In recent event hosted by one of India’s leading design institute Pearl Academy, John Thackara, an internationally renowned design thinker, philosopher and journalist talked about how the future of designers is changing at a rapid pace.

The changing scenario suggests that there is an increasing realization among masses about resources being finite, which is encouraging them to conserve resources for the future generations by working collectively towards sourcing as much as they can.

This is also leading a number of leading businesses to move to a more informal format of working. It has been witnessed that the hierarchical structure is gradually becoming a thing of the past. In fact, it has been predicted that 65% of all workers will work in an informal work environment by 2020.

The leading thinkers of today’s generation such as Madhav Raman (Architect and Urbanist), Jogi Panghaal (Design Professional), Rahul Mishra (Fashion Designer), Vikas Satwalekar (Design Academician), Deepankar Bhattacharya (Strategic Design Consultant) and many more were part of a detailed discussion that identified many trends in terms of creating a Globalized World, Social Groupings that are bring created, the Role of an Educator in this scenario and the New Work Cultures that are emerging as a result of these current trends.

A clear definition of design education in particular would be necessary to address students in a manner which will inculcate empathies for existing complexities. With ready accessibility of information on the internet, educators would need to take into consideration that students might increasingly choose to opt for an open curriculum which will allow them to pick their own faculty and courses. Evaluation would also change to be more of self-evaluation and peer-to-peer evaluation.

To support students with their projects, it would be key to get their ideas to travel within a circle of experts, where their ideas are built upon with the help of experts. With such flexibility, it is a good possibility that in the near future more and more professionals will adapt to nomadic work settings.

The design education in India is going through a phase of constant change and these changes need to be mapped and monitored into current and ongoing courses for the curriculum to stay relevant and stimulating for both students and faculty.

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