Past Event

“Human-centred design is not about the designer; it’s about the people the design is meant to serve.”

We are delighted to invite you to an exclusive evening featuring the father of user experience, Don Norman.

Join us for an inspiring session as Don Norman unravels how empathy and design drive lasting change. This event is a unique opportunity for dinner, drinks, and insightful design conversations.

Event Details:

Date: Thursday, 20 November 2025
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Venue: Burma Social (34 Tras St, Singapore 079026)
Ticket Price: Members: $88 | Non-members: $138

Please register your attendance via the link below:
https://luma.com/bakgi4vi

We look forward to seeing you there.

In an ever-changing world where innovation thrives, the next advantage lies in designing with humanity at the core.

As a member of DBCS’ Institute of Higher Learning, Singapore Polytechnic presents Don Norman Design Award Summit 2025 (DNDA25)

The Don Norman Design Award Summit 2025 (DNDA25) invites business leaders, innovators, and changemakers to explore how Humanity-Centred Design (HCD+) empowers organisations to transform sustainably — balancing People, Planet, Product, and Profit to create long-term impact.

From insights by global thought leaders to immersive formats like Design-Your-Conference (DYC) and Unconference, DNDA25 offers a platform to rethink innovation, culture, and growth through a sustainable and transformative lens — with our President, Hong Khai Seng, serving as one of the Plenary Moderators.

Event Details
📅 Date: 19-21 November 2025
📍 Location: Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre

👉 Find out more & register here!

Flourishing by Design is a full-day programme that celebrates design as a catalyst for economic and social progress, locally and globally. Organised by Design Business Chamber Singapore (DBCS), this three-part experience features the World Design Business Forum, the Singapore Good Design (SG Mark) Awards & Exhibition, and the DBCS40 Gala Celebration.

Programme Schedule

18 September 2025, Thursday

Location
Gardens by the Bay, Flower Field Hall
211 Marina Way, Singapore 018977

World Design Business Forum (WDBF) + Networking Lunch
 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

SG Mark Awards Ceremony & Exhibition
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

The World Design Business Forum brings together global and local leaders to explore the economics of good design. Through dynamic panels and discussions, the forum examines how design-led strategies drive business growth, market creation, technological innovation, and social impact. Attendees gain insights into how good design is good business.

The SG Mark Awards & Exhibition recognises exemplary designs that raise industry benchmarks and create positive change. Winners across 9 categories will be honoured at the awards ceremony, while the public exhibition offers an immersive showcase of design excellence that enhances everyday life.

25 November 2025, Tuesday

DBCS40 Gala Dinner Celebration
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Location
Gardens by the Bay, Flower Field Hall
211 Marina Way, Singapore 018977

The DBCS40 Gala Celebration, which commemorates 40 years of championing Better Business by Design. This milestone event honours visionary businesses and individuals shaping the Singapore Design Story and its global influence.

Together, these three events position Singapore as a global leader in the business of design.

Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/dbcs-celebrates-40-years-of-flourishing-by-design-tickets-1433041749449

If you’re looking to make your innovation process efficient and user-centred, this workshop is for you.

Led by a practicing UX researcher and design thinking facilitator, this 3-hour, small-group session is where you’ll learn how to extract user insights, spark creative ideas, and prototype with clarity — all while applying AI strategically to enhance, not replace, human-centred thinking.

It’s time to equip you with the practical tools and professional confidence to integrate AI into your workflow and drive smarter, user-driven innovation. 

Choose from two sessions:

19 June (Thu), 2-5pm

21 June (Sat), 10am-1pm

Venue:

284 River Valley Road S 238325

Registration fee: S$150

Sign up here!

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Design is at a tipping point. AI is changing how we create. Trade tensions are changing how we work. And the value of design? It’s at risk of being sidelined again.

As designers, we must do more than create. We must prove value. Real value. Strategic value. Not just in pixels or prototypes, but demonstrate how design creates powerful outcomes that move business, industries, and society forward.

