COURSE NUMBER: MBA290T.4
COURSE
TITLE: Designing the
Future: Emerging Technology
UNITS
OF CREDIT: 1
INSTRUCTORS:
Joe Gerber, Sandeep Pahuja, Becca Chacko, Ian Lee
E-MAIL
ADDRESSES:
designingthefuture@ideo.com
MEETING
DATES: Mondays 4-6pm - Spring B (3/19-5/7)
CLASS
WEB PAGE LOCATION: Bcourses
PREREQUISITE(S):
PFPS
CLASS
FORMAT:
A mixture of lectures, exercises, and in-class presentations
REQUIRED
READINGS: Mixed, web-based
BASIS
FOR FINAL GRADE (midterm, final, paper(s), project(s), class participation, or
a mixture): We値l compute grades based on performance in homework, in class
participation, and final project presentation
CAREER FIELD: Machine learning and the distributed web will
affect almost every industry in the future, but this course is particularly
relevant to those who plan to design new products or services using emerging
technology.
ABSTRACT
OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:
We are at a unique moment in time where the evolution of technology is changing
so fast that it is making many of society痴 systems, infrastructure, and
businesses obsolete. We値l dive deeper into machine learning and distributed
web technologies (aka blockchain) to learn where and
how they池e being used today. We値l match these new technological capabilities
with specific, real world opportunities.
In this course, we値l gain a foundational understanding of the unique
properties of emerging technologies and focus on designing with and for machine
learning and the distributed web. We値l unpack the implications of how
and why a technology can be applied to solve a business problem, and design new
products or services that take advantage of that emerging technology.
We値l learn IDEO design thinking problem solving tools, like how to write
design fiction, create industry opportunity maps and identify new products or
services to build, as well as learn how to put a business lens onto an emerging
technology.