Livewell Collaborative is a company that works in conjunction with UC students and faculty in order to help solve problems for various industry leaders. I was especially excited to visit Livewell, because they presented a senior design project to my class last week and I love the idea of working on a multidisciplinary design team. Craig Vogel, the director of the Center for Design Research and Innovation at DAAP and co-founder of Livewell, gave us a tour of the office. He emphasized their three main steps on design thinking: use focused research, ideation of products and services, and concept refinement. They also value the importance of a multidisciplinary team. Industrial Designers, Engineers, and even Business majors, all work together to design something that is user friendly, feasible, and economical. I thought it was really interesting that Craig Vogel started his education in science and Psychology and then transitioned into getting his master in Industrial design. He said that he tried to use his background in Psychology to help him take a unique look on design problems. I admire his work, as I too am considering getting a masters in design, even though my undergraduate degree will be Mechanical Engineering.
I also got so excited to see the 1819 Innovation Hub's maker space! For all my time here at UC I have wondered why 3D printers and machine shops were not more accessible to all students. I think the Innovation Hub is just what UC needs. It also will be very helpful for this class when we design our "ideal bee." I connected with a couple of the staff after class about even helping them learn a 3D modeling software called Geomagic, because I use it every day at my co-op job! Overall, I am super excited about all the creative potential inside the 1819 Innovation Hub.
I also got so excited to see the 1819 Innovation Hub's maker space! For all my time here at UC I have wondered why 3D printers and machine shops were not more accessible to all students. I think the Innovation Hub is just what UC needs. It also will be very helpful for this class when we design our "ideal bee." I connected with a couple of the staff after class about even helping them learn a 3D modeling software called Geomagic, because I use it every day at my co-op job! Overall, I am super excited about all the creative potential inside the 1819 Innovation Hub.