Welcome to Girls Make The City, Cape Town, South Africa: ‘Voices of Change,’ Where empowerment meets urban transformation. Watch our PROMO VIDEO on Spotify! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST! Subscribe to our first Podcast Series launching on Monday, January 22, 2024, where you can explore stories of resilience, creativity, and community-driven change in Langa. Embarking from […]
In Feb/March 2022 Open Design Afrika’s CEO, Suné Stassen was invited as a keynote at Interaction Week 2022. The event was hosted by IxDA (Interaction Design Association). The theme of this event was “Design in Perilous Times. One year on. What have we learned?” Her powerful talk titled: “A Super Power to build a thriving […]
Open Design Afrika Family Makers Day was sponsored by the Western Cape Cultural Affairs and Sports and in partnership with the V&A Waterfront and Decorex. ODA hosted a series of live and online events. Most of the online workshops were not live-streamed. On this day we hosted a series of online and in-person workshops, dialogues […]
Open Design Afrika Family Makers Day was sponsored by the Western Cape Cultural Affairs and Sports and in partnership with the V&A Waterfront and Decorex. ODA hosted a series of live and online events. Most of the online workshops were not live-streamed. Welcome to ODA Family Makers Day. On this day we hosted a series […]
World Industrial Design Day 2021 explored the topic of diversity – celebrating the diverse stories, perspectives, and experiences of designers, innovators, leaders, and educators from around the world. To mark the occasion, WDO hosted a 24-hour event, let’s talk: diversity, that featured over 70 speakers from almost every corner of the globe. Through a series […]
In February 2021 Open Design Afrika’s CEO and Founder, Suné Stassen was invited to deliver a keynote at The Nature of Cities Festival. Her topic: “Creativity as a catalyst to develop appropriate social capital – a crucial building block for sustainable future cities”. We are proud to say that her talk was extremely well received […]
small is MASSIVE! With Heads, Hands, and Hearts! FUTURE READY SKILLS DAY Welcome to ODA’S Future-Ready Skills Day with heads, hands, and hearts! This event was live-streamed from the #VandAWaterfront #CapeTown, #SouthAfrica #ODA2020 WATCH THE ROUNDTABLE DIALOGUE Welcome to the Roundtable Session- A deep dive into the Role, impact, and future of Design Education. […]
small is MASSIVE! With Heads, Hands, and Hearts! FUTURE READY SKILLS DAY Welcome to ODA’S Future-Ready Skills Day with heads, hands, and hearts! This event was live-streamed from the #VandAWaterfront #CapeTown, #SouthAfrica #ODA2020 WATCH SESSION FOUR For the fourth and final session, we were very excited to welcome CUMULUS ASSOCIATION, World Design Organisation, one […]
small is MASSIVE! With Heads, Hands, and Hearts! FUTURE-READY SKILLS DAY Welcome to ODA’S Future-Ready Skills Day with heads, hands, and hearts! This event was live-streamed from the #VandAWaterfront #CapeTown, #SouthAfrica #ODA2020 WATCH SESSION THREE This session focus on the power and impact of Phenomenon Based Learning – learning through play which creates a […]
small is MASSIVE! With Heads, Hands, and Hearts! FUTURE-READY SKILLS DAY Welcome to ODA’S Future-Ready Skills Day with heads, hands, and hearts! This event was live-streamed from the #VandAWaterfront #CapeTown, #SouthAfrica #ODA2020 WATCH SESSION TWO This session is all about gaining a deeper understanding of how to align and achieve the UN Sustainable Development […]
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