SocialDesignSite has conducted three more SoYouKnow events. Two members of the SocialDesignSite team, Glória Costa and Estuardo Calderón moderated 3 events in Portugal: Lisbon and Matosinhos.



The first SoYouKnow took place on May 13-15, 2010 at ESAD Design School in Matosinhos, Portugal. It had the participation of one international keynote, Lars Diederichsen from Instituto Meio, São Paulo, and one portuguese social entrepreneur, Frederico Lucas, founder of Novos Povoadores . The second day of workshop took place on the coworking space The Hub - Porto. The participants felt inspired and shared creative design solutions for everyday life  problems.







The second SoYouKnow workshop was conducted on May 17, 2010 in Lisbon, at the coworking space Betalab. Enhancing the positive outcomes of being involved in a coworking spac, the participants delivered solutions on how to help blind people to be more integrated in society.

 

The third SoYouKnow workshop was conducted on May 20-22, 2010 at FBAUL - Fine Arts University of Lisbon. We had the participation from Ana Filipa Pias from the voluntary design project Design é preciso and Miguel Alves Martins, from Social Entrepreneurship Institution. The workshop had a great feedback from the participants and was a great success. 


We thank all the participants, the SocialDesignSite Team, the keynotes and our contact persons in Portugal. Without any of you this could have not happened!

 

On March 18, 2010, SocialDesignSite presented the ongoing research and moderated a discussion on social design at the Kunst Apotheke Salon Session 6 organised by SideBySide Studio (I-Wei Li) in Berlin. Kunst Apotheke Salon is open to cultural workers who want to receive critical input, creative stimulation and constructive feedback in a safe and friendly space with international colleagues. A visualisation of the conversation at the salon and the notes of participants will follow.

SocialDesignSite is happy to announce that it has created our community platform on Ning . This platform was created in response to the valuable feedback of our participating projects. Through this platform we seek to offer a convenient and lively communication environment, enhance connections between the members of our community and provide opportunities for sharing, participation and collaboration.
Here you can share any kind of information, network with the people you like, provide content, engage in discussions, join and create groups.
Feel free to get the most out of this platform – it is here for you to use!
We hope that this platform will bring you enjoyable and useful experiences.

SocialDesignSite was presented at the exhibition DREAM FOR A CAUSE - Social Design between Utopia and Reality from November 4 until December 12, 2009 in Vienna. The event was also the occasion to run a SoYouKnow workshop facilitated by Suk-Han Tang and Glória Costa on November 12, 2009. It invited participants to reflect on social design and focused on the practical issues for a successful social design project. For more information concerning the exhibition please visit this link .

SocialDesignSite  is proud to announce that it has conducted two first SoYouKnow events. The first SoYouKnow took place on October 9, 2009 at the Young Crew Workshop in Berlin for young professionals and students in the field of project management. It lasted for three hours and received warm acceptance of the participants. The second SoYouKnow workshop was conducted on October 16, 2009 in Witzenhausen at the “Global Thinking – Local Responsibility” conference for the students of food business. The event was again welcomed by the audience.

SoYouKnow, standing for Socialize Your Knowledge, is an interactive and playful workshop format. During the event the participants have the opportunity to share knowledge, communicate on the topic of soft skills in project management and network with each other. The friendly atmosphere of SoYouKnow creates not only meaningful knowledge exchange, but also ground for dynamic and enjoyable learning. SocialDesignSite team will continue working on the SoYouKnow format. The next workshop will follow on November 13, 2009 in Vienna.

AUGUST 5, 2009, POTSDAM, GERMANY

SocialDesignSite attended the UndJetzt?! (And Now?!) Conference, which took place from August 3 to 8, 2009 in Potsdam. Over 150 socially active individuals, former volunteers in projects in third world countries, spent a week exploring the challenges and opportunities of social and voluntary work. Four members of the SocialDesignSite team attended workshops on Fundraising and Web 2.0 tools, aggregating useful knowledge for the development of the project and sharing practical insights from the social design experience. On August 6th, SocialDesignSite held a presentation in Pecha Kucha format introducing the project to the public. The presentation was warmly received by the audience and as a result of the conference, the project started several new ventures with cooperation partners, thus giving concrete answers to the main question of the conference.

SocialDesignSite is proud to announce that it will be conducting an event for the Young Crew Workshop 2009 . The workshop will take place on October 9, 2009 in Berlin. It is organised by the young fraction of the German Project Management Association – Young Crew , which consists of young project managers working voluntarily to disseminate knowledge and best practices in the field.
Our event, called SoYouKnow, is an interactive workshop, aimed at discovering, sharing, shaping and improving people’s knowledge. SoYouKnow stands for “Socialize Your Knowledge” – a motto emphasizing the importance of sharing what you know with other people. Two main streams of knowledge distribution are used: learning by sharing and learning by doing. Learning by sharing consists of real time peer-to-peer learning, when people teach each other and thus enhance their knowledge. Learning by doing aims to brush up knowledge through applying it to real-life challenges. For this goal methods of case studies and role plays are used.
Allowing not only to assemble, but also to co-create knowledge, SoYouKnow pursues the goal of shaping a dynamic and vibrant learning environment. It takes knowledge experiences to a new level and strives for excellence in learning, sharing and doing.
For more information, please visit www.youngcrew.de

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Silke Astrid Eisenbeiß

Silke holds a PhD in politics and strategic management from the University of Konstanz and the Erasmus University Rotterdam and a Master in organizational psychology from the University of Mannheim. Her work experience includes the United Nations Headquarter in New York, the German Parliament, strategic management consultancies in China and Germany as well as a development agency in South Africa. Due to her dedication to development and her passion for social design she volunteers for the SocialDesignSite.

