Communication Skills for the Deaf and Functionally Diverse Communication Skills for the Deaf and Functionally Diverse ASU (Artistas Sordos Unidos) United Deaf Artists from Catalonia (Spain), have asked us to design a program on Social and Professional Communication skills specially designed to provide deaf people with tools to socialize and make their professional growth easier. The interaction between the deaf community and the hearing community in most countries is determined by the approach each community has on each other and the bridges that can be built to bring both groups closer. Even when we can hear and talk, our communication levels with Functionally Diverse groups ( blind, deaf, mute, etc) is very limited. When communication codes change and new languages appear social groups tend to separate instead of learning new codes to interact. As a majority, the hearing community does not really make the effort to establish links with non-hearing non-seeing members of society. So minorities usually make this effort and develop a kind of bilingualism (lip reading + sign language) to be able to participate in societies not ready for the Functionally Diverse. The program Algo Bueno has designed for ASU considers both sides: the understanding of hearing peoples codes and points of view, the limitations of hearing people to learn new codes and the enhancement of communication true visual and written codes and tools. internet for example becomes a great place for professional and social development of non-hearing + hearing interaction since there we are strongly visual + text oriented. This and more is being discussed and built at these workshops in Barcelona lectured by Daniela Violi a member of our Creative Talent Bank. #cultural #communication #seminar #ASU #diverse #social #pictures #arts #skills #deaf #protocol

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Innovar y construir nuestra nueva normalidad Las crisis son el momento de la verdad para la innovación. El momento cuando nuestra supervivencia está supeditada a nuestra capacidad de transformación y adaptación, a nuestro deseo de mejorar y a nuestra visión de futuro. Ahora mismo no sabemos nada. No entendemos cómo debe funcionar nuestra sociedad o nuestros negocios, quiénes deben ser nuestros líderes, ni tenemos certeza sobre qué es verdad o que es mentira. En resumen, no sabemos en qué dirección orientar nuestros esfuerzos. Lo que sí hemos sabido siempre, es que entender el presente y aprender del pasado es fundamental para para construir el futuro que queremos vivir. Desde esta idea, hemos logrado que nuestras vidas hagan sentido muchas veces. Y para eso estamos aquí, Porque desde ya, y aunque no nos demos cuenta, lo estamos construyendo. Trabajar en nuestra capacidad de adaptación como personas y organizaciones se vuelve urgente, no para recuperar la normalidad a la que estábamos acostumbrados, sino como una oportunidad de evolución, un comienzo fresco para todos. Se acerca para todos un gran cambio de mentalidad , causado por el cambio de paradigmas que hemos venido afrontando desde hace más de veinte años. Algunas organizaciones y gobiernos estamos trabajando continuamente en fórmulas para hacer más coherente y significativa nuestra presencia en el planeta, con algunos logros, pero aún hoy con muchas negaciones y temas por resolver. Esta es definitivamente una gran oportunidad para alcanzar la coherencia, o por lo menos para divisar una dirección para alcanzarla. Es la oportunidad para reconstruirnos de manera óptima, dejar las manías del pasado y realmente planear vidas y empresas exitosas que fácilmente sobrevivan a pandemias y catástrofes , porque se saben adaptar y reinventarse. Nuestro primer paso ha sido reaccionar rápidamente, y durante la tormenta entender cómo se mueven el mar y los vientos. Entender las señales y patrones de cambio y detectar los grandes riesgos y oportunidades que se construyen con la transición, para ayudar a quienes no tuvieron la oportunidad de analizarlo. Muchos servicios y empresas no resistirán la transición después del COVID19. Muchos serán imposibles, otros irrelevantes o simplemente muy arriesgados. Hemos entendido que el mundo y principalmente las personas ven su realidad de otras maneras y como tal han dejado de lado lo que no consideran esencial. Los servicios personalizados y remotos se tomarán los mercados , los entornos digitales y virtuales nos mantendrán seguros, las relaciones de pertenencia y autenticidad serán las preferidas y nuestra forma de gastar e invertir nuestro dinero será más selectiva y exigente. La dificultad para encontrar seguridad financiera, especialmente en países en desarrollo, creará una deslocalización de talento importante y las grandes multitudes y lo masivo dejarán de ser apetecibles. Hemos visto cómo grandes empresas y marcas se derrumban en pocos días y cómo aquellas que se han atrevido a innovar con visión de futuro, se toman nuestras vidas aportando sentido y valor a nuestro entorno y necesidades, porque es lo que debemos hacer. Mirar al Zeitgeist y su rápida transformación es una tarea inaplazable . Contribuir a construir un mundo del futuro en abundancia y con un sentido de propósito, es una oportunidad que podemos tomar o dejar. ¿Qué tan rápido nos podemos adaptar, aprendiendo de nuestros errores en el presente y construyendo pieza a pieza el futuro?

