Suné Stassen
With humanity at the helm as the chief designer, we have for generations successfully engineered a very destructive and unjust world for living in. The current Global Pandemic most definitely heightened our awareness of thriving inequalities, and our disconnect across all levels of society, with nature and our immediate environments. But as an intelligent species, we are equally capable of designing the exact opposite if change is driven with wisdom instead. Join us for an insightful perspective of the world and explore why Creative Intelligence is a superpower to design a future where people and planet can thrive.
Credits
Music: Soundstripe Inc.
Track: Stardust
Artist: Cody Martin
Writer: Cody Kurtz Martin
Publisher: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS
Video production: EVERYWOW
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Suné Stassen
Suné was born and raised in Cape Town where she still lives, works and plays. She is the co-founder, custodian and CEO of Open Design Afrika (ODA), a social enterprise and not for profit company. She is a designer, social entrepreneur, design activist and educator who strongly believes in the power of creativity as a change agent and catalyst to drive and scale systemic change – to develop a future-making culture of problem solvers and change makers who can confidently add value to the greater good, drive the UN SDG’s agenda and contribute to the design of regenerative economies, thriving communities and flourishing environments. ODA was designed as a key platform and vehicle to drive these important agendas. Suné has published extensively and was one of the key drivers behind convincing the National Department of Basic Education in South Africa (SA) to introduce Design as a subject choice at secondary school level. Back in 2006 SA was the very first country in the world to introduce the subject Design at this level. She contributed to the new curriculum in an advisory capacity and later stepped in as the contributing editor for the first Design textbooks and teacher manuals for grades 10-12 which are still in use today. She was the designer, concept and content developer of the Woolworths “Making the Difference Through Design” (MTDTD) program – a finalist in the 2009 INDEX: Design to Improve Life® Awards. Suné was also an assistant researcher for the WDC2014 (World Design Capital) bid in Cape Town and contributed to the initial development phase of the Western Cape Design Strategy (a first for Africa). Currently, she also serves on Cape Town’s UNESCO City of Design team and is a proud member of the Pan-Asia Network.
