Date: June 19^th 2020

Venue: Canary Designs, Unit 98B, Bowen Court, St Asaph, LL17 0JE

The newspapers have warned us, our jobs are under threat from artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robots. What does this actually mean? and how can future designers help to provide augmented design solutions that support us at work and at home. We still need to feel valued and part of society.

The workshop is designed to be a mixture of theory and practical sessions that explore the following topics;

• Industry 4.0
  • World Economic Forum viewpoint (K. Schwab)
  • Historical context
  • Profound and Systemic change
  • Drivers
  • Impact on Economy, Business, national & global, society, and the individual
  • The deep shifts predicted by 2025 but are we already there?
• Addressing the challenges of Industry 4.0
  • Contextual intelligence – the mind
  • Emotional intelligence – the heart
  • Inspired intelligence – the soul
  • Physical intelligence – the body
  • The new cultural renaissance / embracing change
• Design of future things
  • Automation defined
  • The ironies of automation (Bainbridge)
  • Augmentation defined
  • Examples of automation and augmented design solutions
  • How will it affect you and your place of work?

By the end of this workshop, attendees will understand the basics of industry 4.0, the new technology disruption and how it can be harnessed positively to ensure that you and your employees still feel like valued members of society.

Terms and Conditions

A single ticket for each session is £100 plus VAT. The sessions run from 10am until 4pm. Lunch is provided, please let us know about any dietary requirements when booking. Accommodation is not included but we can provide you with a list of places to stay. If you are booked onto a session and unable to attend, please provide us with at least 48hrs warning otherwise you will be charged the full fee for non-attendance.