The Design Science Lab Reports
The 2007 New York Design Science Lab took place at the United Nations and United Nations International School from June 22nd to June 29th. The 2007 program was focused on developing solutions to Millennium Development Goals #1 and #8, ending poverty and hunger and forging an international partnership for development, respectively.
— Medard Gabel, President, BigPictureSmallWorld Inc.
— Elizabeth Thompson, Executive Director, Buckminster Fuller Institute
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The 2006 New York Design Science Lab took place at the United Nations and United Nations International School from June 21st to June 30th. The program brought together 55 participants from more than 10 countries to develop solutions to reach the United Nations Millennium Development Goals #2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 dealing with issues of global education, health, the environment, and energy.
— Medard Gabel, President, BigPictureSmallWorld Inc.
— Elizabeth Thompson, Executive Director, Buckminster Fuller Institute
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The Asheville Design Science Lab was conducted at the University of North Carolina, Asheville from July 19th to 28th to experiment with the development of comprehensive design science solutions to specific local and regional problems. As even the most globally focused problem-solving strategies must first be implemented locally, the Asheville Design Science Lab presented a unique opportunity, working with a group of committed individuals at the local and regional level, to plant the seeds of change.
The Asheville DSL brought together 35 participants ranging in age from 14 to 73. The group included two city planners, an Asheville City Council member, an expert on geographic information systems (GIS), the chair of the Environmental Studies department at the University of North Carolina, Asheville and other local educators, food security activists and organizers, high school and college students, artists, and many other members of the community.
— Medard Gabel, President, BigPictureSmallWorld Inc.
— Elizabeth Thompson, Executive Director, Buckminster Fuller Institute
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The Design Science Lab 2005 took place in New York at the United Nations and the United Nations International School from June 24 to July 1, 2005.
Attending this workshop was a group of 25 college and high school students and professionals ranging in age from 14 to 42. The 2005 lab lasted for one very intense week, where the participants learned and applied the concepts and tools of design science to developing strategies to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The two-day orientation segment of the program took place at UN headquarters in New York. Lab participants were briefed by UN staff from the World Food Program, FAO, UNDP, The Millennium Development Campaign, and others on the MDGs, their context, history, measurement, the progress made so far, and strategies in use for reaching them.
An introduction to design science was held at the offices of the Buckminster Fuller Institute and the Lab portion was conducted at the UN International School. A typical day saw Lab participants working ten to twelve hours. On the last day of the Lab, participants returned to the UN where they concluded the Lab with a presentation of their work to UN staff.
An overview of this work is what is presented in this report.
We thank you for your interest in the work of the Design Science Lab.
— Medard Gabel, President, BigPictureSmallWorld Inc.
— Elizabeth Thompson, Executive Director, Buckminster Fuller Institute
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