Gatherings

Symposium - Answer the Call! Innovation by Design in Public Action

November 29, 2022
Part 1 - Design for Innovation: Approaches and Impacts

Opening remarks by Luc Rabouin, Member of the Executive Committee responsible for Economic and Commercial Development, Knowledge, Innovation and Design, Ville de Montréal

Introduction by Patrick Marmen, Chief of Staff, Bureau du design, Ville de Montréal

With:
Guillaume Blum, Associate Professor, École de design, Université Laval
Isabelle Vérilhac, International and Innovation Director, Cité du design
Patrick Dubé, Executive Director, Maison de l’innovation sociale
Simone Fehlinger, Designer and Researcher, Cité du design

Facilitation:
Caroline Gagnon, Full Professor, École de design, Université Laval

Part 2 - ‘Next Practice’ or Systemic Design in Practice

With:
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino, Chief Design Officer, Design Council

Facilitation:
Thomas Coulombe-Morency, Faculté de l'aménagement, Université de Montréal

Part 3 - Designers in Action!

With:
Grégoire Alix-Tabeling, Co-founder and Designer, Vraiment Vraiment
Isabelle Daëron, Designer, Studio Idaë
Émile Forest, General Coordinator and Gardener, Nouveaux Voisins

Facilitation:
Caroline Gagnon, Full Professor, École de design, Université Laval

Part 4 - Public Actors in Action!

With:
Michael Donaldson Carbón, Director, Fundació BIT Habitat and Commissioner for Digital Innovation, Barcelona City Council
Anne Charpentier, Director, Montréal Botanical Garden and Maxim Larrivée, Director, Montréal Insectarium, Space for Life
Nathalie Arnould, Design Manager, Saint-Étienne Métropole

Facilitation:
Patrick Marmen, Chief of Staff, Bureau du design, Ville de Montréal
Caroline Gagnon, Full Professor, École de design, Université Laval

Part 5 - Answering the Call: And Now?

With:
Guillaume Blum, Associate Professor, École de design, Université Laval
Sonia Hedhibi, International Relations Officer, Cité du design

Facilitation:
Emeric Boucher, Design Commissioner, Bureau du design, Ville de Montréal

Part 6 - Closing Remarks

With:
Marc Chassaubéné, Vice-President of Saint-Étienne Métropole, responsible for Design and Digital; Deputy Mayor for Culture, Ville de Saint-Étienne; President of the Cité du design

Facilitation:
Patrick Marmen, Chief of Staff, Bureau du design, Ville de Montréal
Isabelle Vérilhac, International and Innovation Director, Cité du design

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