by studio@brandesign.co.za | Feb 27, 2014 | Innovation, Newsletter Feb 2014, Thought Leaders
On 25 February, Accelerate Cape Town held a Thought Leaders event, sponsored by Arup to look at Smart Cities and the role of design in transforming cities. With 80% of all urban growth over the next 20 years taking place in Asia and Africa, Chris Whelan, CEO of...
by studio@brandesign.co.za | Feb 25, 2014 | Newsletter Feb 2014, Sustainability, Sustainability Forum
The challenges facing cities today are numerous. Rapid urbanisation is a growing reality and Cape Town has the highest rate in South Africa. This brings housing, infrastructure, social and biophysical challenges, but if we look for solutions across business,...
by studio@brandesign.co.za | Feb 25, 2014 | Business Leadership, Features, Newsletter Feb 2014
In 2011, UCT Professor Kelly Chibale founded H3-D, Africa’s first Drug Discovery and Development Centre. Within a year, a key project was named Project of the Year for 2012 by Medicines for Malaria Venture and resulted in the discovery of a novel chemical compound...
by studio@brandesign.co.za | Feb 20, 2014 | Innovation, Newsletter Feb 2014
One of Mayor Patricia de Lille’s objectives of World Design Capital 2014 is to develop a culture of design thinking within the public sector and entrench the use of design processes to provide solutions for communities. But what is design thinking as a business...
by studio@brandesign.co.za | Feb 15, 2014 | Newsletter Feb 2014, Sustainability
Rapid urbanization is fast becoming the key driver of economic change in Africa. It is estimated that in the next 15 years, an additional 350 million people will be living in Africa’s cities. Undoubtedly, this is now the greatest management challenge for...
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