The following links will take you to events and conferences on creativity, design, market
research and new product development.
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February 13-15, 2012Co-Dev 201211th Annual Conference on Open Innovation and Co-Development
MRT / PDMA
Lajolla, CA
This year's program format will include inspiring keynote presentations, how-to case studies, facilitated Q&A and group learning sessions as well as multiple venues to network and assemble your own open innovation network for future learning and collaboration.
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February 27- March 2, 2012TED2012 - "Full Spectrum"Long Beach, CA
Each year, the world's leading thinkers and doers gather for an event many describe as the highlight of their year. Attendees have called it "The ultimate brain spa" and "A 4-day journey into the future, in the company of those creating it. From dazzling technology and leading-edge science to the richest veins of human creativity and interconnection, we are assembling our most diverse group of speakers ever for TED2012, with just this in common: they have something remarkable to share, and they are able to share it in a remarkable way. We're inviting them to develop "full spectrum" presentations: blizzards of images, new uses of music, extravagant use of under-used senses, intricate choreography between speaker and screen, new ways of involving the audience, breakthroughs in animation, and intense, campfire-style storytelling …
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March 19-22, 2012CSER 201210th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research
Missouri University of
Science & Technology
St. Louis, MO
Annual Systems Engineering Research Conference will present papers that will push the boundaries of systems engineering research and respond to new challenges for systems architecting and engineering.
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June 2012CPSI 2012Annual Conference
Creative Education Foundation
Atlanta, GA
The Creative Problem Solving Institute is like no other conference.
It is a hands-on learning experience that allows you to think differently and stretch your ideas about what is possible.
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August 15-18, 2012IDSA International ConferenceIndustrial Designers Society of America
Boston, MA
The International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA®) program is the premier international competition honoring design excellence in products, ecodesign, interaction design, packaging, strategy, research and concepts. Entries are invited from designers, students and companies worldwide.
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October 9–10, 2012Gain: AIGA Design for Social Value ConferenceDesign and business work together to create social value
AIGA
San Francisco, CA
To be relevant in today’s economy, businesses must think about more than just their bottom line. At “Gain” you‘ll hear design, business and social innovation leaders from a variety of industries share their visionary approaches to creating social value. Presenters will demonstrate the broadening role design plays in institutional strategy, leadership, process and service, product and message, and how the creative attributes of designers provide special advantages to tackling socially relevant projects and enhancing the human experience. Build value for your brand and strengthen your business practice at “Gain.”
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