Thursday, January 29th
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Design in Action
Joe Mellin & Rajiv Patel
Stanford Joint Program in Product Design
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Abstract: This talk will explore the design
process and its application in developing Assistive Technology. It will be
based on the user-centered design process taught in the Stanford Program in
Design. We will get hands-on and facilitate an experience in using the design
process.
Biosketches:
Joe Mellin - After finishing a degree in
Physics from UC Berkeley, Joe went to work designing mobility devices for the
developing world. Working first with Whirl Wind Wheelchair International and
Freedom Technologies in the Philippines. Now Joe is doing a thesis on Designing
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in the Stanford Program in Design.
Rajiv Patel - Rajiv has been working with
large and small firms in the Bay Area for nearly a decade, including a stint as
Product Manager at eBay and most recently, Director of Product Management at
HotChalk, an education focused startup. He is most comfortable serving as a
bridge between technology, business, and the users. Rajiv earned a Bachelor's
degree from UC Berkeley focusing in Genetics and is currently a Master's
candidate at the Stanford Program in Design.
- Contact information:
- Joe Mellin
- Graduate Design Program
- jmellin -at- stanford.edu
- Rajiv Patel
- Graduate Design Program
- rajivkp -at- stanford.edu
- Lecture Material:
- Slides - 675 Kb pdf
file
- Audio - 1:19:35 -
18.6 Mb mp3 file
- Handout - 53.2 Kb
pdf file
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