2. @JONATHANBRIGGS
Hello!
In 1994 together with 2 Swedish colleagues I founded Hyper
Island, providing transformative education and training for a digital
world. In 2012 I started Hyper Island in Singapore.
I’m Jonathan Briggs.
3. Jonathan’s journey
History Education
Other Media
Unilever
Born
Computer Science
Kingston University
Hyper Island 2.0
Hyper Island 1.0
Professor
Data
Guardian H&B
Imperial College
Singapore
Educational family
Constructivist
Sweden
Doing and making
Prolog
Teaching & doing
JTBD
The Web
Ecommerce
Customers
Benetton & Worldsport
Paul Smith
Swedish Schools
Teaching Teachers
Asian Consumer Insights
6. Hyper Island started in SE Sweden in a disused prison as a
place to explore new media. A second campus in
Stockholm was followed by courses for business and
expansion to UK, NY, SG and SP.
17. CURRENT EXPLORATION
1. Designing across cultures (especially Asia)
2. How technical do students need to become?
3. User experience and design patterns
4. Entrepreneurial thinking and start-ups
5. The maker movement
6. Designing networked organisations
7. Building on the work of others