HEA Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Spotlight Series – National College of Art and Design

Creative Boardroom: Collaborate 4 Climate
Louise Allen, Director, Director of the Creative Futures Academy

Louise is the Director of the Creative Futures Academy, a partnership between the National College of Art & Design (NCAD), Institute of Art, Design + Technology (IADT) and University College Dublin (UCD) that provides modular credited programmes to creative professionals looking to develop their skills. She is leading on the development and delivery of Creative Boardroom: Collaborate4Climate, an initiative funded by Creative Ireland’s Climate Action Fund.

NCAD Staff Circular Economy Sandpit
Enda O’Dowd, Lecturer & Programme Coordinator – MSc, Medical Device Design

Enda O’Dowd is a lecturer in Product Design and joint course coordinator of the MSc Medical Device Design at NCAD. With a background in Materials Science Enda is a strong advocate for studio education and the experiential learning it enables. He believes that design led projects allow students to apply science and technology in an iterative process of analysis and synthesis. This allows for projects to be creative and human centred but also applies the scientific and engineering rigour necessary for the design of medical devices. He is keenly interested in the design of new products, services and business models for the complex ecosystems found in both medical care and the circular economy.