{"id":1930,"date":"2016-08-31T21:36:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T21:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suka.org\/home\/?p=1930"},"modified":"2016-09-05T10:49:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T10:49:24","slug":"suka-meet-up-forum-on-humanitarian-design-using-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/suka-meet-up-forum-on-humanitarian-design-using-design\/","title":{"rendered":"SUKA meet-up – Forum on Humanitarian Design: Using design to address social issues, Tue 6 Sep"},"content":{"rendered":"

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IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE. Now at Singapore High Commission, 9 Wilton Crescent,\u00a0Belgravia, SW1X 8SP. Nearest tube is Knightsbridge station.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone is a \u201cdesigner\u201d \u2013\u00a0Learn valuable lessons in using design methodology to solve social issues<\/em><\/p>\n

Ziqq<\/strong> is a Singaporean experiential designer who founded Design Says Hello<\/a><\/strong>, a movement\u00a0of people who believe in using design as a catalyst for social change. Ziqq will share with you his personal experiences of design intervention in developing countries, and you will get to learn\u00a0Design Thinking Methodology<\/strong> and how everyone and anyone can use it to make a change \u2013 be it at home, school or at the workplace. With many emergent technologies and fast-paced change around us, this is a crucial time for us to explore socially conscious humanitarian design.\u00a0Ziqq spoke about Humanitarian Social Design<\/a> at the Singapore Design Week 2016 at National Design Centre earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Date and Time: Tuesday 6 September, 6.30-8.30pm
\nVenue: Singapore High Commission, 9 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, SW1X 8SP
\nTickets: FREE. Book your tickets below.<\/p>\n

There will be an opportunity for you to participate in an open discussion after the talk, facilitated by Ziqq. The event is chaired by Sharliza Rahman FRSA, President of SUKA.<\/p>\n

This event, organised by non-profit Singapore UK Association (SUKA<\/a>), is an opportunity to engage and empower Singaporeans and friends in London on how design can make a positive contribution to our lives and society we live in.<\/p>\n

*Venue still subject to confirmation. Alternative venue will be in London zone 1.<\/p>\n

Please note there will be crisps and juices but no free dinner. It’s an opportunity to learn and mingle!<\/p>\n

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