David Dieckman to Present Lecture on Design Thinking on March 11
David Dieckman, an organizational space strategist at Scott Rice Office Works, will talk about a vision for the future of workplace design. (Image courtesy David Dieckman)
David Dieckman will present a lecture titled “Imagining…A New Approach to Design Thinking” at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 11, at Hembree Auditorium (Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences Building, Room 107E) on the University of Arkansas campus.
Dieckman is vice president and an organizational space strategist at Scott Rice Office Works in Lenexa, Kan. In this position, he strives to educate business leaders of the value of planned space in regard to work processes, new technology and continual change.
Previously, he was an assistant professor of interior design at Northern Illinois University and the University of North Texas. He currently serves on the interior design advisory boards at Kansas State University and Park University. He also serves on the board of the Missouri Coalition for Interior Design, representing professional interior designers in the Kansas City area.
In his talk, Dieckman will discus how “design thinking” has become the hot topic in today’s business world. No matter what it is called these days, the design thought process hasn’t changed all that much. Still, it is touted as being the ultimate process in innovative problem solving.
The work world has changed, but, in many cases, the physical place in which it takes place hasn’t changed at all. Many working environments today are the result of numerous modifications that have occurred over time in an attempt to keep up with change.
The traditional approaches to predicting the future are no longer effective. A new process of understanding change and creating a picture – a vision – that informs and inspires fresh and enlightening views of the future is required.
The public is invited to attend this lecture. Admission is free, with limited seating.
For more information, contact 479-575-4704 or architecture.uark.edu.
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Michelle Parks, director of communications
Fay Jones School of Architecture
479-575-4704,
mparks17@uark.edu
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