GERALDINE SAKUDA // La Tarumba Circus // Lima // July 19th 2017 // Geraldine at La Tarumba invited us to visit their circus school and to a night in the Big Top. La Tarumba is a circus, theatre and music company from Peru. The school is based in the centre of Lima, and runs courses... Continue Reading →
Talca: The social value of an architecture education
ANDRES MARAGANO LEVEQUE // La Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Talca // Talca // July 17th 2017 // I was invited to visit Andres at the School of Architecture in Talca. I had heard a lot about the work of Talca, and their commitment to creating a University which connected directly with its... Continue Reading →
CoLab: universities for change
EDER DELGADO // Coordinador de Comunidad y Espacio COLAB // Santiago // July 14th 2017 // I was fortunate to grab a quick meeting with Eder who gave me some more information and some literature on the CoLab, an innovation lab with a relationship to the Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas at La Pontificia Universidad Católica... Continue Reading →
Centro de Inteligencia Territorial: Mapping for society
LUIS M VALENZUELA // Centro de Inteligencia Territorial & Investigador Centro de Conflicto y Cohesión Social // Santiago // July 13th 2017 // Luis works at the Universidad Adolfo Ibañez in the DesignLAB. He is the Director of the Centre of Intelligent Territory. A Research Centre that uses mapping techniques to better understand the complex and interrelated functions... Continue Reading →
Facultad Economía y Negocios: The social value of education
JAMIE OLHABERRY AGUILAR // Facultad economía y negocios, Universidad de Chile // Santiago // July 13th 2017 // I met Jamie in the University of Chile, his work is very connected to the network of educational institutions that are coming together in Chile to look at their responsibility to solve/tackle the social challenges in the... Continue Reading →
Instituto de Innovación Social: networked university social innovation
FRANCISCA VARGAS // Instituto de Innovación Social, la Universidad del Desarrollo // Santiago // July 13th 2017 // I met Francisca in la Universidad del Desarrollo, thanks to an introduction from Vincente Lorca. Francisca works at the Instituto de Innovación Social which is inside the university. The Institute was formed in 2012, with a team of 2 people.... Continue Reading →
Circo Social: young people’s growth through circus
ALEJANDRA JIMÉNEZ CASTRO // El Circo del Mundo // Santiago // July 12th 2017 // I met Alejandra and her team at their space in a community called Pajaritos in the east of the city of Santiago. They are a social enterprise who create and perform circus shows, funding a social outreach programme which trains... Continue Reading →
Minka: Sustainable employment for artisan women
IGNACIA NUÑEZ // Universidad Finis Terrae and Founder of Minka // Santiago // July 12th 2017 // Ignacia is the Director at the Social Innovation for the University of Finis Terrae, and is also the Founder of the Minka, a fashion enterprise that employs and supports vulnerable women. "I love working with people, getting things... Continue Reading →
Design for sustainable consumption
MARCELA GODOY CARRASCO // Eco-Design and Sustainability Consultant IDMA and Founder of Adc Circular // Santiago // July 12th 2017 // Marcela is an Industrial Designer who specialises in design for sustainability, eco-innovation, circular economy and sustainable consumption. She is passionate about bringing more thoughtfulness to the environmental sustainability of products and systems in Chile.... Continue Reading →
Innovation Lab: Open-source tech for Chilean communities
VICENTE LORCA // Universidad del Desarrollo and Founder of My Social Prism // Santiago // July 11th 2017 // Vicente is the coordinator of the Innovation centre at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, he is also the founder of My Social Prism. My Social Prism is an open source 10 step methodology for people trying to define their... Continue Reading →
Creatorio: Design for tranquility
CRISTIAM SALAZAR // Co-founder and designer at Creatorio.co // Bogotá // July 6th 2017 // Cristiam is an Industrial Designer with an interest in "Design for a Culture of Mobility". He has a Masters degree in creative education from the National University in Colombia. He has been co-founder of design groups and citizens such as 100en1dia, Agentescultóricos and Bicicírculo... Continue Reading →
Diseño del Sur: Looking south for knowledge
ALFREDO GUTIÉRREZ BORRERO // Professor in Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano // Bogotá // 4th July 2017 // Alfredo works at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano and is developing a project called Diseño del Sur (design of the south). He has spent the last 5 years trying to build bridges between a northern and southern perspective on design. When... Continue Reading →
Universidad Autonoma: Design students as change-makers
ADRIANA BASTIDAS // Design Teacher in Universidad Autonoma // Bogotá // 3rd July // Adriana is working on social design programmes inside Universidad Autónomo in Bogotá. This work is done through the RAD (Academic Design Network), the RAD, facilitates a link with two institutions: Prospera Social and Fundación Social. Each semester the students form teams in collaboration with... Continue Reading →