About
Ideate is a virtual design-thinking conference filled with awesome speakers, workshops, and a design challenge to explore how design and innovation interact. Ideate aims to observe how design thinking can be applied across fields, and is open to design aficionados, curious newcomers, and everyone in between!
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Purpose
We hope that Ideate will inspire students from all backgrounds to incorporate design thinking as part of their innovation process and to use it as a tool in their everyday lives. As Duke's annual design-thinking conference, we want to show that design isn’t just related to art and technology. It is a problem-solving method for creating intuitive, meaningful, and ethical solutions that affect all communities and environments.
Our theme of “discover” is meant to celebrate curiosity for learning. As a result, we are emphasizing our speaker sessions, discussions, and workshops. Our conference is meant to be beginner-friendly, and if we can inspire a handful of participants to incorporate design-thinking into their everyday lies, we can call our conference a success.
Schedule
Saturday April 10
10am Opening and Keynote Presentation
12pm Workshops and Talks
5pm Design Challenge Begins
6pm Nonprofit Q&As and Office Hours
9pm Virtual Game Night
Sunday April 11
10am Bob Ross MS Paint Event
3:30pm Submissions Due
4pm Judging Begins
7pm Closing and Awards Ceremony
Keynote and Closing Speakers
Hans Jørgen Wiberg
Founder of Be My Eyes
Inventor, craftsman, and seeker of philosophy, Hans Jørgen Wiberg is the founder of what has grown to be the world biggest community of blind and low vision people in the app Be My Eyes. As a TEDx speaker and singularity University Alumni, he is regarded as a leading voice on the movement towards embracing accessibility and inclusivity for those living with vision impairments.
Lava Sunder
General Manager of Culdesac
Lava is the General Manager of Culdesac Tempe, the first car-free community built from scratch in the US. Prior to Culdesac, she worked at McKinsey & Company, where she lead digital transformations of companies in traditional industries. Lava is Duke Class of 2016, where she studied Statistics and Computer Science, and is also a former DSG President.
Speakers and Judges
Glimpse
Upswing
Duke Innovation Co-Lab
Uber
I&E Initiative and SSRI, Duke University
Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies, Duke University
Elastic
Huawei USA
Duke Open Design Studio
Glimpse
Upswing
Duke Innovation Co-Lab
Uber
I&E Initiative and SSRI, Duke University
Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies, Duke University
Elastic
Huawei USA
Sponsors
FAQ
Who can participate in Ideate?
Ideate is open to all university students throughout the world.
What do I do if I don’t have a team?
Don't worry! We’ll have a Discord channel where you can meet other participants and form teams.
What platforms will be used for communication?
We'll have a Discord channel and use Zoom/Youtube Live to host and stream workshops and other activities.
How much does participating cost?
We are totally and completely free! Thanks to our sponsors, winners of the design challenge will actually be able to select a charity of their choice to donate a monetary prize to!
If I have any other questions, who can I contact?
Email [email protected]
Can I participate if I have no design experience?
Yes! Ideate was created for students new to design. We wanted to emphasize learning new skills, and that’s why the workshops and speaker events on Day 1 should help you better understand the design-thinking process and its applications.
How many people can be on a team for the design challenge?
Teams should be between 3-4 members
When is the deadline to register?
We are accepting applications up to the day of the event! However, you may not get up to date information via email if you sign up later, so we encourage you to do so as soon as possible.
Will workshops/talks be recorded?
Yes, they will be and uploaded to our Youtube channel @HackDuke afterward. We encourage you to attend them live since it’s a great opportunity to learn and engage with cool speakers (and other students!).