B.Com Sauder d-studio

d.studio students work with iHUB new ventures

d.studio students work with iHUB new ventures

This term, one of the d.studio sections has been working with social enterprises who are part of the Coast Capital Saving iHUB. Each team of 5-6 students are working with a different “design/business problem”.  They begin by working with their client to co-create a design brief (what problem or opportunity they will work on through […]

d.studio moves to new Sauder Learning Labs

d.studio moves to new Sauder Learning Labs

Just an update (finally) on the move of the d.studio from Henry Angus 338 to the new Sauder Learning Labs.  First an update on COMM 388 and its “expansion”.  This term we have two studios happening.  On Tuesday afternoons Angele Beausoleil is leading 30 students in an exploration with a client and on Wednesday afternoons […]

d.studio reflections on the Fall 2013 lululemon studio

d.studio reflections on the Fall 2013 lululemon studio

The d.studio hummed last term with two major projects for the B. Comm students — one section tackled a business model project for the Pacific Newspaper Group. The other section engaged with a series of projects from lululemon.  I was honoured and delighted to have Nancy Richardson join me each Wednesday afternoon for three hours […]

Design Strategies for Business Innovation

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 […]

2012 Business weapon of choice: Design Thinking

2012 Business weapon of choice: Design Thinking

  Design thinking is a growing trend in the business world. I feel that this topic is ready to be incorporated into Comm101, as design thinking skills can essentially be transferred into every subject. Design thinking is not something for students to simply learn and regurgitate – it changes the way a student learns altogether. […]

Nigel's Family

Design your life!

    Ted Talks Nigel Marsh: How to make work life balance work. Just before we venture into the real world in search for our dream jobs and embark on a journey of the “working life” I want to contribute a few tips on balancing work and life. It is imperative that you set guidelines […]

TED Talk: Seth Godin: Sliced Bread and Other Marketing Delights

TED Talk: Seth Godin-Sliced Bread and Other Marketing Delights (VIDEO) Marketing guru Seth Godin tackles how to make your product stand out in one of his most famous Ted talks.  Based on his book The Purple Cow, Godin delves into what makes a product extraordinarily successful and why even those products who appear useful or appealing […]

d.studio week 13:  final climate smart review

d.studio week 13: final climate smart review

Sauder commerce undergrads never cease to amaze me with their talent, commitment and creativity.  At least the ones that choose to be part of the d.studio exhibit these traits.  Last Wednesday was the final studio where we invited the CEOs of the 5 business that the students worked with during the major project of term […]

d.studio week 12:  Under One Roof — CityStudio event

d.studio week 12: Under One Roof — CityStudio event

Talking again about blocks to thinking — creatively and critically.  This time we reviewed emotional, cultural, environmental, intellectual and expressive blocks.  This studio was given over to working on the Climate Smart Projects and preparing for the CityStudio event at the Salt Building on Saturday March 31. Week 12 was also a time for Florin […]

d.studio week 11:  prototyping a revised B.Comm.

d.studio week 11: prototyping a revised B.Comm.

The students in the d.studio never cease to amaze me.  I feel energized by their presence.  Week 11 was going to be a “studio-time” for their projects but an opportunity arose for them to help the Sauder Business School in its process of imagining a revised Bachelor of Commerce Program.  The committee working on this […]