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Design Driven Innovation

Thu September, 19

In Person FREE

Far South/Border North Public Impact Day

9am-5pm
City of San Diego
In Person $320

DDX San Diego – UX & Innovation Conference

9:45am-6pm
DDX Conference + FreshForm
In Person FREE

Friendly Playdate for All Ages with Erin the Caterpillar

10am-1pm
Friendly Futures
Virtual FREE

Unveiling the Secrets of Belonging: A Panel Discussion & Community Builder Workshop

11am-12:30pm
Rah Chalfant
In Person FREE

“Witches Ladder: Interwoven”

12pm-6pm
Rachel Ehlin-Smith
In Person FREE

MINISTERIO TRANSEXUAL – NOBODY IS SICK HERE / AQUÍ NADIE ESTÁ ENFERMO – EXHIBITION & MERCH DROP IN SAN DIEGO

12pm-4pm
Ministerio Transexual
In Person FREE

One Region One Common Future / Una Región Un Futuro Común Presentación de proyectos de impact /Impact project presentation

12pm-2pm
Planning and Placemaking Design to Action Network
In Person $25

A Multi-Sensory Experience, Exploring the Ways in Which Our Connection to Art Creates Belonging

6pm-8pm
Artist Gabriela Domville
In Person FREE

World Design Experience Opening Celebration

6pm-9pm
World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024
In Person FREE

AIGA SDTJ — Projecting Futures

7pm-9pm
AIGA SDTJ x SEGD

Fri September, 20

In Person FREE

Park(ing) Day

8am-6pm
Hybrid FREE

Building Bridges: A Cross-Border Construction Worker Training Workshop

10am-12pm
Arroyo Solís Agraz Architects- Rosa Agraz (partner)
In Person FREE

IQHQ-RaDD Artwalk Tour

10am-11am
Ann Berchtold, MIG
In Person FREE

Dual Exhibition: Arqueología en Tránsito (Archeology in Transit) / Emociones Migrantes (Migrant Emotions)

11am-1pm
Escuela de Arquitectura, Arte y Diseño del Tec de Monterrey
In Person FREE

Fostering Inclusion: Insights from ResMed’s Leaders on Innovation, Patient Care, and Belonging

11am-11:45am
ResMed
In Person FREE

“Witches Ladder: Interwoven”

Various times
Rachel Ehlin-Smith
In Person FREE

Dreaming of Futures to Share the Italian Way

12pm-1:30pm
Cloud Club Collective
Virtual FREE

Let’s Co-Design Together – Design Playbook (Virtual)

12pm-1pm
UC San Diego Design Lab in partnership with The Design Academy and CETYS University
In Person FREE

Design Circularity: Sustainable Futures Through Design Innovation

2pm-3:30pm
Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
Hybrid FREE

MINISTERIO TRANSEXUAL BOOK CLUB FOR CIS PEOPLE VOL.2

3pm-4pm
Ministerio Transexual
In Person $25

Belonging through Design

4pm-7pm
Basile Studio + Jules Wilson Design Studio
In Person FREE

Fellowship

5pm-10pm
Max Killigrew & Ryan Giza at Pop Studio San Diego
In Person $25

Innovate HER: A Start-Up Showcase

5pm-9pm
Women+ In Green San Diego
In Person FREE

Ministerio Transexual – Nobody is Sick Here / Aquí nadie está enfermo – Exhibition & Open Mic in Tijuana

5pm-7pm
Ministerio Transexual
In Person FREE

SD Design Trek 2024

6pm-9pm
SD Design Trek

Sat September, 21

In Person FREE

Being & Belonging: Exploring Identity and Community Connections through Conversations with Trees

9am-12pm
Peter Kwok Chan, Associate Professor, Department of Design, The Ohio State University | Uday Dandavate, Co-founder and CEO, SonicRim |...
In Person FREE

Design for Clean Water: Stormwater Pollution Challenge

9am-1pm
Project Clean Water, I Love A Clean San Diego and Ann Berchtold, MIG
In Person FREE

Brush & Letter: Painting With Words

10am-12pm
AIGA San Diego Tijuana - LINK Program
In Person FREE

Fox Point Farms: Breaking the Mold of Community-Building

Various times
Schmidt Design Group (JT Barr) and Nolen Communities (Brian Grover)
In Person FREE

WDC San Diego Tijuana Community Mural Project

10am-4pm
AIGA SAN DIEGO TIJUANA
In Person FREE

Bay to Park Paseo Walking Experience

10:30am-12:30pm
Pete Garcia and Beth Callender of URBAN INTERVENTIONS and E. Chloe Lauer
In Person FREE

