IDW 2019

#8 by Ief Winckelmans, supported by Els Du Bois A Tinder for Sustainable Innovation IMPACTVISTA.COM is a platform that facilitates the transition to a sustainable society. With a global community of young explorers, supported by re- nowned explorers and leading scientists we report on the challenges caused by the negative impact of how we currently live and work. At the same time, we are building a global alliance of responsible pro- fessionals, investors, corporations and non-profit organisations to address the challenges. Supported by a technological platform, we act as a matchmaker to connect our allies to the expertise, resources and capital they need to find and develop the solutions that will enable humankind to create a sustainable society for generations to come. Our question: “How can we make the best use of our network and maxi- mize our positive impact?” Successful examples: –– Sustainable Surfbrand SNAPPERX: Responsible natural grown and harvested Balsa Surfboards and apparel. –– Nano-tech materials company and coral-reef saver INTELLIREEFS: Bio-friendly Concrete and its application to support coral growth. –– Maritime tech start-up WavePilot: Wave-reading technology on ships to save fuel by optimising course and speed with the help of real-time wave data. Within this International Design Workshop week, the questions we want to tackle with you: how can this matchmaking be extended towards student involve- ment? What are the advantages for all stakeholders to extend our platform to these young potentials? And what would this imply for the platform (=> redesign)? #9 by Lori Maes (supported by Anouk Winant and Thomas Roscam) Love Tomorrow & Tomorrowland Love Tomorrow & Tomorrowland embrace a posi- tive and loving relationship with Mother Nature that contributes to the well-being of the next generations. Love Tomorrow, a sustainable platform grown out of Tomorrowland, turns these promises into reality. Re- sponsibility, Nature, Innovation, Health and Respect are the five circles of Love Tomorrow. The Heart is the inner circle, representing passion, love and respect. Every year at the Tomorrowland festival, a huge amount of waste is produced. This waste mostly consists out of consumption waste, but also camping equipment, clothes, wood... Love Tomorrow would love to reduce and recycle this waste as much as pos- sible. They want to challenge you to make the festival a sustainable experience with them. This workshop will consist of two design challenges. –– How can we apply the Love Tomorrow activities, recycling in particular, to the surrounding routes. –– Together with Love Tomorrow we will explore and create opportunities to ensure that festival visitors no longer leave their shelter as garbage. We will focus our work on prototypes to truly realise our designs. To finish the week in style, we will pres- ent our work at the Tomorrowland Headquarters. #10 by Gert Verheule Create an experience, activity, game, sport... that promotes local tourism Cheap flights and climate change made me think of the challenge that we face in downsizing our carbon footprint when we go on holiday. In countries like Switzerland and Austria the lack of snow during the winter season forces the people to come up with alternative to compensate for the lack of income during winter. They have shifted to a broader pallet of activities during summer to get more tourists to their country. How can we change our perception on what holiday is and needs to be? Maybe we also need to shift to broader pallet of activities locally? What are the main drivers that we need to address when we want people to have a good time? Are we going for shorter holidays? Shorter but more intense moments or Islands of rest to compensate our hectic life? Hopping from activity to activity indulging ourselves in thrills and chills? A medicine for wanderlust? — You will work in groups. You will spot a location in the area of Antwerp that matches your time spending proposition. The cocktail of location and activity that will be devel- oped needs to persuade people to spend more time in the area around Antwerp. #11 by Gregory Van Barel and the SolarBoat Team Shape the future of the UAntwerp Solar Boat From the first day on you dive right into the world of sustainable vessels. The first day of this workshop starts on the Belgian boat show where you will get the inspiration to think about futuristic concepts for solar powered boats. You will meet the UAntwerp SolarBoat Team which is sponsored by Umicore. Every year they take part in international competitions in Monaco, the Netherlands and Belgium. Experience as a student product development how you can team up with engineering students and think for instance about ergonomic concepts for the cock- pit of a their racing boat. During this workshop you will be immersed into the demanding world of boat design. Are you ready to shape the future with us? www.facebook.com/UAntwerp.Solar.Boat.Team www.instagram.com/solarboatuantwerp