DEVELOPING EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS:BUILDING A PEER TO PEERNEW MAIEUTICS

STEFANO MAFFEIPOLITECNICO DI MILANO DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN POLIFACTORY

P O L I F A C T O R Y …

… A M U L T I D I S C I P L I N A R YM A K E R S P A C E / R E S E A R C H L A B T O I N V E S T I G A T E T H E R E L A T I O N S H I P B E T W E E N D E S I G N A N D T H E C H A N G EO F P R O D U C T I O N M O D E L S

P O L I F A C T O R Y I S I N T E R E S T E D T O …

…empowering design capabilities through new forms of experiential learning

P O L I F A C T O R Y I S I N T E R E S T E D T O …

Identify, study, describe and debate the transformation of design(er) skills within the “Great Transformation”

(Brynjolfsson and McAfee, 2014)

T H E F O U R T H I N D U S T R I A L ( R ) E V O L U T I O N

B I O T E C H

N A N O T E C H

3 D P R I N T I N G

A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E

B I G D A T A

R O B O T I C SThe rediscussionof design(er) rolein terms of processes, places and capabilities.

D E S I G N ?

T H E F O C U S

To identify the structural factors which enable the transformation of the experiential-experimental learning …

because they could become the basis to develop future design/designer skills

DIGITIZATION + AUTOMATION =

The creation of possible futuresthrough a technology-baseddevelopment model

THE JOB CHALLENGE

… where physical and algorithmic robotsare undergoing exponential growth, with an economic and social impact…

Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. Osborne | WORK 2.0

THE FUTURE OF EMPLOYMENT:HOW SUSCEPTIBLE ARE JOBSTO COMPUTERISATION?

Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. Osborne | WORK 2.0

THERE ARE BOTTLENECKSTO AUTOMATION?

Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. Osborne | WORK 2.0

B O T T L E N E C K S T O A U T O M A T I O N( G O O D N E W S F O R D E S I G N )

PERCEPTION AND MANIPULATION TASKSCREATIVE INTELLIGENCE TASKSSOCIAL INTELLIGENCE TASKS

F U T U R E O F ( D E S I G N ) J O B S

The empowerment of competencies through an evolved relationship between humans and technologies and strengthening them through new practices and enabling environments.