Cultural Music of Japan

11am-4:30pm
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
In Person FREE

Cut & Sew with Sew Loka

11am-1pm
"Sew Loka" Claudia Rodriguez-Biezunski
In Person FREE

Dual Exhibition: Arqueología en Tránsito (Archeology in Transit) / Emociones Migrantes (Migrant Emotions)

11am-1pm
Escuela de Arquitectura, Arte y Diseño del Tec de Monterrey
In Person $7.2

EXPRESS MORE, EXCESS LESS

11am-1pm
Lunna Pigatto - VAINANA
In Person FREE

“Witches Ladder: Interwoven”

12pm-8pm
Rachel Ehlin-Smith
In Person FREE

Showrooms from Tijuana

12pm-6pm
Showrooms from Tijuana
In Person $10-$60

Africa Vibe Festival

Various times
KLAMAN & CO, HOME OF AFRICA.
In Person $30

CERAMIC PUZZLE WORKSHOP

1pm-3pm
Soul Clay by Ece Erdemli
Hybrid FREE

Designing for Inclusion: Civic Solutions for All

1pm-3pm
SDXD: San Diego Experience Design
In Person FREE

Interwoven Identity: Exploring Belonging Through Textile Art

1pm-3pm
Visions Museum of Textile Art
In Person FREE

Tijuana River Action Month: Connecting Communities Through Science

1:30pm-4pm
4 Walls International
In Person FREE

My Creative Journey/Mi Viaje Creativo: Final Exhibition by Oscar Romo

3pm-7pm
San Diego Made Factory
In Person FREE

FABRIK: A Poster Exhibition Celebrating Belonging

4pm-9pm
Dynamo Design Group (DDG)
In Person FREE

Taco Stand Vernacular – Artist talk and field trip.

5:30pm-8pm
Marshall Williams, Photographer
In Person FREE

Cast: Pourfard and Upton at SOTA

6pm-10pm
Nicholas Pourfard and Michael Upton at SOTA
In Person FREE

After Dark, Come Light Open Mic

7pm-9pm
Quiet Storm Roasters & Bakery
In Person $5-$10

Si Tomorrow

7pm-11pm
Dos Labios

Sun September, 22

In Person FREE

JC. Architecture & Design: How To Translate BELONGING Into Design?

10am-12pm
Johnny Chiu
Hybrid FREE

Tijuana Mural Mapping Project; Pintando Tijuana

10am-12pm
David Maung
In Person FREE

Dual Exhibition: Arqueología en Tránsito (Archeology in Transit) / Emociones Migrantes (Migrant Emotions)

11am-1pm
Escuela de Arquitectura, Arte y Diseño del Tec de Monterrey
In Person $40

Finding Our Place in a Circular Economy

Various times
JG Color Studios, Humble Design
In Person FREE

Guided Tour Of Murals Of La Jolla

11am-12pm
Murals of La Jolla
In Person FREE

“Witches Ladder: Interwoven”

12pm-6pm
Rachel Ehlin-Smith
In Person FREE

Showrooms from Tijuana

12pm-6pm
Showrooms from Tijuana
In Person $30

CERAMIC PUZZLE WORKSHOP

1pm-3pm
Soul Clay by Ece Erdemli
In Person $50

Kurinuki Cup Ceramic Workshop

1pm-3pm
Tao of Clay
In Person FREE

Belonging by Design: Inclusive Innovation

2pm-4pm
UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY (UDEM)
In Person FREE

Circular ReDesign Jam with Leyla Acaroglu

2pm-4pm
The Design Lab
In Person $10

Port Of Entry Live

2pm-5:30pm
Port of Entry & KPBS

Mon September, 23

In Person FREE

Breaking Barriers of Mobility & Access to Include Women in Civic Tech

10am-11am
Code for Pakistan | Tech for Change
In Person FREE

Salvaged Weaving + Wicker “Kintsugi” Workshop

Various times
Revision Project Inc
Virtual FREE

Virtual Workshop: Your Story of Belonging

10am-12pm
Global Executive Alumni, Parsons School of Design
In Person FREE

Tijuana River Index – The Pledge

11am-11:45am
Tijuana River Initiative
In Person FREE

SD Design Trek 2024

Various times
SD Design Trek
In Person FREE

Transborder Typeface

4pm-5pm
Tijuana Design Week
In Person FREE

Living-Centered Design Workshop: Healthy Shelters for the Homeless

5pm-7:30pm
CannonDesign + UCSD Design Lab
In Person FREE

Amplifying Youth in Design: Girl Scouts Making an Impact!

