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.
Join us on November 4th & 5th
Our Design Thinking Conference will take place on November 4th & 5th in Amsterdam. Get ready to step outside of your comfort zone because this will not be your ordinary conference. Our team is currently working hard behind the scenes to provide yet another unforgettable and inspirational Design Thinking Conference. We hope to be able to welcome you and we invite you to register here.
Get in the right mindset for the DT Conference
We invite you to join the Online Design Thinking Conference Pre-Event on June 17th, starting at 4:00 PM CEST. The main theme will be: ‘Can empathy be perceived as a luxury good?’ Please note that we have limited spots available. Ready to get inspired? Sign up here!
ADELA CRISTEA
“Change is not about breaking things. It’s about using your empathy and creativity to make things better.”
CHRISTOF ZÜRN
“Having empathy is not enough. We have to remix all of our findings, inspirations and insights to move on”
COLIN SKELTON
“Empathy induces in our own body the state prevailing in the other.”
GORDON ADOMDZA
“Empathy changes the experience of the designer in ways even more profound than it does those we design for.”
PULENG MAKHOALIBE
ACTOR FROM PREVIOUS EDITION
“Empathy is the most powerful force that makes us human and one. Designing from a place of empathy elevates the human experience.”
ESTHER THOLE
ACTOR FROM PREVIOUS EDITION
“No empathy without life, but is there life without empathy?”
CRISTINA ANDERSSON
ACTOR FROM PREVIOUS EDITION
“When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you.”
Susan Sarandon
KALWANT BHOPAL
ACTOR FROM PREVIOUS EDITION
“Empathy is about awareness and understanding; it’s about being aware of the feelings and emotions of others.”
CALENDAR
The Design Thinking Conference offers many opportunities to get your hands dirty. All the speakers (main actors) will be running experiments and during the two days we’ll offer several breakout sessions.
We’ll post the details of all sessions on this website soon.
COMMUNITY
As we are developing the conference we would like to keep you posted – join our Facebook community.
ADAM STJOHN LAWRENCE
“Empathy is often uncomfortable, but it’s worth it.”
MARJOLEIN VAN EERSEL
“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
MEDDIE VERSTEEG
“Judge tenderly if you must…”
JEROEN VAN DER WEIDE
“Empathy entails putting your ego aside.”
ARNE VAN OOSTEROM
“In a world always searching for balance we need empathy for others and ourselves to find it.”
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.”
ARNE VAN OOSTEROM
A VISION ON EMPATHY
Our own Arne van Oosterom, founder of the Design Thinking Conference, speaks about Empathy, making Connections and building Bridges in view of Design Thinking.
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.
ROOS SCHLIKKER
ACTOR FROM PREVIOUS EDITION
“Showing empathy means having guts. Guts to look beyond what you see in front of you. To be open to the vulnerabilities of each other. And your own.”
STEFAN VAN DER STIGCHEL
ACTOR FROM PREVIOUS EDITION
“Being visually aware can help us to look at the world around us with a completely different perspective.”
A VISION ON EMPATHY 2018
Visit our Youtube channel and be inspired by visions on empathy from the Design Thinking Conference 2018.
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.
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.
