Richie Moalosi

Richie Moalosi is a Professor of Industrial Design at the Department of Industrial Design and Technology and the founding Director of the Innovation Centre at the University of Botswana. He holds a PhD in Industrial Design (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), an MA in Design (University of Wolverhampton, UK), and a B.Ed in Design and Technology (University of Botswana).

Moalosi has over 20 years of teaching experience at the university level. He works with small micro-enterprises, community-based organisations, creative industries, and start-ups to develop their products, brands, and service innovation capabilities, as these are the next engine of the creative economy in Africa and emerging economies. His specialisation and research interest areas include the following: design and culture, design education, sustainable design, social innovation, and additive manufacturing.

He has also published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals, contributed book chapters, published several books, and presented at many international peer-reviewed conferences. He serves on several journal editorial advisory boards and is a reviewer of numerous peer-reviewed journals. He is a fellow of the Pan Afrikan Design Institute and an advisor to the Don Norman Design Awards.