Conscientious Innovation

Conscientious Innovation

Are we all screwed, or can we design for social and environmental progress whilst still creating value?

Find out what the global head of couture at Vivienne Westwood thinks about designing with a conscience and how the founder of the Tribal Design Forum in India works with promoting sustainable design.

Register here (in Norwegian)

Hear about the challenges and opportunities of the circular economy from Dutch experts Innoboost, the role of leaders in delivering transformative change from the Director of the Global Centre for Conscious Leadership and the impact business can have on social issues from the Chief Operating Officer of UK platform, Neighbourly.

Join us for a day of inspiration and discussion with these and other expert speakers who will share new research, and best practice examples of organizations who have adopted a conscientious approach to innovation.

Speakers include:

Brigitte Stepputtis (UK) is the Global Head of Couture at Vivienne Westwood and the Director of Ethical Fashion Forum. 

Sudhir John Horo (India) is founder of Tribal Design Forum. He works with the indigenous communities in India using design as a tool to create better livelihoods for the socially and economically marginalised communities. 

Nicholas Ind (Norway) is a Professor at Kristiania and Visiting Professor at ESADE and Edinburgh Napier University. He is the author of 13 books, including In Good Conscience.  

Sandra Horlings (NL) is managing partner at Innoboost, the collective boosting the development and commercialization of solutions for the Circular Economy.  

Peter Fischer Brown (Spain) is an international strategist, strategic marketing and communications professional. He is also Head of Strategy and Development for Eat Club – a London based social enterprise. 

Erika Uffindell (UK) is Chair of the London and New York agency of change, Uffindell and Director of the Global Centre for Conscious Leadership.  

Marie Harbo Dahle leads the national knowledge hub for reuse in the construction industry at Pådriv, a collaborative infrastructure for city transformation.  

Mads Bruun Høy is Founding Partner and Director of system innovation at Æra , and initiator and co-founder Floke, a conscientious innovation program turning societal challenges into innovation opportunities. 

Conferencier: Ted Matthews, PhD, Chair of Service Design, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO)

This event is a collaboration between DOGA, AHO and the Medinge Group