DON’T MISS OUT ON THE FUN
NOT YOUR ORDINARY CONFERENCE
We’re proud to announce the first batch of Actors for the upcoming Design Thinking Conference ‘Through Different Eyes‘. Get inspired by: The famous Creative Problem Solver Dorte Nielsen, The Entomologist Aglaia Bouma, The Translator Katelijne de Vuyst, The Creative Challenger Karl Raats & The Mindful CEO Hans Looijen. This will be a unique opportunity to join our Actors, Breakout Leaders and DT representatives as they share their perspective on the main theme of the Conference Empathy.
THE DESIGN THINKING CONFERENCE
FOR WHOM?
For Design Thinking professionals who practice what they preach in their own organizations or with other organizations.
WHY?
Because It is time to take the next step and truly deep dive into Design Thinking.
WHAT?
Deep diving Design Thinking means critically looking at it, constructively discussing it and surprising ourselves with fresh perspectives.
It means to reframe and be sure about the problem we are solving.
It means to feel and discuss how truly empathic we can be.
It means to experiment and to test out new perspectives.
It means to envision and discover how far we can bring Design Thinking.
HOW?
Instead of definitions, tools and showcases, we will focus on inspirations to question oneself, debates to get further, perspectives outside our comfort zones, all in togetherness and positivism, and with a bit of lightness.
ABOUT
The Design Thinking Conference is an interactive and high-energy gathering of experienced design thinking practitioners from around the world. We offer a platform to share knowledge and further your understanding of what is driving the changes we all experience in today’s world.
The Design Thinking Conference is not a traditional conference, but highly inspired by theatre. We have developed an experimental and exciting new format to challenge both the speakers (our actors) and the audience (supporting actors).
Please note that we will be allowing a minimum amount of participants to next year’s Design Thinking Conference and we are ensuring to take all necessary precautions to protect the safety of the participants as well as our team members.
With this conference we aim to shake you up and enrich you with new insights, not just leave you comfortable and confirmed in your beliefs. No preaching to the converted, but experimenting, experiencing, having fun and being surprised.
DORTE NIELSEN
“Enhancing your ability to see connections enhances your creativity.”
RAMON VULLINGS
“Hang out with more people who do NOT do what you do…”
AGLAIA BOUMA
“Think over, through or up what the other thinks about, out or better of.”
KARL RAATS
“Empathy: the willingness to walk in someone else’s shoes. Even if that idiot is wearing Crocs. Especially then!”
JEANNE LIEDTKA
ACTOR FROM PREVIOUS EDITION
“Empathy changes the experience of the designer in ways even more profound than it does those we design for.”
ESTHER THOLE
ACTOR FROM PREVIOUS EDITION
“No empathy without life, but is there life without empathy?”
ADAM STJOHN LAWRENCE
“Empathy is often uncomfortable, but it’s worth it.”
CONFERENCE ’18
AFTER MOVIE
Here you can find the after movie of our Design Thinking Conference 2018. Take a look and experience a little bit of the energy and atmosphere of those magnificent 2 days.
HANS LOOIJEN
“Empathy is not enough. Sometimes I wish I could be my patients, so I would experience exactly what they are experiencing.”
JEROEN VAN DER WEIDE
“Empathy entails putting your ego aside.”
KATELIJNE DE VUYST
“Translating a book (or a poem) is living in the head of its author.”
MARJOLEIN VAN DER KRUK
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.”
– The Little Prince, A. de St. Exupéry
REGISTER
THE DESIGN THINKING CONFERENCE IS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
Are you ready to look “Through Different Eyes”? To register as a future hero of our inspiring play please subscribe through below link. To keep our conference small and personal we only offer a limited amount of tickets. For Early Birds we offer a special discount. Sign up now and benefit from a special price.
LOCATION
TOBACCO THEATER AMSTERDAM
This secret location in the heart of Amsterdam has been the stage for many amazing theater dinners, international product presentations and music presentations, congresses, events, and loving theater performances.
