ANOTHER great Society of Graphic Designers of Canada / BC Chapter ‘Design Is Our Business’ breakfast event this morning, this time with business development consultant Blair Enns. Turnout was double from the inaugural September event and the audience continues to be a predominantly senior design group. The content was again valuable, actionable and relevant. More designers need better business thinking supporting their passion for the craft! If you’re serious about a successful design career, I encourage you to get your ass out of bed early and don’t miss another GDC/BC business breakfast!

On that note, I’m finishing up, with the help of some hard working GDC/BC execs the details of our next big event, the second annual Practivism 2. We’ve collected another stellar group of design and change leaders to talk about ‘Design’s Role In Creating Social Change.’ and it’s sure to sell out like last year.

Andréa Pellegrino is a principal at WorldStudio and key in the development of Design Ignites Change and the Urban Forest Project, come listen to her explain the need for a sustainable revenue model to build and grow a viable social cause enterprise. Vancouver and the GDC/BC’s own, Kara Pecknold, talks about her amazing experience working with IDEO’s Human-Centered Design Toolkit in Rawanda. Her story also recently written up in Fact Company. And Nathan Shedroff, a pioneer in Experience Design, Chair of the MBA in Design Strategy program at the California College of the Arts, and author of many, including his most recent ‘Design is the Problem,’ talks about the future and importance of design in solving the worlds problems - ‘but first, we have some reckoning to do with our past…’

The event is Thursday, November 19th, 530 - 1030pm, at the MOV - Museum of Vancouver and tickets are available here. Each talk is 30 minutes followed by a moderated speakers Q&A, cash bar and access to the MOV’s Ravishing Beast exhibit. But hurry, tickets are limited and will go fast, hope to see you there!