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Innovation Week
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701 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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Do you find yourself questioning the status quo and looking for new ways to solve problems? Are you curious about design thinking and how it can be used in business? Are you looking for an opportunity to flex the “green” in your leadership personality? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you’ll love Ross’ inaugural Innovation Week, brought to you by Design+Business and the Zell Lurie Institute!
Sunday, September 23 Innovation Week Challenge Competition kickoff and design thinking overview, 5:30-7:00pm, B0570 Register Here We’ll kick off the week by introducing the Innovation Week Challenge prompt and walking through an overview of the design thinking concepts you can use to guide your work. Challenge teams will consist of 4-6 MBAs. Don’t have a team yet? Don’t worry - we’ll hold a meet-and-greet session at the kick-off to pair you with other students who are also looking for teammates. Prizes include cash prizes and the chance to advance through the qualifying round of the Michigan Business Challenge. Monday, September 24 “Design Your Ross Experience” workshop, 4:30-6:30pm, B3560 Register Here Join D+B for a special edition of the Designing Your Life Workshop, adapted from work at the Stanford d.school. During this 2-hour workshop, we'll go through a number of exercises to reflect on the past and develop ideas and inspiration for your time at Ross. We'll focus on both the professional and personal side of life. Tuesday, September 25 Marcel Gani Internship Panel, 5:00-6:00pm, R1240 More Info Hear from fellow students who spent their summer working with start-ups or as entrepreneurs as part of the Marcel Gani internship program. Keynote: Satyam Kantamneni, Chief Experience Officer at UXReactor, 6:00-7:00pm, R0230 Register Here We are thrilled to have Satyam Kantamneni, Chief Experience Officer of UXReactor join us as Innovation Week’s keynote speaker. We will hear how Satyam has applied design thinking principles in his career, how to balance the tension of running a business while pursuing innovation, and much, much more. Wednesday, September 26 Design in the Workplace panel, 5:00-6:00pm, R1210 Register Here Wondering how you can pursue design thinking as part of your summer internship? During this panel, MBA2s who used innovative approaches to solving the challenges they faced in roles from consulting to technology to strategy will share their internship experiences. Thursday, September 27 Pitchers and (optional) Pitches happy hour, 5:30-6:30pm Register Here Get to know your fellow design-thinking enthusiasts over casual conversation around innovation and entrepreneurship. For those participating in the Challenge, this could be a good opportunity to practice your pitch among your peers! Friday, September 28 Storytelling Your Odyssey training feat. Root, Inc., 9:30-11:00am, B2560 Register Here Join expert storytellers from design consultancy Root, Inc. to improve your Odyssey narrative. Final Innovation Challenge pitches, 2:00-3:30pm, R1230 Register Here It’s pitch time! Innovation Challenge participants will share their pitches in front of a panel of judges. Winners of the competition will be announced at the end of the session. |
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Speakers
Satyam Kantamneni
Chief Experience Officer
UXReactor
Satyam is Co-founder and Chief Experience Officer at UXReactor. With a design career spanning almost 2 decades, he has been the primary driver in developing a design playbook connecting the dots between design, business and engineering called “PragmaticUX” that serves as the foundation of the UXReactor practice.
His present focus is to drive impact in two major areas: firstly, to create business value through the UX design practice; and second, to help close the gap between in-house design teams and design agencies through a managed design service (think UX-as-a-service, or UXaaS). Tackling these challenges requires Satyam to draw upon his unique background as a trained engineer, designer, and business leader.
Before starting his entrepreneurial journey, Satyam served as Managing Director of Product Design at Citrix, where he played a key role in growing the product design team from 4 members to over 100+ practitioners. Prior to that, Satyam was instrumental in building PayPal’s Global Design Center in India while leading a design team in Silicon Valley. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s famed General Management Program, with a Masters in Human Factors from Wright State University, and a Bachelors in Electronics Engineering from Osmania University, India.