Abstract
Every society is the bearer of its own culture which is composed of the elements that have a special meaning for the community. Today’s cultural and creative Industries education market is facing an evolving academic paradigm. The revolutionary change of our society and the increasingly diverse international request to rethink their long-standing philosophies towards creative education. In what ways is the society’s uncertain future challenging the traditional pedagogy? In what forms could the fashion and design curriculum be evolved to prepare graduates for this highly globalized society? With the increasing orientation towards the request of the impulsive globalized workforce, universities have given increased commitments to internationalization. According to UNESCO and CGE, the 21st-century skills and competencies generally include cognitive competency, intra-personal competency, and interpersonal competency. This paper emphasizes mainly the last category which includes communication skills, organizational skills, collaboration, teamwork, leadership, openness, sociability, and global awareness. The researchers try to explain the mutated role of the creative educator from who delivers the educational content, to the ‘coach,’ who “design” the learning process for the future creative leaders. In conclusion, the authors indicate that future thinking for design leadership needs to consider three factors: firstly, leadership thinking is not necessarily accessible for all expert designers; secondly, leadership signifies projecting the potentiality of taking responsibilities and develop critical thinking; lastly, the study implies that when facing the uncertainty of the organizational system, designers should anticipate and induce, rather than simply react to the changing opportunities.
Presenters
Francesco GalliProf. Leadership and Creative Thinking, Department of Business, Law, Economics and Consumption, IULM University, Italy Xiaozhu Lin
Research Fellow, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2021 Special Focus: Towards a (Design) New Deal
KEYWORDS
ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP, DESIGN EDUCATION, COACHING, CRITICAL THINKING, MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