Open call for Trainees at the Innovation Kitchen Barcelona DesignThinkers Group Spain – The Innovation Kitchen Trainee Program Barcelona, España -Berlín, Alemania – Belho Horizonte, Brasil – Greenville SC, USA Duración: 6 meses Intensidad horaria: part time – Sistema de Evaluación: Logros y puntajes Coste: 2.800€ Fecha inicio de actividades: Marzo 5 Estructura del programa Programa de entrenamiento bajo la metodología Learning by Doing que combina coaching profesional, desarrollo de proyectos, account management, project management, manejo de metodologías de innovación, diseño de metodología de innovación aplicadas a proyectos de clientes y a programas de formación para empresas. Mes 1: Introducción y actualización al Manejo DTG de Metodologías de Innovación (service design, design thinking, lean, systems thinking, trends research, etc.) Mes 2: Introducción a metodologías propias de DesignThinkers Group. Diseño de eventos sobre innovación. Introducción a Design Thinkers Academy y otros formatos. Mes 3 : Diseño e implementación de programas de Training en Innovación in-company y Programas de training y coaching para profesionales y organizaciones. Mes 4: Desarrollo de Proyectos, project management y account management. deadlines, convocatorias, propuestas. Diseño de Roadmaps para proyectos, Mes 5 : Multiproyectos y Outsourcing. Implementación de programación de proyectos y trainings., Diseño de propuestas, presupuestos y negociación de proyectos. Mes 6 : Coaching profesional en next steps, evaluación de nuevos capacidades y competencias, tips sobre emprendimiento, personal branding y networking, formulación e un proyecto profesional personal. Inicio de su ejecución. Objetivos y resultados Ofrecer un training personalizado a profesionales dedicados y destacados con intención de orientar su carrera profesional hacia la consultoría en innovación y el desarrollo de programas de innovación y formación en innovación. Capacitar a profesionales con experiencia en proyectos y formación para entender y usar las metodologías desarrolladas por DTG. Opción de Trainee visit en DTG Brasil, DTG en Berlín o DTG USA Financiación y Becas Becas y descuento disponibles para participantes del programa de interns en DTG Spain y DesignThinkers Group, Descuentos aplican para graduados de MIDI Elisava y Elisava MiP. El valor del training se puede pagar con horas de trabajo. Requisitos para aplicar Mayor de 25 años, Nivel de Inglés y Español/Alemán/Portugués alto hablado y escrito Estudios de Máster o Postgrado Documentación Portafolio de proyectos (incluir, reportes, links a websites, videos, etc), carta de Motivación (o video) Curriculum Vitae actualizado incluyendo referencias laborales y académicas, Certificación de nivel de Inglés Entrevista Personal o via Skype. enviar documentación a info@designthinkers.es Fechas: Fecha Limite para enviar la documentación 20 de Febrero de 2016 Fecha de publicación de resultados durante la semana de Febrero 25 Fecha inicio de actividades Marzo 5 /2016 English version—————- DesignThinkers Group Spain – The Innovation Kitchen Trainee Program Belho Horizonte, Brazil; Barcelona, Spain; Berlin, Germany; Greenville, SC USA Duration: 6 months time intensity: part time – Evaluation System: Logres and scores Cost: 2800 € starts on March 5th activities Program Structure Training Program under the methodology Learning by Doing that combines professional coaching, project development, account project management,management,innovation management methodologies, innovative design methodology applied to client projects and training programs for companies. Month 1 Introduction and dating to Management DTG Innovation Methodologies (service design, design thinking, lean, systems thinking, research trends, etc.) Month 2 Introduction to own methodologies DesignThinkers Group. Event design innovation. Introduction to Design Thinkers Academy and other formats. Month 3 Design and implementation of programs on Innovation Training and in-company training and coaching programs for professionals and organizations. Month 4 Project Development, project management and account management. deadlines, announcements, proposals. Roadmaps for design projects Month 5 and Outsourcing Multiproyectos. Programming implementation of projects and trainings., Design proposals, budgets and negotiating projects. Month 6 Professional coaching in next steps, evaluation of new skills and competencies, tips on entrepreneurship, personal branding and networking, professional development and personal project. Start execution. Objectives and results provide personalized training to dedicated professionals and featured with intent to guide your career towards innovation consulting and development of innovation and training programs in innovation. Train professionals