Latest newsThe Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is inviting staff and faculty from across the higher education sector to step out of their day-to-day and into a hands-on experience in creative problem-solving. On 10 or 12 November 2026, the institution will run Fast Forward, a one-day immersive programme designed to equip higher education professionals with the mindset, tools, and confidence to tackle complex, real-world challenges. 16 Sep 2026 Read more The Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is calling on working professionals to step out of the meeting room and into a hands-on experience in creative problem-solving. From 16 to 18 November 2026, the institution will host the final 2026 cohort of Design Thinking in Practice, a three-day immersive programme designed to equip professionals with the mindset, methods, and tools to tackle complex, real-world challenges with confidence. 11 Sep 2026 Read more The Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is calling on university students to step outside the traditional lecture room and into the world of creative problem-solving. From 23 to 27 November 2026, the institution will host Design Thinking Week, a five-day immersive experience designed to equip students with the skills to approach complex challenges with curiosity, creativity, and confidence. 28 Aug 2026 Read more The Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has concluded the Afrikan Design Thinking Convening 2026 - a three-day gathering (1–3 June) that brought together educators, practitioners, researchers, students, and leaders from across Afrika and the globe to reflect on ten years of design thinking rooted in Afrikan contexts, and to ask what the next decade demands. 5 Jun 2026 Read more The Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking Afrika (d-school Afrika) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) invites online participants to register for the Afrikan Design Thinking Convening 2026, taking place from 1 to 3 June 2026. 21 May 2026 Read more Ready to move ideas off the whiteboard and into real-world impact? 3 Sep 2025 Read more Empowering the next generation of design-led innovators through real-world, human-centred learning. 20 Jun 2025 Read more Hosted by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at UCT, our Design Dialogue series in 2025 offers a monthly opportunity for the design thinking community on the continent to come together to connect and network with others in the field, share knowledge and experiences, and co-develop valuable insights specific to Afrikan contexts of design thinking teaching and practice. 12 May 2025 Read more The way STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is taught in schools must evolve to meet the challenges of a rapidly shifting world. Design Thinking, a methodology for human-centred design and problem solving, has long been used in sectors such as technology, innovation, business, and urban planning, and is now making its way into primary and secondary school classrooms. 6 May 2025 Read more The Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has announced the launch of three student-facing innovation programmes running from May to July 2025. These programmes aim to develop creative confidence and real-world problem-solving capabilities among university students from across South Africa and the African continent. 24 Apr 2025 Read more In 2016, the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (EBE) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) faced a challenge. The Engineering Council of South Africa had expressed dissatisfaction with how design principles were being taught within the curriculum at UCT. 17 Oct 2024 Read more In today's rapidly evolving socio-political, economic, and technological landscape, businesses face unprecedented challenges. Navigating this complexity requires more than traditional problem-solving approaches – it demands innovation deeply rooted in human-centred principles. 16 Oct 2024 Read more The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika has once again achieved a 6-Star Green Star rating, this time the as-built rating from the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA). This second 6-Star rating, following the d-school Afrika’s initial recognition in 2023 for the design rating, reaffirms UCT’s sustained commitment to environmental sustainability. 15 Oct 2024 Read more The Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at UCT is gearing up for its annual Design Thinking Week, set to take place from 25 to 28 November 2024. This exciting programme brings together students from various disciplines to tackle real-world challenges through the transformative power of design thinking. 10 Oct 2024 Read more In Part 1 of this two-part feature series, Richard Perez, director of the Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town (UCT), unpacked the role of space in design-led thinking. Associate Professor Janice McMillan from the Learning and Discovery Lab further explores the topic by contextualising the role of place in collaboration, teaching and learning. 12 Dec 2023 Read more Teaching spaces have not evolved much over the past 50 years. As we prepare students for the new world of work at the Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika, we’ve begun considering the environments that students need – and want to – learn in. 23 Nov 2023 Read more Jessica Ilunga will accept the title of 'urbanist', albeit reluctantly. Speak to her for only a few minutes and you'll understand why. The term doesn't capture her professional ambitions nor the heart with which she's pursuing them. Soft-spoken, she's nevertheless a vocal champion of better, more just urban spaces - spaces that incorporate the disenfranchised and tell a more complete story of the people and histories that made them. 16 Oct 2023 Read more Succeeding as an entrepreneur in South Africa is trickier now than ever before. Slow economic growth, high inflation and load shedding create a cocktail of challenges that are especially formidable for small and medium businesses. But one award-winning startup owner has found a way to circumvent the obstacles while staying true to the core values driving her, inspiring other entrepreneurs to stay the course during these troubled times. 28 Sep 2023 Read more
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