Make Design Matter: A Little Red Book about How to (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789063693046)

David Carlson is an influential facilitator, cross-pollinator, and design thought-leader. Internationally sought after as a speaker at conferences, seminars, schools, and corporate events, David tells stories in an informed and inspiring manner about his holistic approach at the intersection of design, culture, and business. Recently, his assignments took him to the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Iceland, Chile, Holland, Austria, Slovenia, Taiwan, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Bulgaria, Norway, Mexico and Sweden.

David is the founder of The David Report, the Designboost conference series, Carlson Ahnell, and David Design. His social life reflects his cross-pollinating mindcast: president of a nature conservation organisation; guitar player in bands since the early '80s, most recently with the band Miller Moon; and last but not least, a deeply dedicated gardener, more specifically, of old roses with unmatched aromas.

SOME RECENT SPEAKING HIGHLIGHTS:
-ICCD in Tapei, Taiwan
-Bienal de Diseno in Santiago, Chile
-International Design Summit in Cannes, France
-Innovative Sweden at Stanford University, USA
-Design March in Reykjavik, Iceland
-Edit 2011 in Røros, Norway
-IKEA inhouse conference, Älmhult, Sweden
-Centro Diseno in Mexico City, Mexico
-Danish Designers in Copenhagen, Denmark
-Sofia Design Week in Sofia, Bulgaria
-BMW internal conference in Münich, Germany
-International Design Summit in Montreaux, Switzerland
-Volvo internal conference at Mindshare in London, UK
-Sodra Pulplabs workshop in Marstrand, Sweden
-Skanska future days in Malmö, Sweden
-Selected Sustainable Design in Graz, Austria
-Volvo conference (moderator) in Stockholm, Sweden
-Time to Design award ceremony, Copenhagen, Denmark
-Parsons the New School for Design (moderator), New York, USA

SPEAKING TOPICS:
Design in the perspective of:
-Transdisciplinary thinking
-Social innovation
-Holistic sustainability
-Cross-cultural connectivity