with experience in projects and training to understand and use the methodologies developed by DTG. Option Trainee visit in DTGBrazil or DTGUSA, DTG Berlin. Funding and Scholarships Scholarships and discounts available to program participants and interns in Spain DTG DesignThinkers Group discounts apply for graduate MIDI Elisava Elisava and IPM. The value of training can be paid working hours. Requirements for applying Older than 25. Business level spoken and written level English / Spanish / German / Portuguese. studies Ma Graduates or Postgraduate Documentation Portfolio of projects (including, reports, links to websites, videos, etc.), motivation letter (or video) Curriculum Vitae including labor and academic references, English level certification / Personal Interview via Skype Dates: Limit date to send the documentación 20, February 2016 Date of publication of results during the week of February 25 start date industry March 5/2016

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Un enorme GRACIAS Queremos agradecer a nuestro equipo, nuestros clientes y colaboradores y extender estos agradecimientos a todos los que han confiado en nuestro trabajo y nuestro compromiso, por contribuir a crear y florecer, una cultura de innovación en nuestras vidas y organizaciones. Un enorme GRACIAS!

CWC World LNG Summit in Barcelona The CWC Group based in London and event planners for the Oil and Energy Industry in Europe, has developed its Annual World Summit in Barcelona this year. 3 days of lectures and meetings about LNG (liquid natural gas) a new way of exploiting and transporting natural gas without building pipes cross country. CEO´s and directors of major gas companies in the world such as British Gas, Iberdrola, Petrobras, Sempra, Torp, Repsol, among others discussed about business models, infrastructures and government policies around LNG. Algo Bueno developed a visual journal of the whole meeting including forums, conferences, social meetings and the Annual Gala Awards. #LNG #barcelona #CWC #artshotel #visualjournal

Our Recorded Production Services A Selected Team of free-lance Professionals and Partner Studios work with us for: Photography We are experts in Planning, Casting, Location Scouting, Transportation, Insurance, Permits, Lodging and Hiring professional teams (technicians, grips, make up artists, models, hairdressers, etc.) We have produced Fashion, Product, Portrait and Event Photography for different industries. Professional in-house Photographers available. Video Our team has successfully developed Pre-production, Production and Post-Production stages of Commercials, Documentaries, Spots and TV Specials. (Same preproduction services as for Photography) also dealing with different professionals including, Sound Engineers, Art Directors, Lighting Technicians, Studio and Equipment rental, Power sourcing and Transportation, etc. Articles, Reviews and Press About music, trends, movies, DVDs, fashion, design, books, contemporary arts, travel. cities and places. written in english spanish german, french and italian. Film Our experience in film is limited to executive pre-production and exhibition and still photography, with connections at some key film events in Barcelona. Short film Producers and Art Directors collaborate with us. #production #barcelona #hairdressers #technicians #service #grips #models #makeupartists

Barcelona Big Wall Project Pictures of Barcelona: The Best of Urban Photography , a group on Flickr. Algo Bueno & Barcelona Photocircuits are developing the Barcelona Big Wall Project a super wall of Barcelona pictures built by Barcelona visitors and residents, hundreds of contributions have been already made and hundreds more are still to come. Have you taken a great picture of Barcelona? check it out here #art #communication #barcelona #project #photography #collective #sonypictures #cooperation #cocreation #photocircuits #digital

The Value of being a Network Company For the last two years, our colleagues from different countries have come to Barcelona for our DesignThinkers Group annual global meeting. It is a great feeling to get together with very talented people that share your values, ideas and dreams and who are also are willing to share their experiences during the year to bring to life new collaborations and projects. Big energy moves the gathering. Future projects, business proposals and great ideas pop up all the time with some of them becoming part of our yearly plan. All this happens framed in an interesting set of values only Network Companies currently activate . But before we go too far, we should define what a Network Company is. NC’s grow from the collaboration between startups and entrepreneurs who enjoy working together, keep their individuality but commit to a community