HT Correspondent
TEZPUR, March 7: The department of design, of the Tezpur University organised a two-day workshop on ‘Design Thinking and Innovation’ at the university campus in Tezpur on Thursday.
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The workshop is focused on product design, interaction design, and communication design. During the next two days hands on training would revolve around solving contemporary societal challenges faced by the designers. Ravi Mokashi Punekar (Retd.) and Pankaj Upadhyay, assistant professor of the department of design of the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati were present on the occasion as resource persons.
Speaking on the occasion, Shambhu Nath Singh, vice chancellor of the Tezpur University called design thinking more than just a process.
“It is a mindset that encourages us to approach challenges with curiosity and empathy to find a solution. The best solutions often arise from understanding the needs and experiences of users and customers,” said Singh.
Addressing the participants, Ravi Mokashi Punekar said that India needs to create competent professionals capable of integrating traditional and modern knowledge, concepts and styles for eco-friendly products.
Pankaj Upadhyay urged the students to be innovative in their approach. He said that designers are required in domains of product design, industrial design, furniture and accessories, graphic media, apparel design etc. and therefore one must be innovative in their approach to stay relevant.
Partha Pratim Dutta, head of the department of design highlighted that the Master of Design (M. Des) offered by the department covers specialized courses of product design, communication design and interaction design. He further said that in view of the importance of the discipline the department from the next academic year shall offer Bachelor of Design (B.Des) with a multidisciplinary approach to train students for different industry domains. In the next two days, the workshop will have several interactive sessions, hands-on activities from ideation to prototyping etc.
