This three day executive education workshop was developed for academics teaching design in China in collaboration with Sanda University and the RCA.
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This program was a collaboration between the Royal College of Art and four Shanghai universities: Sanda University, Shanghai University, Shanghai Textile Industry Workers' College, and Shanghai Normal University Tianhua College.
Developed for academics teaching design, the course examined interdisciplinary innovation, service design, and creative approaches to curriculum development.
““For those of us who are about to establish a masters degree program, this course has very good references significant for the construction of ideas and ethos.””
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Course structure
This Executive Education workshop aimed at professionals consisted of lectures, workshops, and presentations focused on interdisciplinary innovation and creative education. Participants from four Shanghai universities collaborated with staff from the Royal College of Art to examine academic structures and design-led solutions for social and environmental challenges.
The first day included introductions from all universities and lectures on mission-led innovation, service design, and doctoral research. On the second day, participants attended a workshop on interdisciplinary collaboration where they worked in teams to explore new program development, followed by sessions on curriculum design and research practice. The final day featured a workshop on experiential design and presentations regarding the ethos of the fashion program and digital storytelling.
Notable speakers included Professor Chantal Faust, Dr. Nick de Leon, Dr. Nadia Danhash, and Dr. Qian Sun. Sessions were also led by Professor Hala Mansour, Professor Gareth Loudon, Dr. Rob Phillips, Dr. Chris Mitchell, and Dr. Carolina Ramirez-Figueroa. The programme concluded with closing remarks from the President and Vice-Chancellor of the RCA, Professor Christoph Lindner.
Outcomes
The course ended with a final reflection on key takeaways and the practical challenges of implementing these academic ideas, including:
- How to develop new curriculum for Master's level degrees in design
- Interdisciplinary design approaches to address the global challenges
- Design applications and innovations driven by digital technology
- Sustainability and social innovation
- Entrepreneurship and commercialisation of innovative graduate project
- Collaborative innovation and partnership models
About Custom Executive Education at the RCA
Custom Executive Education Masterclasses and Workshops
Through our portfolio of innovation masterclasses and workshops, the RCA provides senior-level professionals and business leaders with critical business skills. We deliver courses for businesses, organisations and universities on design thinking, service design, creative leadership, disruptive innovation, entrepreneurship, human-centred design, artificial Intelligence and healthcare design.
We can tailor the curriculum for a day, a week, or several weeks over the course of a year with interrelated projects. Courses can be delivered online, on-campus, hybrid or at partner organisations. Previous courses have been delivered in Dubai, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Germany and Mexico.
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Please get in contact with us if you would like to discuss developing a custom programme:
- Peter Christian, Head of Executive Education
- Hattie Allen, Executive Education Manager
