CAS Design Cultures

Short description

Actively shaping society, culture and systems

The CAS Design Cultures enables participants to immerse themselves in innovative living and cultural spaces. These are characterised by forward-looking economic, social, ecological and cultural strategies. The aim is to question and help shape these environments in the context of design attitudes and practices in order to promote an examination of the designability of one's own culture and environment. The modular CAS Design Cultures is currently undergoing further development and modules/workshops can currently only be booked on an irregular basis. We will keep you informed about new programmes available for booking. Modules can also be attended separately without completing the CAS Design Cultures.

Target Audience

The CAS Design Cultures is intended for people in any role or sector who specifically want to apply their design-oriented mindset and strategy in different contexts and cultures, and reflect on their experience.

  • Designers and creative individuals who want to give their design activities a more international focus.
  • Subject specialists and project leaders from all sectors who want to familiarize themselves with international design cultures.
  • Senior managers who want to find out about the innovative potential of design in specific contexts. 

Positioning

In the context of the MAS Strategic Design, the CAS Design Cultures deals with the application and reflection of design-orientated thinking and strategies in different cultural contexts. The programme is particularly suitable for people who want to expierence themselves in situational actions within different cultures and, above all, expand their reflective and social skills.

The ยซspider modelยป shows the dimensions of curriculum in strategic design.

Know Yourself โ€“ Develop an awareness of yourself and your own value system, and an understanding of how these influence your own positioning and strategic behaviour.

Master Tools โ€“ Gain a broad knowledge of the concepts, methods and other instruments which help with strategic decision-making and support the required processes.

Shape Experiences โ€“ Build up expertise in aesthetic and experience-based elements and their influence on, and interaction in, the implementation of strategic decisions.

Enable People โ€“ Empower third parties by the clever application of collaborative and communication skills.

Navigate Complexity โ€“ Learn how to handle complex systems and about contextual relationships and how these can be influenced by interventions.

Transform Organizations โ€“ Learn about the idiosyncrasies of organizations and other communities.

Understand technology โ€“ Raise awareness of the potential of technological developments and their direct interaction with cultural aspects of everyday life.

Dates

Usually, two study trips take place each year, one in spring and one in fall. The modular CAS Design Cultures is currently undergoing further development.

Cost

The programme and its pricing is currently being revised.

How to apply

Further information: CAS Design Cultures