Wednesday 21 October
How can we shape digital developments, from artificial intelligence and virtual worlds to platforms and personal experiences?
During this Mission Day, designers, technologists and other professionals explore how digital systems shape our society. We look not only at what technology makes possible, but also at who has influence over it and which values we want to embed within it. Talks, research presentations and meet-ups create space to examine human-centred technology, data, digital autonomy, accessibility and the societal impact of digital systems.
For who?
This day brings together designers and professionals working in fields including technology, artificial intelligence, media, gaming and the creative industries. Researchers, developers, policymakers and organisations working on digital services, cybersecurity or ethics will also find new perspectives on designing our digital world.
Below you will find the full programme for the Digital futures Mission Day on Wednesday 21 October. Explore all events, times and locations and create your own itinerary.
9:15 uur | A knowledge Platform for AI and the soft values of Architecture
- 08:30 | Doors open
- 09:15–12:30 | Programme
- 12:30 | Networking lunch
- Location: The Tube, Natlab
- Organised by: PLAIA
How can AI help architects design for qualities that are difficult to measure, such as spatial experience, wellbeing and social connection? PLAIA brings together expertise from architecture, computer science and the social sciences to explore how these human values can be embedded in digital design.
10:00 uur | 4TU.Design United Dialogues 3: Digital Futures
- 09:30 | Doors open
- 10:00–12:30 | Programme
- 12:30 | Networking lunch
- Location: Second Moon & Oscar, Natlab
- Organised by: 4TU.Design United
A dialogue about design in an increasingly digital world. Different disciplines come together to exchange knowledge and explore new perspectives on digital developments.
10:30 uur | Ontwerpen aan onze Toekomst
- 08:30 | Doors open
- 09:30–12:30 | Programme (start time to be confirmed)
- 12:30 | Networking lunch
- Location: Cinema 2, Natlab
- Organised by: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
What role can research by design play in addressing the spatial challenges facing the Netherlands? Designing Our Future brings together insights from design practice and explores how clients, policymakers and designers can use this knowledge to open up new possibilities for our living environment.
11:15 | Design Innovation Sessions | Digital futures
- 10:45 | Doors open
- 11:15–12:30 | Programme
- 12:30 | Networking lunch
- Location: Auditorium, Natlab
- Organised by: CLICKNL
A Design Innovation Session about the role of design in digital innovation. How much influence do designers have on the technologies, systems and digital experiences that play an increasingly prominent role in our daily lives?
12:30 | Networking lunch
- 12:30–13:30
- Location: Natlab restaurant
Four exhibitions from the DDW26 programme that reflect this Mission Day
From artificial intelligence to the endless stream of messages on your phone, digital systems influence how we live, see and choose. Designers reveal these systems, investigate their consequences and allow us to experience what might be possible. These five examples at DDW range from major technological questions to familiar everyday habits.
DDW26 Beacon Anab Jain of Superflux uses design to help us imagine possible worlds. What happens when you can experience a change before it becomes reality?
Accenture poses a different question: how can we use AI and data to support the living world? In The Hornet Trap: Designing for Living Systems, technology, ecological expertise and public participation come together to tackle the invasive yellow-legged hornet more effectively. You can find the project at Innovation Powerhouse (A12).
Some technologies begin with something we can barely see. QDNL and Next Nature Museum make quantum physics accessible through six interactive installations in Quantum Safari Game, on display at Next Nature Museum (C1).
Yuhuan Shen and Haoyu Zou turn their attention to something much more familiar: the files we keep. Their project Overload at Gebouw SFF (B18) asks what happens to our memories when we continue to store everything digitally.
And then there is the screen you keep reaching for. With Uitgescrolled, MaakMens invites you to examine your own scrolling habits and discover which small change works for you. You can find the project in Hall 6 at Sectie-C (H4).
