d.studio Week 8: reflections and lift-off
In some ways this feels like the start of the real studio. Probably because I am used to a format that has students working each studio day in studio mode — working in groups or individually on their projects. We began last Wednesday’s class with some reflections. The students had completed an “early term feedback” […]
Stimulating the B.Com class with IDEO/Experience Point Design Thinker
Henry Ford famously said, “If I asked my customers what they wanted, they’d have said a faster horse.” Ford’s classic quote incited laughter amongst the undergraduate students during the three-hour IDEO design thinking simulation in the d.studio’s pilot class. Ron Kellett reminded his students that it can be tough for consumers to “get past the […]
A room of its own: the d.studio space
The d.studio in the UBC Sauder School of Business does more than teach students the concepts of design thinking; it also provides a space where they can do so. A physical d.studio space will launch in fall 2011, upon completion of Sauder’s renovations. Finding a home for the d.studio represents a remarkable commitment by Sauder […]
Designing the d.studio
They say it takes a village to raise a child; well, it took a community of universities to create the d.studio. Here’s how it all began: When Moura Quayle started as dean of the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems (formerly agricultural sciences) in 1997, she inherited a struggling faculty. She looked at this […]
Evolution of the design initiative
When “Dean Dan” suggested that former deputy minister and dean of the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems Moura Quayle introduce design thinking into Sauder’s business curriculum, her mind started racing. What would be the best way? To find the answer, three minds were better than one. Denise Withers and Vivian Forssman from Learning […]
Incorporating design into the MBA core program
In a world where next-to-impossible problems can feel like the norm, it doesn’t hurt to approach them in innovative, creative ways. Sauder decided to teach its MBA students how, by testing the idea of embedding design thinking into the first term of the MBA’s life at Sauder: the integrated core. After an experimental workshop on […]
d.studio week 7: launching 4 real-world projects
The rehearsal is over. It is show-time. The studio this week was buzzing with anticipation: the clients were coming. In the days previous to the Wednesday studio, students were requested to review short summaries of projects from a variety of sponsors or clients from a range of sectors from financial services to energy to health. […]
The students speak…Part 2
And here are some more quotes from d-studio student blogs… Emma: I was so glad that Elsie and I were first. We love talking and we work together like we are one person so the presentation aspect of the assignment was probably the easiest for us. It was awesome that we finished on time as […]
d-studio week 6: the students speak part 1…
We invited several guest critics to view the projects that the students prepared — a new or revised business model pitch and a headline/press release. The critics were: Ronna Chisholm: Business Direction, Dossier Creative; Don Chisholm: Creative Direction, Dossier Creative; Kara Pecknold: Olive Life Group; Professor Darren Dahl: Marketing, UBC Sauder School of Business; Professor […]
d-studio week 5: trying out the design thinker
So much fun to see people engaged in learning. This time it was the undergraduate commerce students’ turn to try out the design thinker simulation. In case this is your first time on this blog Design Thinker:Experience Innovation is a 3.5 hour workshop which is the product of a collaboration between Experience Point (HQ in […]