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Back to the Future

"This is truly a student-focused program. It's incredible mentorship." –Professor John Caruso, IDSA

Students and faculty at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design are catching the attention of General Motors. For the first time, the institute and the major automaker are partnering to develop automotive clay modeling skills.

Thinking Out of the Box in the think[box]

A global product design and business innovation firm co-founded by John Nottingham, IDSA, is teaming up with Case Western Reserve University to insprire inventors.

Nottingham Spirk, based in Cleveland, will create a first-floor location in the university's new, seven-story innovation center, to offer space, technology and guidance to students and community members to imagine ideas and transform them into products.

The Internet of Things

James Bleck, IDSA, founder and chief executive officer of Boston-based Bleck Design Group, will speak on the Internet of Things in Healthcare at the MIT Connected Things 2015 conference Feb. 26, 2015.

Bleck will discuss who will pay for innovations in healthcare during a panel discussion at the half-day event, which is sponsored by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, MA.

Education in the Driver’s Seat

Ford Motor Company has presented the Center for Design Research (CDR) at the University of Kansas with the Alan Mulally Leadership in Engineering Scholarship. The $10,000 prize will be awarded to an industrial design or engineering student for the 2015-16 academic year.

“Ford has been a tremendous and gracious partner with the CDR through sponsored research projects, student mentoring, equipment donations and now through this scholarship,” says Greg Thomas, IDSA, professor of design and CDR director. “This is another great example of how KU collaborates with industry in a way that benefits the university, our students and the corporate partner.”

Q&A With IDSA Member and Fitbit Force

He’s the force behind the Fitbit, Sproutling and Google’s modular phone, among many other innovations.

Gadi Amit, IDSA, founder of New Deal Design in San Francisco, comes from a family of architects and got his first design job at an Israeli tech company. He calls himself a “technology designer” but says his most important tool is a pencil.

“A Natural”

She wrote the book on ID recruiting, literally, and has been called a pioneer in the field. Now, RitaSue Siegel, IDSA, has been named this year’s professional recipient of one of the highest accolades in industrial design. She will be honored with the Rowena Reed Kostellow Award at a ceremony in March in New York City.

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