Managing as Designing - autumn 2017
This course studies the concept of managing as designing and its importance in organizations, especially regarding innovative processes. The study covers technology innovation processes, innovation in corporation/organizations, innovation in research, strategy of using design-oriented principles and practices when developing new businesses and/or business redesign. The aim of the course is to develop a deep understanding of the concept of managing as designing based contemporary research and provide you with experiences of relevance for your professional career at the intersection of design, innovation and management. We will also critically explore how to become a more skilled and successful professional in the area of expertise of our own choice and motivation.
Individual Presentations of the Poster Sessions?Preliminary Schedule
Day |
Date | Time | Activity | Room | Teacher |
Tuesday | 31/10 | 10-12 | Course Introduction | MC313 | FM |
Friday |
3/11 |
10-12 |
Lecture on “The Reflective Practitioner Part (I)” + Presenting the group project |
MC323 | FM |
Monday | 6/11 | 13-15 |
Lecture on “The Reflective Practitioner Part (II)” |
MA146 | FM |
Wednesday | 8/11 | 13-15 | Lecture on “The Science of Artificial Part (I)” | MA146 | FM |
Monday | 13/11 | 13-16 |
First iteration of the group project |
MC323 | FM |
Thursday | 16/11 | 10-12 |
Lecture on “The Science of Artificial Part (II)” |
MA156 | FM |
Tuesday | 21/11 | 13-16 |
Seminar One: “Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation” Chapters 1,2 & 3. (p. 1_86) |
MA456 | FM |
Thursday | 23/11 | 13-16 |
Seminar Two: “Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation” Chapters 4,5 & 6 (p.87_149) |
MA466 | FM |
Wednesday | 29/11 | 13-16 |
Seminar Three: “Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation” Chapters 7,8,9 &10 (p. 155_242) |
MA456 | FM |
Monday |
4/12 | 13-16 |
Second iteration of group projects |
MA456 | FM |
Wednesday | 6/12 | 13-16 |
Seminar Four: “Speculative Everything: Design, fiction, and Social Dreaming” Chapters 1,2,3 & 4 (p. 1_ 67) |
MA456 | FM |
Thursday | 7/12 | 9-12 | Tutoring Session (Book time via Cambro) | F434 | FM |
Tuesday | 12/12 | 9-12 |
Seminar Five: “Speculative Everything: Design, fiction, and Social Dreaming” Chapters 5,6 & 7 (p 69_138) |
MA456 | FM |
Thuersday | 14/12 | 9-12 |
Seminar Six: “Speculative Everything: Design, fiction, and Social Dreaming” Chapters 8 & 9 (p 139_189) |
MA456 | FM |
Wednesday |
10/01 |
8-15 |
Showcase Day Third iteration: Final presentation of the group projects + Individual Presentations of the Poster Sessions |
MIT Place | FM |
Friday | 12/01 | 17 | Submission of final project reports | Cambro | FM |
Course literature
Schön, D. A. (1983). The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. Basic books
Simon, H. A. (1996). The Sciences of the Artificial, 3rd edition. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.Simon, H. A. (1996). The Sciences of the Artificial, 3rd edition. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
Brown, T. (2009). Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation. New York, NY: HarperCollins.
Dunne, A., and Raby, F. (2013). Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Teachers
Fatemeh Moradi