of peers to walk a similar path. We could say it is a next step for collaborators that go really well together and share strong values. It would be fair to say NC’s are born from active networks (as it is their vital structure) but not grown into a network from a single initiative. These are some of the values we explored for Network Companies revisiting the Think like a StartUp Game, one of our favorite tools: No Center or Hierarchy: One of the big evolutions of NC’s is about leadership. Members of NC’s don´t need a single leader or VIP group. They seem to be able to wisely rotate leadership according to the circumstances and trust all members for their experience and knowledge and not for their “power” positions. Hierarchy does not make any sense in a live network that is capable of adapting organically to different challenges and situations, it would make it rigid, slow and at the same time, vulnerable. Having no center or hierarchy is the key for NC’s to evolve and become sustainable in every sense. Autonomy and Entrepreneurship : One of the most powerful values to share in any organization is the capability of self-determination towards interdependence. Interdependence relates to the possibility of growing and taking risks together with one or more entrepreneurial partners. In this case, Autonomy helps make internal agreements possible, knowing that each unit decisions may have positive or negative consequences on the other partner(s). Mutual support and unlimited expertise : Networks have the amazing power of connecting people who have very valuable expertise. In NC’s, that expertise is offered to all the network in the form of support to projects, big contracts and major commitments. As the network grows, this wide catalog of capabilities helps cover most (if not all) clients needs and requests from within the NC. Collective Brand Expansion through Global Team Presence: Either if the territory is regional, national or global, this is a very useful form of brand positioning through the effort of multiple teams and enthusiasts at a very low cost. The investment in brand positioning is distributed in many small contributions from the participants of the network. The Brand awareness is a Storytelling told by many and based on their own experiences and perceptions. An initial guidance and design is required, but once the viral the effect is activated, the presence of the brand is perceived as a big multinational company. When the brand becomes a collective property, it generates a strong sense of belonging and commitment. Constant Methodological Innovation and Permanent Knowledge Growth: Knowledge management is a huge opportunity and poses challenges for NC’s. Having no center allows NC’s to research and improve methods from very different points of view or using many types of different resources. When this knowledge runs across the network, each unit´s expertise and environment transforms it, improving it and enriching the contents and methods. Innovation methods per se require research and implementation to improve and refine, so NC’s offer a perfect structure that allows circulation and constant learning when applying and perfecting methods simultaneously by different members of the network. When this information is documented and spread inside the network, new methods and tools appear as result of projects and discussion. Innovating methods and tools appears to be spontaneous and natural in this environment. The opportunities for growth and change are also related to the fact that most members of NC’s are entrepreneurs and Startups where change happens more rapidly than in larger corporations. Multiple Business Models : Generation and growth of business opportunities may come from any member of the network and can be replicated or even scaled by any other member. In contrast to Franchising systems, the mutual support in Business Model creation and escalation benefits the whole network and not just the creator of the model. These models can evolve and improve freely inside the network and adaptation of the model to new markets and customer segments happens under the control of the members with the support of their local stakeholders. Business development and internal hirings are decided on a collective basis where two or multiple members agree on an specific business model for each project or set of services. Multiple Sub-network Collaboration Schemes : Sub-networks help organic systems evolve in terms of adaptability and implementation. Like subcultures do, sub-networks encourage the specific interaction of members around common interests and business opportunities in different moments. Sub-networks open the possibility of specific lines of business, long term projects with government institutions and