The Global Design Network (GDN) was previously named International Design Network,which was inaugurated in 2005 as one of the concurrent events of the Business of Design Week (BODW) and Inno Design Tech Expo (IDT Expo). The renaming aims to reflect the multitude of international participation in the network, which currently encompasses leading design associations in Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Aimed to promote the awareness of reviewing the role of design and design organizations in the
cultural, economical, social, educational and environmental development in the globe, and to
encourage multidisciplinary cooperation between designers and other professions such as
artists, psychologists, strategists, researchers, and cultural thinkers across nations.
The book was designed for Global Design Network (GDN) Symposium 2013 - Roundtable.