An interactive parallel session saw delegates contributing ideas and collaborating with the nine Design2050 Studio Leaders. Following which, Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator of Museum of Modern Art chaired the panel discussion that covered a wide spectrum of intriguing topics from how design can stimulate happiness to the relationship between design and science.
During the second day of the Icsid World Design Congress in Singapore, Emily Pilloton shared how design can improve lives in efficient and graceful ways; Chris Luebkeman shared his Life @ 1 Planet Studio participants' collective vision of how life would be in the next 40 year's time; Toshiko Mori highlighted how design can be used to bring social, technological, environmental, economic and political expertise together; and Stefano Marzano envisioned a holistic healthcare system that is preventative rather than reactive.
The third and last day of the Congress in Singapore saw five additional speakers sharing their predictions for the future. Keynote speaker William Halal presented the impact future technology would have on our everyday life, while Thomas Heatherwick highlighted his opposing view that it is creativity, not technology, that will guide us to a better-designed 2050. Design2050 Studio Leader Feng Zhu believed that technology would evolve to be self-aware in the near future; Bill Mitchell showcased light energy-efficient modes of transport for urban areas via live videocast; and David Nelson presented a clear, positive and sustsainable future path that Foster + Partners crafted for Singapore.
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