Art + Design: elearning lab - DESIS Network Lab - Design for social change

The Cumulus Dunedin 2026 conference is calling for bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and future-focused design thinking.

This global conference explores how design can reshape our relationship with the planet and society through key themes:
- Design with and for Nature
- Design for Postcolonial Contexts
- Design for Sustainability

Let’s challenge dominant perspectives, amplify diverse voices, and rethink the role of design in addressing today’s global challenges.

Abstract submission deadline: 24 March 2026
Hosted by Otago Polytechnic in Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand

🔗 Learn more & submit your abstract: https://cumulusdunedin2026.com/

Be part of the conversation shaping the future of design.

Originally initiated at the Escuela Superior de Diseño de Aragón (ESDA), Zaragoza (Spain), the ‘Social Design Days’ have become a conference space for exchange within the DESIS community and its wider network. The 2026 edition marks the first time the event is organised at the University of Beira Interior (UBI) in Portugal, reinforcing the institution’s engagement with socially oriented design research and education.

We are honoured to be invited to this conference, firstly to run a workshop under the title “Social design versus right-wing policies”, and secondly as a keynote speaker with a presentation titled “Social design challenges in editing DISCERN - Balancing values, voices, and visibility in an online journal”.

More info about this event at: https://lnkd.in/e3eU-DyG

Eight years of student social design projects, thirty-five (35) projects in total. About 250 students were involved.

https://www.designforsocialchange.org/student_projects/index.html