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Professor Emeritus, Center for Creative Change
 Summary of Education and Relevant Experience
B.Arch., Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt; M.Arch., Kent State University; Ph.D., University of Washington.
Farouk Seif is a registered architect, artist and design consultant who has taught design, creative thinking and visual communication in several universities in the United States and abroad and has published, lectured and exhibited his artwork internationally. He is the originator and organizer of the Intercultural Study Program "Journey into the Dawn of Time" in Egypt and the founder and director of Isis Institute. His doctoral dissertation, "Semiotics and Urban Morphogenesis," is an interdisciplinary inquiry designed to reinterpret the ancient Egyptian experience for thoughtful reflections on modernity. His interests center around social/cultural transformation, metaphysics of design, wholeness, semiotics and design communication.
Affiliations
Recent Publications
"Conflict, Change, and Continuity: The Everlasting Dance of Cultural Transformation." The International Conference Understanding Conflicts: Cross Cultural Perspectives, Aahrus, Denmark, August 2008 (Publication forthcoming).
"Communication in the Age of the Great Turning: Understanding the Role of Analog and Digital Modes in Liberating Imagination." Proceedings of the 9th World Congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies -Association Internationale de Sémiotique (IASS/AIS), Helsinki-Imatra, Finland June 2007. Download a PDF here.
"Eros of 'Leader-fullness': The Seductive Nature of Leadership and Global Reality." Proceedings of the International Conference: L3 Global Leadership, Shanghai, China, April 2006. Download a PDF here.
"Social Change in The 'Aperspectival World': The Paradox of Social Reproduction and Cultural Innovation." International Conference Innovation and Reproduction in Cultures and Societies (IRICS), Proceedings of the 9th World Congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies -Association Internationale de Sémiotique (IASS/AIS), Vienna, Austria, December 2005. Download a PDF here.
On Interest Area
"I believe, any creative change requires a design approach. For me, whole systems design is neither a discipline nor a profession but an intentional way of being and acting in an unpredictable and paradoxical world."
On Teaching at Antioch
"Not only is Antioch a true learning community, it's also a place for a remarkable personal and professional transformation."
Contact Information
Center for Creative Change
206-268-4908
Direct
206-268-4910
Isis Institute
360-376-4747
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