The fourth edition of the Design Education Summit will return in 2025!
Organised by DesignSingapore Council, the Design Education Summit is a biennial thought leadership summit in Singapore that connects educators with innovators, designers, researchers, and digital experts to promote accessibility, inclusivity, and sustainability through design.
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Theme for Design Education Summit 2023
Curated by Hans Tan, the theme for the third edition of the Design Education Summit, 'I am NOT Creative’, challenged the widely held belief that design literacy is limited to designers.
The Summit highlighted the importance of design literacy for everyone and design thinking as a powerful methodology for solving real-world problems across disciplines.
The Summit triggered an exploration of these questions:
- Is Design for Everyone?
- Will Human Creativity Survive AI?
- Am I too Young to Make a Difference?
Watch the videos below to re-live the Summit!
“As the curator of the Summit, I am moved by how Singapore’s education is transforming to embrace innovation and change. At the same time, it affects me deeply to hear a student say “I am not the creative type!”.
Creativity is one critical skill that will allow us to thrive in uncertainty, yet many may not see it as a superpower that can improve with training. In this Summit, we will explore design as a bridge to creativity that transverses disciplines.”
Hans is a designer maker, curator, and associate professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He makes use of beauty and utility for visual discourse, tiptoeing the boundaries of design, craft and art. A multiple winner of the President's Design Award, Singapore’s highest recognition for a designer, Hans has also received multiple teaching awards, most significantly the Outstanding Educator Award, NUS’ highest award for teaching.
Hans Tan
Summit Curator
Associate Professor
National University of Singapore
Guest-of-honour
Mr Chan Chun Sing
Minister for Education
