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Week 2 - Focus on Innovation

When Steelcase was founded in 1912, it was known as the Metal Office Furniture Company. The company has since developed into a wonderful, innovative place where designers can shop with the knowledge that they will provide their client with worthwhile furniture pieces. Steelcase prides itself on the quality and innovation of their furnishings, so they have provided a list of values that all of their employees embody: they act with integrity, tell the truth, keep commitments, treat people with dignity and respect, promote positive relationships, protect the environment, and excel in the workplace. Not only does Steelcase hold employees to a high moral standard, but they hold themselves to a high level of innovation. Steelcase started their company with making metal furniture, but now they have expanded into interior architecture, furniture, and even technology for office, healthcare, and education spaces. Since Steelcase has done research into all of these fields and has created innovat...

Week 1 - Collaboration and Creativity

In our first week back at Judson, we ID students were introduced to our fall semester project – the NEXT student design competition from 2013. NEXT is a think tank organization, which is defined as an “institute, corporation, or group organized to study a particular subject and provide information, ideas, and advice” according to Webster’s Dictionary. This group that collaborates at NEXT already has a background in design-thinking, architecture, industrial design, et cetera, and they desire to sharpen their knowledge about topics such as product design and innovation. NEXT has a strong emphasis on creativity and innovation, and their statement reads “our mission is to afford entrepreneurs access to resources, expertise and an environment that fosters creativity and allows them to fail early and often; [a]s a result, we deliver groundbreaking innovative solutions that represent the next best products and services in the market.” Because of this mission statement, it is evident that the...