program
10:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 13:10
13:10 - 13:40
13:40 - 14:10
14:10 - 14:40
14:40 - 15:10
15:15 - 15:45
15:45 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:45
16:45 - 17:00
19:00
LDA Members Forum (LT)
Lunch
Introduction (ENG)
Is ‘Kind’ Enough? (ENG)
Dominykas Karpovič
Social Sciences for Social Design (ENG)
Dr. Dalia Čiupailaitė-Višnevska
Interaction Between Accessibility and Disability (ENG)
Martynas Vitkus
Intentional Site-Specific Kindness (ENG)
Dovilė Gaižauskienė & Saulė Norkutė
Break
Introduction to the World Cafe workshop (LT)
World Cafe workshop (LT)
World Cafe workshop conclusion (LT)
After-party
📍BACKSTAGE ROASTERY CAFE, T. Ševčenkos str. 16h-9
speakers
Dominykas Karpovič
Partner at Research & Design Agency THE CRITICAL,
ISM lecturer, unprofessional philosopher
Together we will embark on a journey that expands from the nucleus of this year’s theme, exploring how design intersects with humanity and kindness in today’s world, unraveling its transformative potential for positive social change.
With experience ranging from creating a professional basketball club to leading an award-winning startup, and from overseeing a restaurant business to serving in the diplomatic realm, Dominykas offers diverse insights. His perspective stems from deep contemplation of individual movement and observation of how consciousness moves.
Dr. Dalia Čiupailaitė-Višnevska
Researcher and lecturer at Department of Sociology at Vilnius University.
Sociology offers to design a fresh perspective by examining the interplay of artefacts, behaviour, values, and social contexts. By studying how people engage with objects and systems, it reveals valuable insights that can shape forward-thinking design and enhance the creative process. By utilizing social research methods, design practice can be enhanced, resulting in the creation of user-centered experiences and even the advancement of technologies aimed at addressing acute social problems.
Dalia is interested in how people experience, use spaces and places and form connections in their environments. Alongside academic research she works with architects to create better spaces for the people.
Martynas Vitkus
Interaction Between Accessibility and Disability
My presentation is about what I know best - myself - and the importance of accessibility in the life of a person with a disability. This includes how I interact with the environment, what tools I use in my daily life, what solutions are helping and what solutions don't.
Martynas is digital accessibility specialist and probably the most important person in the Accessibility project team at Swedbank. He is completely blind and uses a screen reader every day to convey everything to him through sound. Although he has a disability, he is very clear that it does not interfere with his life. On the contrary, he is looking for ways to adapt. Technology, which he has mastered, is helping him.
Dovilė Gaižauskienė & Saulė Norkutė
Dovilė: Participatory design expert & co-founder of the Performative Design Association Saulė: Member of the Performative Design Association
When asked about kindness we have chosen to highlight three aspects stemming from our work as performative design practitioners - sensitivity to context, the ways of creation, community, and dialogue. We will use two specific cases from our portfolio to tell a story of how these aspects emerge and intertwine in different stages of working with various communities in their problem site.
Dovilė Gaižauskienė is a participatory design expert, initiator of the performative design direction, and co-founder of the Performative Design Association. Member of Lithuanian Design Council. Together with colleagues Dovilė initiated and implemented various projects focusing on societal challenges. Dovilė is bringing design and co-creation to policy-making and implementation.
Saulė Norkutė is a member of the Performative Design Association. She operates in the field of performative arts and education. Her practice is heavily based on artistic and site-specific research, dialogue with communities and their members involved in the creative and educational processes.
location
Lithuanian National Martynas Mažvydas Library, 5th floor.
It's free and open to everyone.