corporations, internal financial support and hiring, talent exchange and stronger response to complex endeavors. Being an Inclusive Organic Ecosystem , NC’s tend to be open for enthusiast’s participation in the form of clients, online fans, event attendees, information replicators, and other forms of engagement. This factor rapidly creates a sense of community and reinforces the feeling of creating a Movement . All these emotional connections with individual participants help building resilience and cohesion, especially in the first stages of the company. Many different values are shared and exchanged in this kind of ecosystems, where personal interaction and professional connection are the most exciting parts of day-by-day work. Which do you think are the challenges NCs find on their journeys ? #businessdesign #sharingeconomy #knowledgemanagement #networkcompanies #innovación

Trendslab INterDEPENDENCE According to Webster’s dictionary interdependence is the state of being dependent upon one another: mutual dependence interdependence of the two nations’ economies. It quotes: ” … a form of symbiosis, of close mutual interdependence of two species of organisms. “—Marston Bates “… the deep psychological interdependence between ourselves and those we love.” —Judith A. Savage Contemporary reality is based on complexity and speed. These relationships create permanent and temporary interdependencies among people, movements, trends and most political, cultural and economic forces. We are consciously experiencing The Butterfly Effect. Plurality and diversity affect the notion of truth and the distribution of information and news, creating what the know today as Fake News or alternative truths, based on the plural perception and interpretation of facts and reality. Never before subjectivity has been as strong as today, making complexity even more confusing. No official version exists anymore. The focus of this year´s lab is around Interdependencies and how trends are a mixture of political, economic and cultural factors that as a whole determine a very intricate set of relations and dependencies between businesses and many other aspects of modern life.This Lab will provide you the tools for analysing trends and planning them in future scenarios. It also supports the development of innovative entrepreneurial projects from students at the masters program in Advanced Design Management Strategy and Entrepreneurship from Elisava.. For the first time the more established Trends Research University programs come together (Elisava 2008, and University of Lisbon) to exchange and share visions and methodologies around trends research and application. During this 5 days lab, you will develop a trend-analysis lab carried out in order to identify and apply trends in three main sectors: Social trends, industry trends, and product trends. Our Guest Speakers and facilitators will be: Nelson Pinheiro, Trends Observer & University of Lisbon Jorge Rodriguez, DesignThinkers Group Spain – Elisava Carla Montanè, MIDI Elisava Francesca Tur, Tendencias.TV Josep Monguet, MIDI Elisava -UPC Maya Ninova, MIDI Elisava Juan Isaza, DDB Latina Miami PROGRAM OUTLINE CONTENTS AND STRUCTURE. PART 1 > THEORY Day 1 Monday November 13th 17:00-19:00h: Discussion Panel Videostreamed, Jorge Rodriguez DesignThinkers Group Spain, Carla Montanè MIDI Elisava, Francesca Tur Tendencias.TV A brief introduction to the world and structure of trends 19:15- 20:00h Teams and Project Assignment 20:00 – 21:15h Juan Isaza – Strategic Planning / Social Media Vice President at DDB Latina. Exploring and Working with trends at DDB PART 2 > LEARNING BY DOING – Project Based Learning Day 2 Tuesday November 14th: 17: 00- 21:00h Out in the streets, information gathering and trendboarding. Carla Montanè MIDI Elisava Day 3 Wednesday November 15th: 17:00-19:00h Online Hunting Internet and social networks. Maya Ninova, 19:15-21:15h Collective Intelligence, Josep Maria Monguet Day 4 Thursday November 16th 17:00- 18:00h Zeitgeist & Storytelling of products & services. Nelson Pinheiro Trends Observer, U Lisboa 18:00h -19:00h Trends Driven Innovation Teleconference by Henry Mason Trend watching 19:15- 21:15h Scenario Building, analysis and application of trends to specific exercises. Foresight, Forecast. Nelson Pinheiro Trends Observer, Day 5 Friday November 17th: 17:00- 19.00h Trends Driven Innovation Proposal. Opportunities Scenario Creation Nelson Pinheiro Trends Observer, Els Dragt Fontys College. 19.30 – 21:00h presentation of an Innovation proposals based on trends. Nelson Pinheiro Trends Observer. #trendsresearch #forecasting #barcelona #coolhunting #nelsonpinheiro #mayaninova #elsdragt #juanisaza #interdependence #francescatur #henrymason #caralamontane #elisava #josepmariamonguet #trendslab #trends