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Trendspotting in India
For the fifth year in a row we will send a cohort of entrepreneurial-minded students to our international trendspotting workshop Ahmedabad, India. Previous years we have explored the future of education, urban living, talent and death. This year we are sure to have the most exciting theme to date.
The trendspotting topic of 2012 will require an even higher grade of immersion into culture, global fusion and their influences on entrepreneurship. Notify your interest and sign up for the the information meeting on 21 Oct where we will announce this year's topic and explain all the necessary details around application procedure and alike.
The workshop is co-hosted with our partner National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad and will allow for a group of some ten students to spend about two weeks at their beautiful campus in India. Full residential scholarships covering course fees, travels and accommodation will be grated to who are admitted to the workshop.
Previous workshops
2011 – The Future of Death
2010 – The Future of Talent
2009 – The Future of Urban Living
2008 – The Future of Education
Trainer(s)
Ronald Jones
Centre Director, Konstfack
Dr. Ronald Jones has an MFA degree from the University of South Carolina, and a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Ohio University. He also holds a Certificate from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
After serving nine years as Senior Critic at the School of Art, Yale University, he was appointed Professor of Visual Arts in the School of the Arts, and Director of the Digital Media Lab at Columbia University in New York City. He then served as Provost at Art Center College of Design and became member of the Visiting Faculty at the National Institute of Design in India, and at the Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Städelschule Frankfurt, Germany.
Furthermore, he has also served on the faculties of The Royal Danish Academy of Art, Copenhagen, The Rhode Island School of Design, The School of Visual Arts, And The New York, among others.
Peter Majanen
Course Director
Peter Majanen is a futurist thinker, trendspotter and the current CEO of Quattroporte, a future agency. He is defining the future paths and possibilities for companies such as: ASSA ABLOY (world leader in lock solutions), Coca-Cola and Ericsson as well as a number of Swedish government institutions. Peter is an expert in human values and the application of futurist thinking in idea and concept development. He is currently on the faculty of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Konstfack where he teaches a course in The Future of Shopping. He is also developing some of the most advanced market places in Northern Europe.
Peter has a background as a Director of R&D at Gallup and Demoskop (Swedish research company) and Director at Kreab (Scandinavia's largest lobbying and communication firm). He is also a PhD-candidate at Lund University, a Master in solo singing at Malmö Music University Collage and he has studied Strategic Design at DomusAcademy, Milan.
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