IED's Riccardo Balbo on Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration in Design Education

Summary

Riccardo Balbo, chief academic officer and dean at Istituto Europeo di Design (IED), discusses the importance of cross-disciplinary collaboration in design education and the need for designers to feel compelled to drive change. He emphasizes that design education must adapt to new challenges by fostering collaboration across different disciplines, preparing students to address complex real-world problems through integrated approaches rather than siloed specialization.