DESIGN FOR SOCIETY

At the beginning of the 21st century, the world is fundamentally changing. Economic forces are stronger than ever before and the balance between historical and emerging powers is constantly changing. A new perception of human activity in the production of goods and services, and of the management of this activity, can be imagined. The conference wishes to highlight , Innovation, Sustainability and Knowledge as three interdependent dimensions related to major societal issues. How to create, diffuse, share and preserve knowledge within our organisations concerning the production of goods and services?		How to build in the field of product development a true learning organisation? How to manage knowledge within innovating processes? How to obtain sustained innovation? How to develop new products and services presenting lower environmental impacts through their lifecycles? How to face in the future such challenges as natural resource shortages or health problems? Such issues will be addressed from engineering design points of view.

TOPICS

Innovation & Creativity (Innovative Design, Creativity in Design,)

Approaches & Rationales in Design (Complex systems, Integration,Collaboration, Cooperation,...)

Context in Design (Organization, Processes, Products, Supply Chain Management, Design & Culture,
Multi-Disciplinary Approaches)

Information System & Knowledge Management in Design (KM in Design, Product family, Life cycle Management)

Design Management

User Requirements & Functional/Value Analysis

Computations in Design (Optimization in Design, Conceptual Design, Perceptional Design, Decision Based Design, Artificial Intelligence in Design, Simulation Based Design,)

Design for X (Design for Society, Design for Sustainability, Design for Ethics, Design for Safety, Design for Assembly, Design Manufacturing, )

Educating and training (Learning Strategies, e-Learning,)

Validation & Assessment (Model evaluation, Value Chain Analysis, Product Analysis, Process Analysis,)