MDes 603: Design Innovation Lab
3 credits
Mondays 2–5pm
Office hours upon request
Professor: Shaun Gummere
sgummere@massart.edu
617-640-6337
Course Description
Welcome to Design Innovation Lab. Through articles, class discussions, individual reflection, and a team project, we will explore the theory and apply the practice of design and innovation in this studio course. Using design and innovation techniques such as human-centered research, ideation, concept testing, prototyping, iteration, and business model innovation, teams will develop and propose solutions to a studio-based project.
Resources
Week 1: Welcome to Design Innovation
Week 2: What Is Design Research?
Week 4: So What? Analysis, Synthesis, Insights
Week 5: No Class (Indigenous People’s Day)
Week 7: Concept / Value Proposition Testing
Week 8: Product & Service Prototyping
Week 9: Why Are Business Models Essential to Innovation?
Week 10: Capturing Value (Reverse Financial Statements)
Week 11: Storytelling
Week 12: Final Project Presentation Draft
Week 13: Final Project Presentation
Case Study Presentations
Week 3 (Sept 28): Lego (Sel)
Week 7 (Oct 26): Airbnb (Briehanna)
Week 9 (Nov 9): Kodak (Ella)
Week 11 (Nov 16): Juul (Jesse)
Week 12 (Dec 23): Rural Development (Bao)