Our goal is to create network to connect the diverse design futures community that spans multiple related fields such as history, futurology, art, design, philosophy, sociology, and so forth.
Experts from around the world join together to responsibly further the elevate the mission of education. We explore possible futures in our rapidly changing world from both global and local perspectives.
As an interdisciplinary field, Design Futures combine multiple related fields to design futures, including: philosophy, aesthetics, art, design, futurology, sociology and other interdisciplinary fields to discuss methods and advanced theories for designing desirable and sustainable futures.
We live in the Anthropocene era. Confusion and paradoxical situations abound. On one hand, we’ve witnessed incredible advances in technology, health, and wellbeing and so forth; and, on the other hand, we’re facing planetary level existential threats, climate emergency, income inequality, environmental degradation, and so forth.
We gather GDFN community members from various disciplines to achieve the vigorous development of a futures centered discipline of design.
We believe that innovation and creativity are helpful responses towards engaging with complex social issues such as amidst the rapid global changes. On one hand, we’ve witnessed incredible advances in technology, health, and wellbeing and so forth; and, on the other hand, we’re facing planetary level existential threats, climate emergency, income inequality, environmental degradation, and so forth. Therefore, the "Design Futures" community combines multiple fields and disciplinary perspectives ranging from philosophy, aesthetics, art, design, sociology and other fields to think about how to anticipate and respond to complex social issue. We use an innovation centered design approach. We are committed to providing an academic exchange platform for educators, researchers, practitioners, students and other cross-innovators in related fields around the world to explore advanced theories and discuss futures centered directions.
Vision and Mission
We are a heterogenous group composed of students, researchers, professors, professionals, and related organizations in related disciplines such as design, futurology, sociology, and philosophy. We provide an international academic cooperation networked platform for exploring advanced theories and discussing future directions. We promote academic exchanges and cooperative research among educators, researchers, practitioners, students and other cross-innovators in related fields around the world, and assume the role of a bridge for academic exchanges.
About us
We will carry out international academic exchanges and cooperation through seminars, study meetings, lectures, international conferences, etc. We also edit and publish academic journals that reflect the advanced theories of the discipline and the latest trends in industrial research. Network members will be able to share and communicate academically, and publish papers on the platform we provide. Through various academic exchange activities, we help members improve their academic level and social status. We will also assist members in part-time jobs, academic exchanges and entrepreneurship in universities and research institutions in various countries. Help our members grow together in related fields.
The Benefits of Membership
Design futures Studio (Milan) established by China-Italy design innovation Hub, which launched and operated by professors from Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, School of Design at Carnegie Mellon, design department at Politecnico di Milano. The aim is to promote the field of design futures through academic research, courses, seminars, conferences, student and scholar visits and other activities.
DESIGN FUTURES STUDIO (Milan)
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