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MBA Global Immersion – the inaugural run
The Sauder MBA is in dynamic revision. Some would argue this is frustrating — others would say that curriculum always should be evolving and transforming in response to students and societal context. Whichever side of the fence you sit on, the Global Immersion for our Full Time MBAs had its inaugural run this past February. [...]
Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging: a co-creation project
As part of the World Class Cities Partnership’s 2013 research project — “Co-Creating Urban Sustainability” — 4 Sauder MBA students (Phil Gray, Reid Keller, Michele Mossman & Geoff Carran) have started a project on Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging. http://www.northeastern.edu/wccp/ The course (a Sauder Directed Study) is being led along strategic design principles, which include: Co-creation [...]
the d.studio is looking for 2 Graduate Research Assistants
The d.studio currently requires TWO Graduate Research Assistants for a Literature Review on Transportation & Environmental Resource Management, in relation to marine transportation of liquid fossil fuels. The positions run from February-April 2013 on a part-time basis (200 hours per position). Please visit the job information via the link below if you are qualified and [...]
When Widows Dance: Story Strategies for Innovation (prologue)
I met Dirk Beveridge in a bar in Rhode Island. No surprise, as most of my best professional relationships have started in bars. (Note that I use the word “relationship” intentionally – doing great things starts with the relationship first – details second. And bars tend to bring out our authentic selves, which helps us build authentic [...]
Want to improve your story skills? Write less.
When I was at BiF8, the kind folks at SYPartners gave us all a prototype deck of cards to test out, as a way to help us each identify our unique “superpower”. (Superpowers are all the rage, BTW). According to the cards, mine is “distillation”. I’m not sure I’d call that my super-power, though I do consider it a [...]
[Road trip Pt 2] Rhode Island: Business Innovation Factory Story Summit 8
I’ve been wanting to go to this event for years. As a story geek, I’m fatally attracted to the idea of spending two days immersed in real stories. And BiF8 didn’t disappoint. The event featured 32 storytellers over two days, with lots of time in between sessions for “random collisions”. I’d say that about half [...]
[Road trip Pt 1] Cleveland and Weatherhead’s Manage by Designing program
In September, Moura and I took a road trip out east. First stop was the Weatherhead School. The folks there have a global reputation for doing cool things in the emerging discipline of strategic design through their Manage by Designing program. And the great thing about being in academia is that other academics are willing to share. [...]
Climate Smart ideas abound…
Climate Smart. Met Fine Printers. Van Houtte Coffee. Pacific Arbour Retirement Communities. What do these businesses have in common? First of all, they are all alumni of the Climate Smart Business program. But secondly, they give generously of their time and energy to partner with students in the d.studio and the class Design Strategies for [...]
Re-design
Like all good designers, we’re iterating!! Our website will be under renovation for the next little while. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, please get in touch.
Design Strategies for Business Innovation
We are back in the d.studio with 20 new and engaged undergraduate students. This year I am co-teaching with Angele Beausoleil — a colleague and also a Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies student at UBC who comes with a vast array of experience in design, technology and entrepreneurship. The B.Comm course (open to 3rd and 4th [...]
