Professor Ken Friedman is an internationally respected design researcher and strategist and works at the intersection of three fields: design, management, and art. Recently appointed as Dean of Design at Swinburne University, Ken works with theory construction and comparative research methodology for design while leading the design research at the Faculty of Design.
Ken holds a research appointment at Denmark’s Design School in Copenhagen, and he is Professor of Leadership and Strategic Design at the Norwegian School of Management, focusing on knowledge economy issues, culture, and leadership. He is also Professor, Design Research Centre, Denmark’s Design School, Copenhagen, Denmark
Ken is advisor to governments on national design policy in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Wales. He plays an active role in developing international research networks and conferences for the design research community as editor of the journal Artifact, as book reviews editor of Design Research News, and Communications Secretary of the Design Research Society. He co-chaired the La Clusaz Conference on Doctoral Education in Design in 2000, the 2006 conference of the European Academy of Management in Oslo, and the 2006 conference of the Design Research Society in Lisbon.
In 2007, Loughborough University honoured Professor Friedman with the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, for outstanding contributions to design research.
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