The goals of the Lab include:
- Increase our understanding of global dynamics,
world resources, human trends and needs, and
options for humanity’s success
- Learn design science and how to apply it to global and local
problems
- Develop viable strategies for improving the well being of humanity
and achieving one or more of the UN's Millennium Development Goals*
- Increase the public’s understanding of these issues through
disseminating the strategies as widely as possible
- Serve as an incubator and growing force for developing and disseminating
design science techniques for complex problem solving and development
of viable solutions to the worlds problems
- Learn a methodology for changing the world.
Who should attend
The 2008 Design Science Global Solutions Lab will be of particular
relevance to people interested in:
- The state of the world and what can be done about it
- Comprehensive problem solving, strategic planning, design, and
leadership skills
- The interconnections between local, regional and global issues
- Sustainable and socially responsible business opportunities
- Issues of global energy and climate change
- Renewable energy, energy conservation, and other environmentally
sound technologies
- State of the art energy technology
- Human rights
- Experiential education
- Social, environmental, and political science data visualization
and analysis
- Global citizenship, responsibility, and prerogative
Past Participants include:
- Undergraduate or graduate students
- Advanced level high school students
- Engaged global citizens
- Entrepreneurs
- Educators
- Governmental representatives
- Business professionals
- Non-profit representatives
What Previous Participantys say
"This program encouraged me, inspired me, and sparked
my creative process. Before participating in the Design Science
Lab, I had many hopes for the future of the world, but I did not
have a vehicle to solve problems. By the end of this program, I
learned how I can use the Design Science methodology to troubleshoot,
and problem-solve the world's largest issues."
— 2005 DSL participant
• The United Nations Millennium Development Goals were created when
147 Heads of State, including the President of the U.S., signed
the Millennium Declaration at the UN in September of 2000. These
goals are playing an immense role in the world as they guide the
investment of hundreds of billions of dollars by nearly every country
in the world in poverty reduction strategies, development assistance,
corporate investment, and non-governmental organization engagement.
The goals are:
- Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
- Achieve universal primary education
- Promote gender equality and empower women
- Reduce child mortality
- Improve maternal health
- Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
- Ensure environmental sustainability
- Develop a global partnership for development
“The world needs a new vision of what is possible,
that can galvanize people around the world to achieve higher levels
of cooperation in areas of common concern and shared destiny.”
—UN Commission on Global Governance |
