For three days in June of 2008, a group of 108 people from around the world, each a leader in their respective field, converged on Helsinki to discuss the potential of design in the 21st century. In a world plagued by complex problems that defy single-discipline solutions, HDL2008 sought to develop a manifesto which may empower design as a strategic endeavor - a synthetic, holistic, and human centric way of approaching "big picture" problems.
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Cecilia Chua
On the role of design in business.
Lorraine Justice
What is the scope of design?
Marc Armengaud
What's next?
Martin Smith
On the importance of small steps.
Rama Gheerawo
On a new community of designers.
Now playing: Juha Teperi
On the importance of design and implementation.
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