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 for the youth, and demonstrations to children and families globally who were eager to explore, experiment, create, innovate and learn more through our virtual and hands-on creative experiences. Family Makers Day is one of our most popular events and truly a day for family fun and also a day that even friends like to explore and experience together. We always offer an a la cart menu of different makers’ experiences. When you expose citizens and children of any age to fun creative and playful experiences as we do at Family Makers Day, they will start to develop creative intelligence which includes skills like empathy, emotional intelligence, complex problem solving, critical thinking and so much more. These are vital future-making life skills. This is why we at Open Design Afrika believe that Collaborative Creative Intelligence is a SUPERPOWER and that every child and citizen should have the right to develop it. In the past when we could still host our ODA festival, many children and adults from disadvantaged communities have for instance experienced the magic combo of creativity and technology like stop animation or virtual reality at our Family Makers Day for the very first time and it is always incredible to see how profound and life-changing these experiences are for them.
XTALKS FOR YOUTH CHANGEMAKERS 2021
“Dreamers are Doers / Link Youth Power / Share, the World will listen” – a session where Youth encourages Youth!
YOUTH CHANGEMAKERS!
Do you see yourself as a youth changemaker? Do you dream of changing the world? Do you have a story to share with other youth? Do you want to network with youth from around the world?
‘Xtalks- World Listens‘ in partnership with Dreamland Eco English in Vietnam created an invaluable opportunity during ODA’s Family Makers Day for youth from around the world to speak their mind, share their stories and experiences with other youth.
Participants will also heard from the Vietnamese youth group about their first experience producing their own Xtalk recently. A great opportunity for other participating youth to learn how to do produce their own XTalks with the youth in their region.
“We believe every young person, no matter where they live, has an interesting story to tell the rest of the world. Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could hear them all?” Alex Bell – Co-founder XtalksWORLDlistens
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 of online and in-person workshops, dialogues for the youth, and demonstrations to children and families globally who were eager to explore, experiment, create, innovate and learn more through our virtual and hands-on creative experiences. Family Makers Day is one of ODA’s most popular events and truly a day for family fun and also a day that even friends like to explore and experience together. We always offer an a la cart menu of different makers’ experiences.
When you expose citizens and children of any age to fun creative and playful experiences as we do at Family Makers Day, they will start to develop creative intelligence which includes skills like empathy, emotional intelligence, complex problem solving, critical thinking and so much more. These are vital future-making life skills.
This is why we at Open Design Afrika believe that Collaborative Creative Intelligence is a SUPERPOWER and that every child and citizen should have the right to develop it. In the past when we could still host our ODA festival, many children and adults from disadvantaged communities have for instance experienced the magic combo of creativity and technology like stop animation or virtual reality at our Family Makers Day for the very first time and it is always incredible to see how profound and life-changing these experiences are for them.
WATCH ODA FAMILY MAKERS DAY’S LIVE STREAM
Opening and interviews were conducted by impact entrepreneur and MC of ODA Family Makers Day, Ellen Fischat, and CEO of ODA, Suné Stassen.
INTERVIEWS INCLUDED:
Captain FanPlastic team (SA)
Anita Bloom, Creative Director at Decorex Africa (SA)
Srini Srinivasan, President of World Design Organisation (WDO) (California)
MyMachine SA team
Dr. Ralitsa Debrah (Ghana) & Chris Pandolfi (Canada) from WDO’s Young Designers Circle
Hector Grimaldo from XTalks and Dreamland Eco English (Vietnam)
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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 of thoughtful and engaging conversations, discussions and workshops, we listened, we learned and we celebrated the power of diversity in design across all disciplines, regions, and cultures.
OPEN DESIGN AFRIKA AT WORLD INDUSTRIAL DESIGN DAY
On 29 June 2021, Open Design Afrika (ODA) was invited to host two sessions in collaboration with the WDO’s Young Designers Circle, Dr. Ralitsa Debrah and Chris Pandolfi at the World Industrial Design Day: “Let’s Talk Diversity”
As the moderator of one of the sessions, our Founder and CEO, Suné Stassen was joined by two dynamic Afrikan women, #Kenyan national, Dr. Njerie Mwagiru, a Senior Futurist at the Institute for Futures Research at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, and Benedicta Chukwuyem Apuamah, founder of Girls for Development Goals Foundation from #Nigeria. World Design Organization#widd2021#widd2021diversity#letstalkdiversity
More about the World Industrial Design Day 29 June 2021 – “Let’s Talk Diversity” HERE
WATCH THE ODA SESSION ON “LET’S TALK DIVERSITY”
TOPIC OF SESSION: “Following Nature’s Lead: The Power of Diversity as a Catalyst for Change and Prosperity”
To design a better world means that every citizen of this world plays a vital role as part of a ‘global design team’. Diversity is a key anchor to catalyze and ignite systemic change on a grand scale. In this discussion, the role of diversity will be explored within and beyond design and the creative industries.
MODERATOR: Suné Stassen
GUESTS INCLUDED: Benedicta Chukwuyem Apuamah and Dr. Njeri Mwagiru
WATCH THE JAM SESSION WITH WDO’S YOUNG DESIGNERS CIRCLE
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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 by this global audience.
KEYNOTE: Suné Stassen
Cape Town, South Africa
“Creativity as a catalyst to develop social capital—a crucial building block for sustainable future cities”
FILM: Tim Colins & Reiko Goto / A Tree is a Living Thing (film) 4:20
DIALOGUE: Beyond trees: what is an expanded role for and meaning of forests in cities?
Ana Macias Madrid
Andrej Verlič, Ljubljana
Yvonne Lynch Riyadh
Moderator: Liza Paqueo
Harini Nagendra
Bangalore
Thinking ecologically about cities in the global south
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