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1 Coffee Pot, Many Disciplines: Why Space Matters for Innovation
The document discusses how physical space can impact innovation and entrepreneurship. It describes how Bill Aulet and Sanjay Sarma designed spaces at MIT to foster collaboration and experimentation, like the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. The spaces are meant to help people relax and allow for random associations that can lead to new ideas, rather than focusing too narrowly. A coffee pot symbolizes the goal of creating an informal, comfortable environment that promotes exploration outside of one's comfort zone.
1 Coffee Pot, Many Disciplines: Why Space Matters for Innovation
- 1. 1 Coffee Pot,Many Disciplines: Why Space Matters Saturday March 9, 2013 Bill Aulet – MD, MIT Trust Center Sanjay Sarma – Director of Digital Learning, MIT
- 2. • Bill Aulet –Successful Serial Entrepreneur & accidental academic – Not an architect nor a designer – Designed the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship • Sanjay Sarma – Award winning academic & intentional entrepreneur – Designed and developed multiple innovative & successful programs including the Auto-ID Center and the new MIT IDC – Head of MITx Introduction
- 3. A Bit onthe History
- 4. A Bit onthe Theory Courtesy of IDEO Photo by Andy Ryan
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- 7. The Martin TrustCenter for MIT Entrepreneurship
- 8. • Space reallymakes a difference • Understand DNA & Context then Align with it in a Way that Promotes your Goals • Look forward and not back to promote comfort zone for experimentation • Coffee Maker as a real & symbolic symbol Conclusions (Aulet)
- 9. MIT is whereit all started
- 10. And where it continuesto evolve
- 11. In both space andproduct
- 12. Focus inhibits imagination Randomassociation occurs when Mental Restructurings Why is relaxation important to innovation? Focus inhibits imagination Random association occurs whe Mental Restructurings "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
- 13. And where it continuesto evolve “Our method was to develop integrated products, and that meant our process had to be integrated and collaborative.”
- 14. And where it continuesto evolve dddd Pixar Headquarters Emeryville, CA
- 15. And where it continuesto evolve New Apple Headquarters Cupertino, CA
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