Violetta Pleshakova

Violetta Pleshakova studied Public Administration and Political Science at Moscow State M.V. Lomonosov University. She continued her education in Germany, at Erfurt School of Public Policy. During her master studies she was focusing on the issues of social change and social impact of the Internet. Her current research interests include social collaboration, social design and cultural dynamics. She joined Systemic Excellence Group as an intern in July 2009 and is part of SocialDesignSite team.

 

 

Estuardo Calderón Scheel

Estuardo Calderón Scheel studied international business with a major in regional studies of Latin America in Germany and Brazil. But he´s always wanted to be a designer! Social Design Site has given him the opportunity to combine his passion of social awareness with having a better designed world. He´s currently doing research on project management and intercultural complexity, this having been the story of his life because of his international background, being born in Guatemala, but feeling at home in Berlin.

 

We believe in co-creating a viable vision for the SocialDesignSite and for this purpose we involved everyone and called for participation. We as the SocialDesignSite had a vision, and we shared it with you. We would like to thank you for all the feedback we received and for those who shared their visions with us. We received suggestions for projects that are changing the world and we invited them to join the SocialDesingSite.

Our next steps will be to contact everyone who submitted feedback and ideas personally. We want to brainstorm and try to implement the changes and feedback we received. Our promise to the community was to follow a transparent approach, because the SocialDesignSite is there to serve the community and change the world together with the social design community. As outlined in our vision we publish the feedback here for you to read. Meanwhile, please feel free to contact us and submit any comment or feedback to Vision@SocialDesignSite.com

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We Are What We Do launches their book for other countries in their native languages!

Change the World for Ten Bucks is out now and available in all good book stores in USA and they are glad that there are tons of activities in America to promote the book’s launch.
They’re launched in Spain also – in Spanish and Catalan. Vamos a Cambiar el Mundo and Podem Canviar El Món are now available in all good book shops!

In February they also celebrated a brilliant first year for the We Are What We Do’s Young Speakers' Programme


Recently, We Are What We Do collected the little things that you’re doing everyday and which are making a big difference in the world: The best of the ripples.

If you want to know more about the team, they present themselves here: what we all look like.

You can check out their updated products page and read all their news on the We Are What We Do Blog.

www.wearewhatwedo.org

This is an exhibition of the cross-cultural nature of Social Design. You are able to make changes from any place in the world! Every decision you make every day, has consequences on the world around you, and on the worlds of others. In this sense you are a “social designer” of this world.
The video can be viewed in the Creative Media Section on our website.

The Blog On Social Design was recently honored to be among the 100th best blogs for those who want to save the world. This inspiring lineup of blogs is categorized into Environment, Social Action & Human Rights, Inspiration, Philanthropy & Funding, Health Care, Art, Leadership & Business, and general.

Take a look at the full list here.

The world is full of visionaries and people who want to make a difference in the world, and many of those people share their knowledge online through their blogs. Whether you want to change the world through environment, humanitarianism, business, or any other way, there’s a blog out there that can offer you guidance and inspiration. Read on, and you’ll find 100 blogs that can help you change the world.

On the first day of spring, the first day of spring LANDFILL is proud to announce its launching - an annual publication made in collaboration with their friend, the environmental printer, Greg Barber Co. Each issue explores a conceptual approach to its printed components. Issue One: Second Chances explores the ideas of 100% post-consumer papers.

After the interviews, their stories of second chances were printed using non-toxic toner onto paper containing flower seeds and buried throughout New York City.
Brooklyn Photographer Luke Barber-Smith photographed these burials. As the sprouts reach the topsoil, the first lives push through the earth and grow into real wild flowers for the spring.

If you'de like to receive a printed copy, please feel free to contact Brian Ponto or Mohawk Papers . Here's to new beginnings in a hopeful new year, cheers!

www.brianponto.com
www.mohawkpaper.com

 

 

 

 

 

On the 19-20th of February, Dr. Louis Klein and Suk-Han Tang of the Systemic Excellence Group held a workshop in support of the Chongming Eco-Community Project in Shanghai. Initiated by Studio TAO, the project has the objective to revitalize rural villages in China by improving the quality of lifestyle through the environment, communication, local business structures as well as the public and domestic infrastructures.

Social Design: Designing a Better World

This article in IM Magazine refers to different definitions of social design, depending primarily on the context within which it is used. Suk-Han Tang and Joana Bértholo explore different ways that we can create change in this world, and providing examples from the SocialDesignSite. Massive Change is an endeavour which is not about the world of design, but about the design of the world. Another example of changing the world for the better is Design for the Real World, which is a notion of Design for the Third World, and can be traced back to Victor Papenek. Changing the world is hard work, and should be rewarded. The Index Award focuses on design that substantially improves lives for people all over the world, and is currently the largest design award in the world. All of the above mentioned projects, can be found on the SocialDesignSite.com here. This article conveys that every expression of human action, which includes all the different fields and aspects of human life as we know it, and as others might observe it, contributes to the richness of social design. This site is therefore the growing movement for CHANGING the world, and sharing it with each other.
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One of the newest addition to our team, Glória Costa, who studied Communication Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Lisbon University, has created a teaser for the SocialDesignSite.
The video can be viewed in the Creative Media Section on our website.