I’m really excited to be starting a class later this month on Neuroscience and Design from POLI.design – the post-graduate school of design at the Politecnico di Milano.
Most of the class is virtual – and in English, thankfully – but it’s book-ended by in-person seminars, first in Milan and then in Venice for the opening of this year’s biennale. I’ve never been to the biennale, so this is exciting in itself!
Here’s a description from the website:
Nowadays, the design of artificial spaces and industrial artifacts requires the integration of technical expertise with knowledge from social sciences, physiology, psychology, and neuroscience. The Executive Course in Neuroscience and Design is built upon this interdisciplinary dialogue. The program explores methodologies for analyzing human activities, considering them as a starting point for design. The key objectives of the course include:
- Integrating the technical skills of the designer with the foundations of…