Curso de Verano en Innovation and Future Thinking

• Learning Phase: The learning section will include an initial class day spent understanding perceptions and bases about the future, the recent history of futurism, and how the modern field has evolved and merged with innovation and strategy. They are also introduced to new methods for thinking and sensemaking that provide tools for later phases of the course. Students will also receive preliminary team assignments for projects later in the course, to enable them to look at new techniques and data through the lens of their final goal.
• Connection Phase: We will then take the next few course days to learn and apply essential research and trend collection techniques, with time spent both on desk research and in the field. Taking data, we've gathered, we will take several course days to look at different modelling processes creating and assessing different possible futures. These activities will be both instructorled and student-driven, with essential time built in for group discussion and review. Several days will also be set aside to explore individual topics, such as social change new technology, the role of economics and business environments, and issues such as sustainability in shaping future trends. This is also when guest speakers may dive into specific topics for exploration first hand. We will then look at how foresight connects to innovation practices and processes, and how new products and services are shaped with the future in mind. The Istituto Europeo di Design reserves the right to change the curriculum in accordance with any requirements that may arise as regards its educational objectives.
• Creation Phase: The last few days of class will be spent in lab mode, with teams connecting their futures research to concept development and prototyping. The final product of these efforts will be delivered on the last day, with a group presentation and critique. These will be highly visual projects, backed by sound research and business strategy, delivered to the class in "pitch" mode, where teams will be required to meet detailed criteria and explain their thinking and planning processes.

Dada su naturaleza multidisciplinar, el curso está abierto a estudiantes y profesionales de diferentes ámbitos con múltiples intereses, formaciones y trayectorias futuras. Al combinar la perspectiva estratégica de negocio con las percepciones y la estética del desarrollo del diseño y productos, puede ser de interés para aquellos con inclinación por la innovación y la creación de productos, servicios y conceptos. También se plantea para aquellos a quienes les gusta combinar el pensamiento riguroso con la creatividad.