5:30pm-7pm
Girl Scouts of San Diego Troop 4940
In Person $25

Lab Tour at Balboa Art Conservation Center

5:30pm-7pm
Balboa Art Conservation Center
In Person FREE

Women’s Design Networks: San Diego

5:30pm-7:30pm
Arzu Ozkal, The Mingei International Museum

Tue September, 24

In Person FREE-$15

Place-Based Design Techniques: Illustrating, Printing & Dyeing Our Way Back to Belonging

9am-11am
Sarah Minarik & Hans Perez
In Person FREE

Common•unity | Creating Common Spaces into Community Places

Various times
L’Anima, sole host, in collaboration with the City of San Diego
In Person FREE

Nested Sense of Belonging in UC San Diego Student Housing

10am-11:30am
Mathew Chaney (EYRC Architects) + Jeff Larsen (HKS Architects)
Hybrid FREE

Neuro-Architecture | Neuroscience of Belonging in the Built Environment

11am-12pm
Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture
Virtual FREE

An Introduction to Inclusive and Accessible UX Writing

12pm-1pm
Cheryl Cline
In Person FREE

AI in Design: What, How, When, and Why

1pm-2pm
Paula Intravaia
In Person FREE

Breaking Barriers of Mobility & Access to Include Women in Civic Tech

1pm-2pm
Code for Pakistan | Tech for Change
Hybrid FREE

Radical Inclusion – Designing for People Living with Diabetes

1pm-4pm
Tandem Diabetes Care
In Person FREE

SD Design Trek 2024

1pm-4pm
SD Design Trek
In Person FREE

AI in Research: Key issues professionals need to know

2pm-3pm
Bryan Rill
In Person FREE

8 Design Leadership Competencies Workshop

3pm-4pm
Madison Stevens
Virtual FREE

Empowering your Vision

4pm-6pm
iEmpower:Yorka Valesco-Caballero/Rinki Mukherjee
In Person FREE

The invisible -ism: Disrupting ageism in design

4pm-5pm
Lisa Rill, PhD / Partner, Researcher, and Content Designer at Rill Insights & Executive Director at Senior Life Source
Hybrid FREE

Cross-border Collaborative Art Project

5pm-6pm
CannonDesign
In Person FREE

Let’s Co-Design Together – Design Playbook (In Person)

5:30pm-7pm
UC San Diego Design Lab in partnership with The Design Academy and CETYS University
In Person FREE

Branding World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024

6pm-8pm
Máximo Escobedo
In Person FREE

MINISTERIO TRANSEXUAL – NOBODY IS SICK HERE – OPEN MIC & CLOSING RECEPTION AT BORDER X BREWING, SAN DIEGO

6pm-8pm
Ministerio Transexual
Hybrid FREE

The Art of Co-Creation: Harnessing Collective Intelligence

7:30pm-8pm
Bryan Rill, PhD
In Person FREE

“Witches Ladder: Interwoven”

11pm-6pm
Rachel Ehlin-Smith

Wed September, 25

Virtual FREE

Dynamic brand: Identity is Diversity

9am-10am
Cappelli Identity Design
In Person FREE

Belonging in San Diego: How design contributes to our shared future

10am-12pm
The Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley & Ashley Gallegos
In Person FREE

Chromatic Expressions: Exploring Color’s Influence on Design

10am-11:30am
Color Heal Studios
In Person FREE

Empowering Creativity and Inclusion: HCD Design Toolkit

10am-1pm
UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY (UDEM)
In Person FREE

Salvaged Weaving + Wicker “Kintsugi” Workshop

Various times
Revision Project Inc
Hybrid FREE

Tijuana River Action Month: Connecting Communities Through Science

10am-12pm
Tijuana River Initiative
In Person FREE

“Witches Ladder: Interwoven”

11am-6pm
Rachel Ehlin-Smith
In Person FREE

SD Design Trek 2024

Various times
SD Design Trek
Hybrid FREE

Temporary Paradise @50 and Beyond

2pm-5pm
SDSU's Dr. Bruce Appleyard
Hybrid FREE

Fostering Community Connection Through Immersive Program Design

4pm-6pm
Lambda Archives of San Diego | Murphy Hernandez
In Person FREE

Speed Mentoring & AMA (Ask-me-anything): Emerging & Established Designers, Architects, Researchers

5pm-7pm
Seda Evis
Hybrid FREE

Beacon of Belonging: A Collaborative Design Experience

6pm-9pm
VSSL Agency

Upcoming Program

In Person FREE

An Afternoon for Design Educators: Need, Want, Love: Humans + Climate Change A Climate Communication Publication Case Study

Point Loma Nazarene University

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