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2nd Sustainable Summer School – Sign Up Now!

Creative ideas for a sustainable design of our daily life will again be in the spotlight, this year by looking at „Societies, Systems and Swarms“. Introduced to the subject by a public expert day, the students will work together for several days in inspiring workshops conducted by well known institutions.

Sunday, August 29
16.00 meeting at Düsseldorf central station, transfer to the Nicolaus Monastery
19.00 round trip: Nicolaus Monastery
20.00 get together and introduction to the summer school
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Monday, August 30
07.30 transfer to Cologne by bus
09.00 expert day with lectures and specific workshops, ecosign academy Cologne


SESSION 1
Prof. Dr. Jens Krause (Humboldt University, Berlin) +
Prof. Dr. Stefan Krause (University of Applied Sciences, Lübeck),
Swarm Models
To which extent can scientific swarm studies develop models for society and design?
Prof. Dr. Uwe Schneidewind, Wuppertal Institut,
Swarm Economy
Are economic swarm phenomena part of the problem or part of the solution
regaring sustainable development?


SESSION 2
Prof. Dr. Johannes Weyer, Technical University Dortmund,
Swarm Technology
New modes of governance of complex systems in the era of autonomous
technology. What are risks and opportunities of swarm structures for the
human-technological interface?
Prof. Dr. Welzel, Universität Witten-Herdecke,
Swarm Sociality
What are immanent values, dynamics, and obstacles of climate cultures?
following round table discussion
17.00 Prof. Peter Wippermann, Trendbüro Hamburg, Impulse speech
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Tuesday, August 31
to Thursday, September 2

09.00 reflections of the previous day
09.30 workshops (details on www.designwalks.org)
17.00 fitness and sport on interest
20.00 evening talks with:
Milica Reinhart and Marjan Verkerk, Artists
Conrad Wagner, managing director Mobility CarSharing from Switzerland
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Friday, September 3
09.00 preparation of final presentation
14.00 final presentations
20.00 good bye party
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Saturday, September 4
10.00 transfer to Düsseldorf central station
The participation fee for the summer school, including accomodiation,
catering and local transport is 390,- EUR.

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