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Which global issue would benefit from your creative thinking?

Education innovation: creating school experiences and environments that address the changing needs and abilities of students

Sustainable community development: shaping communities that best serve their citizens’ well-being

Social entrepreneurship: narrowing the widening gap between rich and poor countries through economic programs

When you register for the Aspen Design Summit, you’ll be asked to choose one of these issues, which will be the focus of your three days working closely with design leaders and professionals from business, government, culture and education in small, collaborative workshops.

The result? By addressing these issues in a concentrated, studio-based environment, guided by some of the world’s most prominent designers, the Aspen Design Summit will create real-world initiatives and strategic partnerships with far-reaching, measurable impact. Each studio will work through the initial steps of all design thinking: defining the problem; setting clear objectives and defining success; defining an approach; and how to elicit buy-in from the key groups needed for success.

Join a 55-year legacy of demonstrating how design can serve as a catalyst for change. The Aspen Design Summit can only achieve its goals with the participation of creative people like you.

For more information on the program, including presenters, topics, design expeditions, installations and to register, visit aspendesignsummit.aiga.org.

Read more about the Aspen Design Summit’s history at aspendesignsummit.aiga.org/about.

Please support our sponsors and partners:

Target is the Presenting Sponsor of the Aspen Design Summit Education Innovation Challenge and Design Explorers Studio.

Domtar EarthChoice is the Presenting Sponsor of the Aspen Design Summit Sustainable Community Development challenge.

Apple Computer, Inc. is the Technology Partner of the Aspen Design Summit.

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Aspen Design Summit
June 20–23
aspendesignsummit.aiga.org

Reserve your lodging at the historic Aspen Meadows Resort by visiting aspendesignsummit.org/travel. And register now for the Darwin Dinner and Design Expeditions, adventures and special events that celebrate Aspen’s majestic setting: aspendesignsummit.org/specialevents.

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