solve their problems through design
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Work collaboratively with others to generate a wide variety of ideas
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Translate ideas into quick tangible forms to encourage interaction & gather constructive feedback
*Lunch and light refreshments will be provided*
About the Facilitators
Sharina Khan
Sharina Khan is a multi-disciplinary design professional and educator with over 10 years of experience working with global brands designing products and creating customer experiences.
She co-founded Creativeans to work on experimental and self-initiated projects which garnered much publicity through the many exhibitions across Europe such as Milan, London and Paris.
Sharina is an expert in design research with strong knowledge on global trends, material innovation and human-centered design. She was awarded a sponsorship by University of Canberra to pursue a PhD in Design to explore future hybrid frameworks in design education.
Yulia Saksen
Yulia Saksen is the founder and director of an award-winning interdisciplinary creative consultancy based in Singapore, Milan and Jakarta. Yulia also founded C-Academy, the educational arm of Creativeans Pte Ltd.
Yulia specialises in customer-centric design methodology and design thinking. As a certified management consultant, designer and educator, she transforms client’s businesses into creative brands. A frequent speaker in these topics, Yulia alongside Kimming Yap and Judy Tham co-authored the brand book with less industry jargon Are You Brand Dead?: The Creativeans BrandBuilder Approach to Building Your Brand.
Yulia is a recipient of multiple design and business awards. She received her Master Degree in Design from the Domus Academy in Milan, Italy.
Venue Partner
The Ng Teng Fong Centre for Healthcare Innovation is a training & innovation hub that grooms the next generation of healthcare professionals through interactive learning, teaching and offering research opportunities. It provides a foundation for team-based learning and collaborations across different medical discipline and using innovative technology to stimulate real-world clinical environment.
About C-Academy
Established by Creativeans, C-Academy is its educational and research arm that provides organisations and individuals with the knowledge and tools to develop their own creative strengths.
From branding, design thinking to creative methodologies, our courses are conducted by certified trainers over three hours to three months, customisable according to our client’s requirements. We also strive to be a thought leader on creativity by gathering the best minds to incubate research and methodologies on this subject matter.
Our mission is to empower organisations to act, think and excel creatively.
About Creativeans
Creativeans {pronounced Cre-a-ti-veans | kriːˈeɪti:/ vi.ən/}
Creativeans is an interdisciplinary creative consultancy based in Singapore, Milan and Jakarta. Our mission is to make the world a more creative place.
Business leaders trust us to solve their strategic and creative challenges: from branding, product design, UI/UX design, packaging design to communication design, across all industries and geographies. Guided by our systematic approach and unique methodologies such as BrandBuilder™ and BrandIntel™, we work with mid size companies, small start ups and family owned businesses to create enduring brands.
