Building a Whole-Brain Experience: Education, Entrepreneurship, and the Importance of Space Julio M. Ottino October 21, 2015
Ideas & People
Mission Better People People $$$ Ideas and Impact © J. M. Ottino
Four years… for students to emerge with the best possible “first draft” of themselves.
What we tell students
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Learn to be a whole-brain engineer
The broader picture for Northwestern: Develop whole-brain thinkers in all fields
Design Innovation is a structured process that can be applied across disciplines.
Changing Models Traditional Hyper-distributed Hyper-connected © J. M. Ottino
NUvention as a Model of Success © J. M. Ottino
Our goal: Augment cognitive skills to include entreprenuerial and design thinking. Startups are a byproduct, not the end goal.
How do we foster more hyper-connected coursework How do we foster more hyper-connected coursework? How do students continue those connections outside of a formal curriculum?
What do students do when they can do whatever they want?
29 Studios Across the U.S. Barnard/Columbia ● Case Western/CIA ● Cornell ● Duke ● Johns Hopkins/MICA ● Michigan State ● MIT ● Northwestern ● Notre Dame ● NYU ● Rensselaer ● Rice ● RISD/Brown ● Stanford ● Alabama ● UC Berkeley ● UC Davis ● UCLA ● UCSD ● Cincinnati ● UIUC ● UNC Chapel Hill ● Oregon ● USC ● Texas ● Vanderbilt ● Virginia Tech ● Wash U ● Yale © J. M. Ottino
Balancing Consumption and Production: Comparing Science and Art
Typical Engineering Programs Consume Produce Northwestern Engineering Consumption and Production Intertwined Throughout Experiential Courses Connect Undergrads to Grad Students © J. M. Ottino
Universities and Cities
The importance of space
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We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us. - Winston Churchill © J. M. Ottino
The Future is at the Intersection