Advisory — Knowledge of Design

Advisory

The Rukun Advisory Circle and documented advisory perspectives.

Rukun Advisory Circle

Advising the future of Knowledge of Design

The Rukun Advisory Circle brings experienced external perspective to the continuing development of Knowledge of Design. Its discussions advise the initiative's research direction, annual themes, year-round activity, publications, futures inquiry, and development as an international reference across design and STEAM.

Dr. Deaa Bataineh ↗

Designer, researcher, advisor, and professor

Deputy Director of the Center of Excellence for Innovative Projects and Professor of Design and Innovative Strategies at Jordan University of Science and Technology, where he co-founded the design department. He holds a PhD in Design from the Institute of Design.

Selected recognition · UNDP · European Union · UN Global Compact · National Designer of Jordan · Core77 Design Awards

Dr. Gjoko Muratovski ↗

Designer, innovation consultant, and author

Award-winning designer and innovation consultant across government advisory, higher education, and industry. Chief Innovation Officer at ICONA Design Group and previously the inaugural Ullman Endowed Chair and Director of the Ullman School of Design.

Selected affiliations · European Commission · Stanford SEED · Oxford Digital Leaders Network · White House Presidential Innovation Fellows

The Rukun Advisory Circle is separate from the edition-based Advisory Board represented elsewhere in this archive.

Reflections

“I do not want Knowledge of Design to be only an event. I want it to become something permanent, with conversations and knowledge continuing throughout the year.”

“That is why we love Knowledge of Design. Design is omnipresent. It is everywhere, and people have to see it that way.”

“You can take one phenomenon and explore it from multiple perspectives, incorporating the entire STEAM experience around it. That is a strong starting point for Knowledge of Design.”

“The theme moves the conversation about the future away from prediction and toward production. It asks not only what future we imagine, but how those futures become real and who participates in making them.”

Advisory Board voices

What design means

“The challenging part about design is that it is very broad. When I say design, it may mean something different than what is in your mind. The aim of Knowledge of Design is to broaden this perspective, to get us all into this broad looking. Design is when we create something in this life, whether it is a product, a program, an idea, or a concept.”