Erik Stolterman is an editor in the new design journal Artifact.

On June 24th - 29th, Harold Nelson will make presentations at the 53rd Annual Creative Problem Solving Institute, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA. For more information go to:
www.cpsiconference.com

Harold Nelson on March 8th, 2007, was the Keynote Speaker at the 3rd Annual Technology Innovation Conference in Nashville, TN.

Erik Stolterman was selected in 2006 to be a Senior Fellow of the Design Research Society.

In 2007 The Design Way was a theme in several (1, 7, 9) sessions of the Canadian CKUA radio station’s “INSPIRING LEADERSHIP” Program. Go to http://ckua.com/, then follow the prompts in 'select a program' to INSPIRING LEADERSHIP. Once there, click on 'archives’.

Paul Kennedy, host of CBC's (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) popular 'Ideas' http://www.cbc.ca/ideas program interviewed Harold Nelson on June 17th in a forum titled 'Leading Ideas: How the Future is Created'. The forum was hosted by the Banff Centre's Leadership Learning Lab http://www.banffcentre.ca/departments/leadership/. Harold spoke to the importance of design in the creation of desired futures.

The ADi Directors met in Seattle, WA on February 15, 2006. In addition to an extensive review of the new design of the ADi web site, several other important issues were dealt with. Since ADi is no longer a membership organization the strategy is to find other forms of support for ADi's mission including grants, endowments, and revenue generating activities. The decision was made to expidite the formation of an advisory board that could focus in this area. ADi is asking for nominations in this area.

It was also decided to create the role of 'associate' for individuals who contribute their time and expertise to particular functional areas such as 'communication', 'financial development' and 'intellectual resource development'. Several people were nominated for specific roles with others to be identified in the near future. It was decided that the role of 'fellow' would be reserved for individuals working on research, educational, or other content related projects.

Finally, the decision was made to pursue the development of partnerships with other organizations in order to develop a network of people working to advance a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of design scholarship and practice. Suggestions for possible candidates in this area are most welcome.

February 05, 2006 - February 08, 2006

Sixth in the annual series of exploratory Forums in the Banff Center’s (http://www.banffcentre.ca/) Thought Leader Forums—The Leader as Designer investigated the practice of design for valuable concepts and processes to help increase an understanding of leadership, and leader development. The Thought Leader Forums are designed to assist in identifying and exploring new learning processes, content development for Leadership Development, public/custom programs, the formation of new networks, and the publication of articles and research papers. Thought Leader Forums are events that bring together business leaders, executives, Banff Centre faculty and alumni to engage in discussion and dialogue on a current leadership topic or issue.

The focus of this forum was based on some of the seminal ideas presented in the book—The Design Way (Nelson and Stolterman, 2003). This Forum explored the value and utility of using artistic processes as part of a design methodology. On the surface, there appeared to be a number of parallels between designing and leadership. In the most general sense, design and leadership are fundamentally about actively creating the future rather than reacting to the present. They both require the ability to imagine ‘that which does not yet exist’, to create new meaning, new realities, to find direction, to operate with intention and purpose, and to operate practically in the world under conditions of limited information.

This four-day forum used a multiple-perspectives approach. The forum invited designers from a number of application areas, artist facilitators, and leader developers to explore the rich offerings from the design world vis-à-vis the practice of leadership and leader development. Four Thought Leaders, including Harold Nelson, President of the Advanced Design Institute, presented concepts in design and worked with teams of participants.

The forums are a part of the Leadership Learning Labs within the Leadership Development department at the Banff Centre. This department offers programs in the corporate, government, Aboriginal, arts and not-for-profit sectors that enable and support fundamental transformation in individuals, organizations and communities. Program participants are mid- to senior-level leaders and decision makers in their fields.

Welcom to the new ADi site. We'll be tinkering with it for awhile but for the most part we are now up and running.
EnJoy!
Bob, Harold, Eric and our hero, Rob