Hosted by DBCS, this event brings together leaders across government, academia, and industry to ask: What does it take to flourish by design in today’s world?

Join the conversation on how designers and design leaders can prove the true value of design, regardless of the size of the playing field.

Event Details
Date: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Time: 5.30 – 8pm
Location: National Design Centre (111 Middle Road, Singapore 188969) Level 2, Auditorium

🔗 Sign up here now!

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@dbcsingapore.org / +65 8829 2990.

As a valued partner of the Golden Pin Design Award (GPDA) and the Golden Pin Concept Design Award (GPCDA) 2025, DBCS stands at the forefront of advocating design that inspires progress and excellence. We’re proud to promote GPDA and GPCDA, Asia’s premier design award that celebrates excellence across product, communication, spatial, and integration design.

Whether you’re a design team bringing bold ideas to life or a brand redefining standards through design, this is your chance to gain international recognition for your work.

Registration Fee

Early Bird: NT$7,000 Per Entry
General Price: NT$9,000 Per Entry

Early Bird EXTENDED till 27 May, 5pm
General Submission: 27 May, 5.01pm – 24 June, 5pm

Take the next step and see your design recognised for its impact and ingenuity.

🔗 Register here now!

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@dbcsingapore.org / +65 8829 2990.

Organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre, DFAA is one of Hong Kong’s most prestigious awards, spotlighting impactful designs that shape Asia – and the world.

Whether you’re a past SG Mark winner or an established creative, this is your opportunity to put your best designs to the test on a regional stage. Categories include Communication Design, Digital & Motion Design, Fashion & Accessory Design, Product & Industrial Design, Service & Experience Design and Spatial Design.

🔗 Register here now!

*To find out more, please contact dfaa@dfaawards.com.

DBCS is proud to support the Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC), one of the world’s largest international student competitions that celebrate the designers of tomorrow!

This year’s theme challenges students to explore Diversity as a driver for inclusion, creativity, and collaboration, aptly reflecting the richness of society and the values of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Award categories include Product Design, Visual Design, Digital Animation, Architecture & Landscape and Fashion Design.

Open for submission from now till 7 July 2025, 11.59pm (Taipei GMT+08:00).

Entry is Free.

🔗 Register here now!

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@dbcsingapore.org / +65 8829 2990.

As Australia’s premier design competition for over six decades, the Australian Good Design Awards represent the nation’s highest design endorsement – a globally recognised bench for excellence.

The 2025 awards celebrate visionary design that drives innovation, sustainability and impact across categories such as Product, Communication, Digital, Spatial Service, Social Impact and many more.

Registration Fees
Social Impact/Concept Design: $245 AUD Per Entry
All Other Disciplines: $495 AUD Per Entry

Key Dates
General Submission: Now – 16 May 2025

This is more than an award – it’s a chance to define the future of design.
Submit your best work today and prove your design excellence on a regional scale.

Enter Now

Design Thinking In Action (DTIA) Practitioner Get-Together 2025 is back in Singapore and will be held on 12 – 13 Apr 2025!

What is DTIA?
Started in 2016, Design Thinking In Action is Asia’s first community of Design Thinking practitioners coming together to share, learn, grow, and create value together.  

What is DTIA Get-Together?
An invite-only event, DTIA brings together the world’s best design thinkers in personal capacity over a weekend, to discuss critical trends and challenges in the field across multiple dimensions, and envision the future of Design Thinking in Asia.

• Learn how design thinking is transforming through new strategic frameworks
• Discover how futures thinking and organisational development can amplify impact
• Connect with a community of pioneers shaping the future of design

Date: 12 – 13 Apr 2025
Location: SUTD Library
8 Somapah Rd, Building 1,
Singapore 487372

🎟 Sign up now & get 25% OFF! Early bird pricing is available until 16 March, so don’t miss out!

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@dbcsingapore.org / +65 8829 2990.