Ezio Manzini Masterclasses and Public Forums Across Australia in July

Here’s some great news. The esteemed Ezio Manzini will be leading three masterclasses and three public forums in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney during July 2010.

Ezio Manzini is a leading expert on sustainable design. He “sits at the interface between design, community and social innovation with a focus on scenario building toward solutions encompassing both environmental and social quality.” He is Full professor in Industrial Design, at the Politecnico di Milano and Honorary Doctor at The New School of New York  (2006) and at the Goldsmiths College, University of London (2008). At the Politecnico di Milano he is Director of the Unit of Research Design and Innovation for Sustainability and coordinator of the Doctorate in Design.

Ezio will be running Masterclasses and (free) public forums in each city:

Masterclass: Next economy – enabling sustainable ways of living ($300)

Adelaide Monday, 12 July 2010 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Melbourne Wednesday, 14 July 2010 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sydney Friday, 16 July 2010 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm

This masterclass will explore how the interplay between social and technical innovation is opening up brand new opportunities.  How can we conceive and deliver “enabling solutions”?  How can individuals, businesses, institutions, associations and communities collaborate in the framework of viable business models to support sustainable ways of living?

Public forum: Small, local, open, connected (free)

Adelaide Monday, 12 July 2010 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Melbourne Wednesday, 14 July 2010 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Sydney Thursday, 15 July 2010 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm

The only sustainable way to get out of the current global financial and ecological crisis is to promote new economic models, new production systems and new ideas of wellbeing. To define and implement these new models is, of course, very difficult. But it is not impossible. And we do not have to start from zero.

More from Ezio Manzini

Here’s a few interesting pieces by Ezio Manzini:

Collaborative Services and Enabling Solutions

Ezio’s presentation at Service Design Symposium 2008.

An interview with Ezio Manzini from Service Design Research

“service design is, or could be, a powerful tool to promote sustainable changes.”

Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability

Ezio describes social innovation as a shift towards a new paradigm of business and lifestyle underpinned by sustainable values.