1:00pm
Sandy Speicher, IDEO
The Changing Nature of Design

As the challenges of the world evolve, so does the role of the designer. Sandy Speicher will discuss the types of challenges IDEO is helping to address today, what that means for us as designers, and what it means for our systems of education.

2:00pm
Shane Meeker, P&G
The Power of Story
The Power of Story presentation focuses on understanding, explaining and leveraging how the greatest myths, fairy tales, movies and “lifestyle brands” all use the same basic and ancient principles of storytelling to help create compelling experiences for the audience or consumer.

3:15pm
Rick Mariani, Interbrand
Sharp Pencils, Sharp Minds
Solving our clients’ problems in today’s world has become a race. We are often asked, how fast can you find the answer and bring it to market? Sharp pencils, sharp minds is the foundation to how Interbrand approaches such a question. The process blends today’s tools with fundamentals from our heritage as designer’s and consultants to solve our clients’ problems.

3:45pm
Challis Hodge, The Nielsen Company
User Experience
A discussion of user experience and how it impacts today’s online environment.

These speakers will also be joining Philip Glass on the morning of Thursday, April 16 in 222 Presser Hall for a panel discussion following Glass’ workshop on Creativity and Collaboration. Join us from 9:00-11:30am.

Make your plans to attend on April 15 and 16:

Symposium on Creativity, Design and Innovation featuring a performance by Philip Glass and talks by design leaders from IDEO, P&G, Interbrand, and The Nielsen Company.

All talks are free and open to the public.

Co-sponsored by the Miami University Performing Arts Series, Miami Design Collaborative, and Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies.