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The DBCS Gala Dinner & Awards Night on 16 March 2017 at The Swissotel Fairmont. Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry, Ms Sim Ann was in attendance as the Guest-of-Honour. 6 of our IDC projects were awarded the InnoGPS: SG Mark 2017 - Special Mention for a Research Project award.

Students and mentors had a wonderful get-together session on 16 December 2016.

Student participants of the Design Odyssey program pitch their project ideas.

Student participants of the Design Odyssey program pitch their project ideas.

Evolving Joinery presents a contemporary interpretation of the traditional interlocking timber joints. It presents insights into the traditional forms of design and its findings into new perspectives for the future. Interlocking joinery, employed from furniture design to building construction, creatively exploits material and geometry such that no extraneous mechanical fasteners such as bolts or screws are structurally required. As such, the design of novel details requires the understanding of timber as a natural composite material with its varied structural performance characteristics; its unique artisan techniques of fabrication, its geometrically intricate assembly procedures, and its aesthetics qualities. Digital information technologies, namely computer-assisted structural design in combination with digital fabrication processes such as computer numerical control machining and multi-material 3D printing enables the conception and materialization of interlocking structural joints that were unattainable with timber crafted by hand.

The get-together event was held on 14 October 2016.

In this workshop, we had one of our industry partners from MasterCard Labs conducting an introduction to mobile app development.

This exciting session on 3D technology was held on 21 September 2016. Students were exposed to the concept behind 3D technology, the various machines and how to create a 3D model.

The second day of the boot camp gets participants to deepen their understanding of the model of teamwork. The session was held on 6 September at Capstone 7 and 8.

Professor Dr.-Ing Lucienne Blessing and IDC’s Design Innovation team conducted a professional development course with the lead management of NBC Asia Pacific. The event, held in Bali in July 2016, dealt with various objectives, including facilitating the strategic integration of two separate divisions within NBC as well as enabling the faster adoption of digital technologies within the organization.

The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is formed by the IDC Management Committee (IDC MC) to provide input and advice to the IDC Co-Directors and to review the progress of research carried out by the IDC. The SAB is an annual review spanning over 2 days on 15 and 16 August.

In this Design Odyssey workshop, student participants learned how to cultivate emotional intelligence, specifically, of practicing mindfulness, as a foundation, with the mindsets of empathy, joy and non-attachment. It also introduces participants to the language of our emotional spectrum and allows for deeper understanding of their Enneagram Type.

On 25 May 2016, students from our Design Odyssey programme attended the Mindset and Teamology session where they were introduced to their strengths, weaknesses or blindspots via the Enneagram system, and how to better work in teams with others.

Students from various cohorts attended our second Design Odyssey Bootcamp on 18 May 2016. They had the chance to experience a variety of activities related to Design Innovation.

Design Odyssey Social High Tea was held on 15 April 2016. We were honoured to have guest speaker, Mr Calvin Tan from the National Environment Agency (NEA) and Senior Lecturer Nilanjan Raghunath from the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) cluster to share issues on recycling and research methods.

On 10 March 2016, student participants from our Design Odyssey programme visited EQUAL-ARK as part of their inaugural social immersion field trip.

Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Mr Teo Chee Hean, made a visit to our very own IDC on 18 February 2016. Accompanied by our SUTD Chairman, President and Provost, he toured the Gallery and was enlightened on the various project prototypes done by our faculty.

A collaboration between SingtelTV, National Geographic and the SUTD-MIT International Design Centre, Project Breakthrough Project Breakthrough is a brand new initiative that aims to inspire young children aged 9 to 11 years old in Singapore, through first-hand experiences that will nurture and inspire them into the scientists of tomorrow. The event was held in SUTD for three days on 25, 27 Nov and 2 Dec 2015.

The President of the Republic of Singapore visited the IDC on 13 November 2015. Accompanied by our SUTD Chairman, President and Provost, he toured the Gallery and was enlightened on the various project prototypes done by our faculty.

The Netherlands Embassy and the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities co-organized TEDxBinnenhof @ Singapore on April 1, 2014. The event featured inspiring talks and a panel discussion on how to create the city of the future.

A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to all the speakers, the industry panelists, our esteemed guests from MOE and all the other participants who have helped to make this third IDC Design Summit a truly exciting and memorable venue for exchanging insights, for networking and building relationships and for exploring future collaboration opportunities in Design Science, Research and Practice. To quote our SUTD-MIT International Design Centre Co-Directors… “The International Design Centre and our signature IDC Design Summit embody both Design and Innovation for Singapore, the region and the world, as well as our determination to solve the Grand Challenges facing society at large. Building on the momentum from our top-ten rating in Design Science and Research, we will facilitate convergence across industry and government partners, emerging markets, MIT, SUTD and international research and academic communities. The resulting collaborations and outcomes will be representative of our ‘Innovation Ready Design’ approach.” --Prof Kris Wood, Co-Director, SUTD-MIT IDC

The Global Leadership Program (GLP) is a fully funded exchange scholarship program established through collaboration between Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and the MIT-SUTD Collaboration Office. The GLP of SUTD has been hosted by the MIT IDC for two summers and plans are underway to continue and expand the program in coming years. The GLP provides a design and technology experience guided by the principles of ethical and effective leadership. For six weeks, 30 students from SUTD are in residence at MIT. One of the key goals of the program for the summer of 2014 was to provide an opportunity for these students to interact with MIT students, and participate in projects on campus in which MIT faculty and students would be leading or involved. The 30 students were selected for their exceptional academic results; excellent leadership qualities and commitment to team learning and cooperation.

IDC Symposium held at the Singapore University of Technology and Design to showcase the work of several authors and the lead editor of Springer’s new book, Advances in Product Family and Product Platform Design: Methods & Applications.

The IDC is a dynamic institution predicated on the development of new and significant knowledge in the study of design as a fundamental human activity. The first IDC Design Summit in January 2013 was successful in achieving a collective commitment to shared goals and affirming existing research partnerships while germinating new collaborative relations. The second IDC Design Summit is motivated by an interest to reflect on accomplishments and a desire to query our collective thinking on the path forward. As an enterprise guided by the work of diverse researchers working within an existing structure of Design Grand Challenges and Design Research Thrusts, the IDC is well on its way to establishing an international reputation in advancing design science and design research. The second IDC Design Summit has been organized to serve three priorities: first, it is important for all IDC personnel to be aware of the research portfolio and engage in a discussion about the evolving content. Therefore, this summit provides a comprehensive overview of the IDC research program both at SUTD and MIT and provides time for structured discussions regarding this evolving content. Second, it is equally important that the IDC remain open to and agile within a changing and uncertain regional and global future. This summit will offer an opportunity for participants to identify emerging and refined research pathways for the IDC by considering several important future scenarios. Finally, critical to the IDC’s future impact on the international stage is its ability to respond to emerging interests and coalescing priorities by all IDC researchers. This summit aims to engage all attendees on the future path of the IDC.

The SUTD-MIT International Design Centre, in collaboration with Tsinghua University in China provided two SUTD students, Lou Zhi Ning, and Choo Pui Kun, with an innovative research opportunity during the summer of 2013.

2 – 3 March 2013