1. One class
One year
One goal:
Design something that will change the world
Discover.Design.Delight!
A year long interdisciplinary graduate course in the design
of products, services, and ventures ... for real.
Contacts Two semesters
Prof. John Gershenson, MEEM, jkgershe@mtu.edu Fall: MEEM 5453/ENVE 5653, 2 credits
Prof. Kurt Paterson, CEE, paterson@mtu.edu Spring: MEEM 5453/ENVE 5653, 2 credits

2. Structure
• Students: (any) graduate
• Length: two semesters
• Weekly sessions: 1 hour distill + 2 hour studio
• Travel: none (required)
• Content: problem identification through e-team development
• Focus: product + service
• Projects: not necessarily developing communities

4. Di sc ov er

5. Goods Gaps
Design Gap:
Thinking Finding
appropriate
students
Gap:
Empathetic
Business
Design
colleagues
2 Day
Gap:
Challenge 2 Week
Appropriate
Challenge
class space
Good Design
Bad Design

6. i g n
e s
D

7. Goods Gaps
Gap:
HCD Toolkit Lack of
product-
service
ecosystem
Gap:
Product-
Pre-Mortem
service
integration
activity
Book: Prototype Gap:
Universal 1-14 Business
Principles of
acumen
Design
Product +
Service
Co-Dev

8. Del
igh
t!

9. Goods Gaps
Gap:
Impact Impact
activity
Gap:
Storytelling Movie
Making
Movie Gap:
Making Sharing D3
Story with
Others

10. Discover.Design.Delight!