Public Program
„Social Design Elevation Days 2018 – Designing Futures. Social Labs in Europe”
Labs are regarded as a promising way to address challenges and questions of the future which cannot (or can no longer) be solved within conventional structures and organisations. Labs employ a plethora of tools and methods to stimulate creativity, enable dialogue, cooperation and participation. Labs dissolve disciplinary and sectoral boundaries – at least temporarily – and replace them by participatory, interdisciplinary and experimental forms of working and creating.
The Social Design Elevation Days 2018, which take place from 8th – 11th of March 2018 in Munich, are not only the finals of the Hans Sauer Award 2018 on Social Labs but also provide a wide range of different events open for interested labs, individuals and institutions. The conference follows the logic of an innovation/design process and invites people to listen to inputs and transfer them straight away to their own projects and ideas.
All events are for free but as the space is limited please register for every event you want to join here: b.lersch@hanssauerstiftung.de
Thursday, 8/3/2018
7 p.m.
OPENING EVENT Social Design Elevation Days 2018: Designing Futures. Social Labs in Europe
Presentation of the seven finalists of Hans Sauer Award 2018 // Reception
Friday, 9/3/2018
9.30 – 12.00 a.m.
WORKING MANIFESTO for Social Labs in Europe
The aim of this morning is to create a combined working manifesto which can be useful for social labs across Europe – followed by a lunch
1 – 2 p.m.
SOCIAL LAB CHALLENGES
Labs tackle various challenges and problems areas – we asked the seven finalists to bring a challenge they are facing and present it
2 p.m.
INPUT-SESSION on FRAMING
How to understand and (re)frame a challenge // Speaker: Pieter Stappers / TU DELFT
3.30 – 6.00 p.m.
BRING OUR OWN CHALLENGE*
7 p.m.
FILM SCREENING
“If you build it” (2013 documentary directed by Patrick Creadon) followed by a discussion about design build projects
Saturday, 10/3/2018
9.30 – 10.30 a.m.
INPUT-SESSION on METHODS
What methods are suitable for successful lab work? // Speaker: Zaid Hassan
10.30 – 12.30 a.m.
BRING OUR OWN CHALLENGE*
followed by lunch
2 p.m.
INPUT-SESSION on CULTIVATION
How can social lab projects lead to real and systemic change? // Speaker: Institut für Partizipatives Gestalten
3.30 – 6.00 p.m.
BRING OUR OWN CHALLENGE*
Sunday, 11/3/2018
2 – 4 p.m.
FINALS of HANS SAUER AWARD 2018
Pitch of seven finalists, public voting, award ceremony
*After every input there is time to transfer the information into your own projects or challenges. We will provide working space for you. If you don’t have a challenge / project we will try to connect you to existing teams!
Location: All events take place at Impact Hub Munich, Gotzingerstrasse 8 // public transport: U-Bahn Implerstrasse
