Mr Richard Perez
Mr Richard Perez is the founding director of the Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking at the University of Cape Town,
His expertise and experience combine human-centred design with business thinking, management, and strategy. His area of specialisation is design thinking for innovation and strategic leadership. He advises organisations (private and public) in both South Africa, the Africa region, and internationally.
Student Support
specialised educational services and functions aimed at enabling student success at UCT
Creative Writing Competition
National Writing Centre Creative Writing Competition for university students 2024.
Win laptops & other exciting prizes!!!
Writing Centres in the age of AI – relevant or redundant?
When Generative AI descended upon the Higher Education scene, the sector’s first reaction was serious concern. However, such spaces could become more influential, to resurface the human in in the writing, albeit in novel ways.