Sarah Drummond organised a final show for the Masters in Design Innovation Course ; Create Debate: A design Innovation symposium at the Glasgow School of Art.

Presentations featured:

*Professor Irene Mcara Mcwilliams will open with an introduction
*Professor Mike Press, Associate Dean of Design, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee, will discuss ‘Design as an affirmation of values’
*Jim Fleming, Director at Wider Aspect Innovation ltd, will discuss Some learnings on Innovation Best Practice
*David Hicks, Managing Director of Border Crossing will discuss ‘The new economic context – from resources to resourcefulness’
*Stuart Bailey, Product Design tutor at the Glasgow School of art will discuss changes in design education

*Innovative Idea Generation:mixing user value,design and higher education by Joe Slavick
*Intergeneration and technology by Basako Okay
*Listening to locals: A user centered approach to rural retailing by Laura Franzini
*Brand DNA – Does employing social media tactics enhance or risk brand development by Amy Marsh
*Effective Collaboration in Multi-disciplinary Teams by Angela Fernandez Orviz
*Follow Me!: Mapping the city with user generated contents by Heji Jeong
*Improving connections in textile recycling by Sara Pateraki
Embedding design in the public sector and changing our thinking by Sarah Drummond