MDES612 Integration Lab A 3cr

Integration Lab A is a team-based innovation studio in which teams of students develop projects and solve design problems representing a diverse variety of issues. Teams develop and propose solutions to a variety of economic and social challenges using design techniques such as user centered research, prototyping, critique, iteration, and business metrics. Project teams are led by pairs of student project managers from MDES 712 Integration Lab C. The student teams define when and how to innovate, which sets the framework for organizational thinking, and present strategies for innovations around product, service, environment, system, organization or a combination of these. Team solutions are evaluated by how well the team meets user and market needs, as well as the clear business and/or organizational value of their innovations

Prerequisites: MDES602

Spring