Overview of Design Process

Designing Objects for the Market

  1. Ideation
  2. Prototyping
  3. Production
  4. Selling
  5. What next?

Designing for a Cause

  1. Ideation
  2. Prototyping
  3. Production
  4. Implementation

 


  • Teaching the process
    • University (classes & lessons)
    • Workshops

Education should focus on: (source: lerner.udel.edu)

  • creativity and design thinking
  • entrepreneurship
  • rapid prototyping and new product development

Career Opportunities

  • innovator and value creator (research and development)
  • designer
  • team builder/leader/connector
  • business developer/growth hacker
  • social entrepreneur
  • pioneers who make jobs that don’t exist yet