Design Education Summit 2023: Plenary Sessions

Hans Tan

Associate Professor | National University of Singapore

Curator Hans Tan kicks off the third edition of the Design Education Summit by challenging the presumption that design literacy is limited to designers.

With the theme ‘I am (NOT) Creative’, the Summit explored design as a bridge to creativity, inspiring educators, school leaders, and parents alike to help shape the next generation of changemakers.

Laura McBain

Managing Director | Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (d.school)

Join Laura McBain from the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (d.school) as she shares how educators can remain adaptable and equip themselves with vital skills to manage uncertainty, embrace new trends and ambiguity, and envision bold futures.

Clement Zheng

Assistant Professor | Division of Industrial Design | National University of Singapore

Watch design technologist, Clement Zheng from the NUS Interactive Materials Lab make the subject of physical computing accessible. He unveils his innovative approach in guiding students to embrace the process of making, and shows how it can pave the way for students to develop imaginative design solutions.

Ms Liew Wei Li

Director-General of Education, Singapore | Ministry of Education (MOE)

Hear Director-General of Education, Liew Wei Li share her view on why every student gains a competitive edge when they learn the dispositions and skills to design elegant solutions, and how this transcends the disciplines of Art, Design and Technology.

Donn Koh

Co-Founder | STUCK

Delve into the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Donn Koh, co-founder and design principal of STUCK Design, and discover how AI has the potential to dispel fears and perceived inefficiencies, and can empower individuals to transcend their boundaries and embrace bold ideas.

Design Thinking in Schools

Peicai Secondary School and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

Learn how teachers from Peicai Secondary School infused Design Thinking principles into the school's Applied Learning Programme (ALP), by collaborating with the Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD). See how the teachers mentored these junior innovators and empowered them to analyse social issues at a deeper and more empathetic level.

Diana Mihaela Baranga-Mazhar

Co-Founder & Executive Director | UpstartED

Dive into UpstartED's Changemaker Framework, a blueprint for nurturing emotional resilience, social skills, and critical consciousness in young people. Hear from UpstartED's Co-Founder & Executive Director, Diana Mihaela Baranga-Mazhar, as she shows how they partner schools to inculcate social-emotional skills alongside those of entrepreneurship and technological know-how in students.

Felix Tan

Co-Founder & CEO | Skilio

Felix Tan, the Founder of Skilio envisions a world where success is multidimensional and measured by an individual's unique experiences, values, and skill sets. To bring this vision to life, watch as he unpacks his framework of embracing failure as a stepping stone to growth and achievement, and learn how this can help equip our young with resilience, adaptability, and the ability to navigate an ever-evolving world.

Low Cheaw Hwei and Elaine Ho

Design Education Advisory Committee (DEAC)

How do we prepare ourselves and the next generation of innovators for an increasingly intricate, fiercely competitive and rapidly advancing technological world?

In a panel moderated by Summit Curator, Hans Tan, join experts Low Cheaw Hwei, Chairman of DEAC, and Elaine Ho, Director of the School of Design in Temasek Polytechnic in an engaging fireside chat to glean actionable advice on nurturing the next generation of changemakers.

Dawn Lim

Executive Director | DesignSingapore Council

Watch Design Singapore Council's Executive Director, Dawn Lim, share key takeaways from the Summit, in her closing address.