How Toyota changed the way we make things
Learn about how the company introduced an ethos that is now known as “lean manufacturing”.
Learn about how the company introduced an ethos that is now known as “lean manufacturing”.
A short introduction to Bauhaus, one of the most definitive design movements of the modern age.
This is part of The Open University series Design in a Nutshell. The questions at the end of each movie could inspire you for your seminar questions.
Second week, theme Production. From 12 to 16 September 2022
Fourth week, theme Formalisation of Design. From 26 to 30 September 2022
Lecture by Laurens Kolks and Bregje van Eekelen about the theme of week 7 of Understanding Design: Design for the real world
Lecture by Pieter Jan Stappers and Ianus Keller about the theme of week 6 of Understanding Design: Complex Systems Thinking
Fifth week, theme Creativity. From 3 to 7 October 2022.
Seventh week, theme Design for the Real World. From 17 to 21 October 2022
Design for the Other 90% demonstrates how design can be a dynamic force in saving and transforming lives, at home and around the world.
Don Norman started complaining about doors over 25 years ago. Doors shouldn’t need instructions – the shape of them can guide you through just fine. So why do so many doors need instruction manuals right on the side of them?