Competencies

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Competencies

As designers we love to create maps of everything (that are never correct or complete). Here is how we currently see how design competencies connect. Challenge us!

Latest Case Studies

  • David Kester & Associates

    David Kester & Associates

    John and Mo-Ling facilitated a workshop at David Kester & Associates, a London based strategic design consultancy. They were interested in using the Design Competency Framework to identify the capacities inside the organisation and how to use the DCF themselves in their own workshop and training contexts. We worked together using a matrix sheet ofContinue…

  • Aiga Minneapolis – Future of Design Minneapolis

    Aiga Minneapolis – Future of Design Minneapolis

    AIGA organized a series of curriculum workshops around the theme of ‘the designer of 2025’ and asked DCF to host a workshop and demonstrate the design competency matrix methodology. AIGA organized a series of curriculum workshops around the theme of ‘the designer of 2025’ and asked DCF to host a workshop and demonstrate the designContinue…

  • London College of Communication – Workshop

    London College of Communication – Workshop

    At the University of the Arts London workshop we organized a workshop with design program leaders across the university to take the competency matrix for a test ride. At the University of the Arts London workshop we organized a workshop with design program leaders across the university to take the competency matrix for a testContinue…

  • Cumulus 2018 – Paper Presentation and workshop

    Cumulus 2018 – Paper Presentation and workshop

    Prof. Job Rutgers, Dr John Fass, and Mo Ling Chui presented a conference paper titled A Shared Language for Design Competency Futures during the parallel sessions at Estienne on April 12. Prof. Job Rutgers, Dr John Fass, and Mo Ling Chui presented a conference paper titled A Shared Language for Design Competency Futures during theContinue…

  • Rovaniemi 2019 – Paper Presentation and workshop

    Rovaniemi 2019 – Paper Presentation and workshop

    On the last day of the conference Dr John Fass, Prof. Job Rutgers, and Mo-Ling Chui ran a four hour workshop in the context of the Art and Design Teacher Education and Pedagogy Cumulus Working Group convened by Prof. Martti Raevaara. There were over 30 participants from all over the world from BA lecturers upContinue…

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“Using role playing to experience ‘cultural specific expectations’ is a great way to teach students how to manage ‘global diversity.’”

Mo Ling Chui
LCC Course Leader Design Cultures

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“A project brief on design UI for the skin gave students a sensory awareness of how material properties interact with the skin.”

Dr. John Fass
LCC Course Leader, MA UX Design

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“A project brief on design UI for the skin gave students a sensory awareness of how material properties interact with the skin.”

Prof. Job Rutgers
OCAD University, Experience design