Schedule

Friday | Sept 28

Registration in Chace Center, Lobby 10am to 4pm.
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Breakfast
Chace Center, Lobby
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Southside Cultural Center Tour
Workshop
Startups by Design: Building a scalable design-centric startup
RISD Museum, Danforth Room
Workshop
Thinking Wrong about Neighborhoods
The Met, Room B
Workshop
Sustainable Design with Intent Workshop: Strategies for Influencing User Behavior
RISD Museum, Lisle Room
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch
The Met, Upper Mezzanine
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Opening Remarks
Chace Center, Metcalf Auditorium
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM
Speaker
Shula Ponet
Chace Center
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Speaker
Rocco Landesman
Chace Center
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Hall of Fame Announcement
Chace Center, Metcalf Auditorium
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM
Energizer Break
Chace Center, Lobby
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Workshop
Natural Fiber Composites: Design, Materials, & Engineering Workshop
RISD ID Building, 6th Floor Atrium
5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Panel
Design Policy: Form Follows Function, Emotion, Meaning, Society, Innovation
Chace Center, Metcalf Auditorium
Panel
Sustainable Business Models
The Met, Room A
7:30 PM – 11:30 PM
The Better World Birthday Party
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Saturday | Sept 29

Registration in Salomon Hall, Lobby 8 am to 6 pm.
The Better World Lounge will be open 10am to 4pm.
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakfast
Salomon Hall, Lobby
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Panel
How do we design for others? Research in Design for Development
Granoff Center, Martinos Auditorium
Panel
Local Food Realities
Salomon Hall, 001
Panel
Persuasive Communication
Granoff Center, Studio 1
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Energizer Break
Salomon Hall, Lobby
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Workshop
SparkTruck
Main Green
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Speaker
Noel Wilson
Salomon Hall, 101
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM
Speaker
Lorna Ross
Salomon Hall, 101
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Lunch
Sayles Hall
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Workshop
Ultimate Chef: A Live Sculpture-Making Competition and Fundraiser
The Steel Yard
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
Speaker
DJ Trischler & Jonathan Mansfield
Salomon Hall, 101
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Speaker
Timothy Beatley
Salomon Hall, 101
4:00 PM – 5:45 PM
Workshop
Throwing Paper Airplanes at the Moon: The Power of Quick Iteration
Tockwotton Studio
Workshop
Transforming Ideas into Enterprise
Granoff Center, Studio 2
Workshop
Speed Making
Stephen Robert Campus Center, Kaspar Multipurpose Room
Workshop
Design for America: Re-Thinking Political Engagement
Granoff Center, Studio 1
Workshop
Eating Insects
Stephen Robert Campus Center, Petteruti Lounge
Workshop
Polyhedra by Weaving
Edna Lawrence Nature Lab
Workshop
Industrial Design Woodshop Demonstration
RISD ID Building, Woodshop
7:30 PM – 11:30 PM
Lush Mixer
Hemphill Mill

Sunday | Sept 30

Registration in Salomon Hall, Lobby 8 am to 12 pm.
The Better World Lounge will be open 10am to 4pm.
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakfast
Salomon Hall, Lobby
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Panel
Big Data
Salomon Hall, 001
Panel
Education for Social Innovation
Granoff Center, Martinos Auditorium
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Energizer Break
Salomon Hall, Lobby
11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
A Better World By Design Expo
Sayles Hall
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM
Workshop
Prototyping Neighborhoods
Granoff Center, Studio 4
Workshop
HipHopFor Social Change
Granoff Center, Studio 1
Workshop
Farm Fresh RI Workshop
Granoff Center, Studio 3
11:15 AM – 2:15 PM
Workshop
The Nature of Wood
Keeseh Studio
12:45 PM – 2:30 PM
Lunch
Sayles Hall
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
Panel
Failure in Five
Granoff Center, Martinos Auditorium
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Speaker
Cheryl Heller
Granoff Center, Martinos Auditorium
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Conference Closing
Granoff Center, Martinos Auditorium