Friday 23 October
How can we design systems and interactions centred around safety, inclusivity, connection and equality?
During this Mission Day, you will meet designers and professionals working towards a society in which everyone can participate and is valued. Talks, premieres and meet-ups address topics including inclusive systems, accessible services, the relationship between policy and practice and collaboration between designers, industry and public organisations.
Who is it for?
This day is relevant to designers and professionals working in the public sector, education, the cultural and creative industries and the social sector. Policymakers, societal organisations, researchers and companies working on inclusion, safety, equal opportunities or citizen participation will also meet people from other disciplines working towards the same mission.
Below you will find the full programme for the Equal society Mission Day on Friday 23 October. Explore all events, times and locations and create your own itinerary.
09:30 | From Policy to Action
- 09:00 | Doors open
- 09:30–12:30 | Programme
- 12:30 | Networking lunch
- Location: Main Stage, Natlab
- Organised by: European Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Policy Platform (EKIP)
EKIP’s closing event focuses on moving from policy to action. The programme explores how policy for the cultural and creative sectors can be translated into concrete change.
09:30 | The Gap Nobody Talks About: Designers, Industry, and the Missing Middleman
- 09:00 | Doors open
- 09:30–12:30 | Programme
- 12:30 | Networking lunch
- Location: Einstein, Natlab
- Organised by: Cuatro Gatos Creatives
An intimate session about the missing link between designers and industry. What is needed to better connect ideas, design practices and industrial applications?
09:30 | From Spain With Design. Affinities Between Design and People
- 09:00 | Doors open
- 09:30–12:30 | Programme
- 12:30 | Networking lunch
- Location: Cinema 1, Natlab
- Organised by: Spanish Network of Design Associations
What connects design with the people it is created for? An introduction to FSWD, an initiative that raises the international profile of Spanish design. The session creates a space to exchange ideas about the social value of design and explore how to build connections across different disciplines and audiences.
10:00 | 4TU.Design United Dialogues
- 09:30 | Doors open
- 10:00–12:30 | Programme
- 12:30 | Networking lunch
- Location: Second Moon & Oscar, Natlab
- Organised by: 4TU.Design United
A closing dialogue in which designers, researchers and other professionals share perspectives on designing an equal society.
10:00 | Premiere: ‘Making in motion: designing in a changing world’ x Systemic Narratives
- 09:00 | Doors open
- 09:30–12:30 | Programme
- 12:30 | Networking lunch
- Location: Cinema 2, Natlab
- Organised by: Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
The premiere of ‘Making in motion: designing in a changing world’, in collaboration with Systemic Narratives. The programme explores how design practice is changing in response to societal developments and shifting systems.
10:30 | How Design Works
- 10:00 | Doors open
- 10:30–12:30 | Programme
- 12:30 | Networking lunch
- Location: Auditorium, Natlab
- Organised by: How Design Works
An in-depth programme exploring how design works and how it can contribute to societal change. Further details about the programme will follow.
12:30 | Lunch
- 12:30–13:30
- Location: Natlab restaurant
Four exhibitions from the DDW26 programme that reflect this Mission Day
Who can dine out without worry? Who feels free to talk about sexuality? And who decides which data or voices matter? An equal society requires systems and encounters that make space for everyone. These four projects at Dutch Design Week (DDW) reveal where that space is lacking and how design can expand it.
For people with food allergies, dining out is not always worry-free. With Towards Inclusive Gastronomy, Jillian de Bie explores how eating out can become safer and more enjoyable for them. This project can be found at Klokgebouw (B4).
At Klokgebouw (B4), Imara Stemvers invites visitors to explore queer sexuality and start a conversation about it through the interactive installation hey theys!.
Equality is also about agency. In RE, Gion Berlijn poses an uncomfortable question: would you share your own data to free someone else’s? The installation at Gebouw SFF (B18) makes the power dynamics behind data tangible.
At Table of Power by SHOW NOT SHOW at Kruisruimte (X7), you are invited to take a seat. After all, who gets a place at the table and who decides what is discussed?
