MechE Colloquium: Enterprise by design
Event details
| Date | 16.04.2019 |
| Hour | 12:15 › 13:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. Peter Childs, Faculty of Engineering, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Abstract:
Universities fulfil two principal goals, knowledge development and knowledge transfer. The activities of research and teaching are well-rehearsed and developed. But are there many forms of knowledge? After all new knowledge is a treasured sought-after commodity. A new design shows that something is possible, and the whole world can see this on the shelf or through a browser. A new business also acts as a beacon showing that a particular approach to enterprise is viable. As such both represent new knowledge. We have been doing enterprise by design through a long-standing collaboration between the Royal College of Art (RCA) and Imperial College London. This collaboration commenced in 1980 with the establishment of the Innovation Design Engineering (IDE) double masters programme. The programme has resulted in many spinouts and we remain in touch with over 500 of the 600 alumni. Examples of enterprises arising from alumni include Bare Conductive, Omlet, Concrete Canvas and Doppel. Alumni are also in eminent positions across the globe from IDEO and SmartDesign to Microsoft, Apple and Google. This talk will explore the world of design of products, services and systems, experiences and artefacts and the associated culture of enterprise by design.
Bio:
Peter Childs is Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering and the Professorial Lead in Engineering Design at Imperial College London. His general interests include: creativity tools and innovation; design process and design rationale; fluid flow and heat transfer, particularly rotating flow; sustainable energy component, concept and system design; robotics. Prior to his current post at Imperial he was director of the Rolls-Royce supported University Technology Centre for Aero-Thermal Systems, director of InQbate and professor at the University of Sussex. He has contributed to over 200 refereed journal and conference papers, and several books including the Handbook on Mechanical Design Engineering (Elsevier, 2013, 2019) as well as co-authoring books on rural urban migration, inclusive sports and sports technology. He has been principal or co-investigator on contracts totalling over £80 million. He is the joint course director for the Innovation Design Engineering double master degree run jointly by Imperial and the Royal College of Art, and Founder Director and Chief Scientific Officer at QBot Ltd.
Universities fulfil two principal goals, knowledge development and knowledge transfer. The activities of research and teaching are well-rehearsed and developed. But are there many forms of knowledge? After all new knowledge is a treasured sought-after commodity. A new design shows that something is possible, and the whole world can see this on the shelf or through a browser. A new business also acts as a beacon showing that a particular approach to enterprise is viable. As such both represent new knowledge. We have been doing enterprise by design through a long-standing collaboration between the Royal College of Art (RCA) and Imperial College London. This collaboration commenced in 1980 with the establishment of the Innovation Design Engineering (IDE) double masters programme. The programme has resulted in many spinouts and we remain in touch with over 500 of the 600 alumni. Examples of enterprises arising from alumni include Bare Conductive, Omlet, Concrete Canvas and Doppel. Alumni are also in eminent positions across the globe from IDEO and SmartDesign to Microsoft, Apple and Google. This talk will explore the world of design of products, services and systems, experiences and artefacts and the associated culture of enterprise by design.
Bio:
Peter Childs is Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering and the Professorial Lead in Engineering Design at Imperial College London. His general interests include: creativity tools and innovation; design process and design rationale; fluid flow and heat transfer, particularly rotating flow; sustainable energy component, concept and system design; robotics. Prior to his current post at Imperial he was director of the Rolls-Royce supported University Technology Centre for Aero-Thermal Systems, director of InQbate and professor at the University of Sussex. He has contributed to over 200 refereed journal and conference papers, and several books including the Handbook on Mechanical Design Engineering (Elsevier, 2013, 2019) as well as co-authoring books on rural urban migration, inclusive sports and sports technology. He has been principal or co-investigator on contracts totalling over £80 million. He is the joint course director for the Innovation Design Engineering double master degree run jointly by Imperial and the Royal College of Art, and Founder Director and Chief Scientific Officer at QBot Ltd.
Practical information
- General public
- Free