Product Development, Faculty of Design Sciences, University of Antwerp
Skillslab is an extracurricular project, where both bachelor and master students learn from each other with the lecturer as a coach. In Skillslab, the aim is to stimulate soft skills development, peer learning and multidisciplinary knowledge sharing with the intention to make them grow as a person, and thus as a designer. Students are invited to propose subjects for a SkillsLab session that fits within one of 5 pillars: teamwork & leadership, creativity, self-management & well-being, communication and applying supporting tools & techniques. SkillsLab sessions are organized as short and hands-on sessions. The cross-year interaction stimulates the students to learn from peers, with room for failure and a focus on a trial and learn approach. There are no formal assessments, participation is based on intrinsic motivation. The Workshop format is 20min introduction followed by a 2 hours hands-on, interactive session.