Workshop theme: Gendered innovation and design
Innovation is a collective activity that takes place in an environment rich in technology, information and interactions between people, companies and institutions. Gender innovation adds a new perspective by questioning the identity of actors and their socio-economic-cultural background, how they interact, communicate with each other, with the community, what kind of relationships they activate in public and private spaces, how they transform their relationship with products or services.
Aspects of gender innovation concern the design of services and products, the language and messages used in communication processes, the relationship with spaces and people, in order to reduce gender stereotypes at cultural, social, technological and political level.
Workshop goals
Investigate how design, in its various forms, can trigger changes through the recognition and introduction of gender variables in the production of products or services, in communication, in the exchange of knowledge, reducing social and economic inequalities and activating a process of innovation on several levels.
Attendees:
9 students from Alma Mater Studiorum, Università degli Studi di Bologna
5 students from Tecnológico de Monterrey
6 students from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Teaching staff
UniBo: Elena Formia, Valentina Gianfrate, Michele Zannoni
TEC: Ruth León, David Sánchez, Claudio Monterrubio
UC: Erik Ciravegna, Sylvia Dümmer
Tutoring staff
UniBo: Laura Succini, Martina Bambi, Virginia Vignali, Federica Marchi
Final projects
Team 1 | Game volution
Denise Bruno
Rossella Monopoli
Ignacia Lara
Laura Alejandra Tovar Gómez
Kevin Daniel Pineda Gutiérrez
Team 2 | Echo
Simone Ugolotti
Federica Francia
Beatrice Dello Preite
Estefanía Ortega
Fernando Icazbalceta González
Valeria Rubio Leaño
Team 3 | Cringe!
Martina Garbin
Isabella Rubbini
Loreto Maturana
Alan Hernández Torres
Team 4 | What if?
Ana Maria Montero Barrantes
Anibal Pastor
Marco Zagnoli
Caterina Amato
Kenya Isabel Portillo Armentilla
Alejandro Enrique Paredes Baro
Workshop report
28th June 2021 | 1st day of workshop
First day of work for students from the three partner universities: University of Bologna, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Tecnológico de Monterrey.
To the students, divided in 4 mixed working groups, were assigned different sub-themes of the workshop theme “Gendered design and Innovation”:
1. Play & Education
2. Health & Personal Care
3. Private space
4. Public spaces
During this first meeting the project corridors necessary for the next research phase were defined.
29th June 2021 | 2nd day of workshop
During the second day of work, students were engaged in the development of three concepts derived from the project corridors and the completed research.
ph: Margherita Caprilli
In the second part of the day, students took part in Exhibition and Lectures “Gendered Innovation and Design” with international guests Cas Holman and Michela Magas.
To find out more about the event click here.
30th June 2021 | 3rd day of workshop
On the third day of the workshop, students presented their design concepts and had the honour of receiving feedback from Cas Holman, Valeria Albani and Paolo Cardini from Rhode Island School of Design.
During the second part of the day, they had time to process the informations and suggestions they received from experts, in order to define the final project concept.
1st July 2021 | 4th day of workshop
Last day of full-time work for the students, who defined all the guidelines for their projects.
On this fourth day were asked to students to develop some outputs needed for the final presentation such as stakeholder map, system map and RRI and Impact map.
2nd July 2021 | Last day of workshop
Final day for all the teams involved in the online workshop 2nd phase of Winter School. During this final day, final projects and project teaser videos were presented from students.
