Integrated Innovation Institute

Integrated Innovation Institute

Established	2014
Director	Eric Anderson, Peter Boatwright, Jonathan Cagan
Address	4612 Forbes Avenue , Pittsburgh , PA , United States
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Carnegie Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
Website	http://www.cmu.edu/integrated-innovation/

The Integrated Innovation Institute was founded in 2014 at Carnegie Mellon University.^[1] The institute is a joint initiative of the College of Engineering, the College of Fine Arts and the Tepper School of Business.^[2]

Degrees

The Integrated Innovation Institute offers several professional master's degrees:

• Master of Integrated Innovation for Products and Services (Pittsburgh campus, founded in 2003)
• Master of Science in Software Management (Silicon Valley, founded in 2004)
• Master of Science in Technology Ventures Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine (Bi-costal, also dual degree, founded 2016)

Directors and Faculty

The faculty of the Integrated Innovation Institute are drawn from a variety of departments at Carnegie Mellon University.

Directors and Founders

• Eric Anderson (Associate Professor of Industrial Design, School of Design)
• Peter Boatwright (Carnegie Bosch Professor of Marketing, Tepper School of Business)
• Jonathan Cagan (George Tallman and Florence Barrett Ladd Professor in Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering)

Executive in Residence

• Donna Sturgess (President & Founding Partner of Buyology Inc.)

Faculty

• Dimitrios Apostolopoulos (Senior Systems Scientist, National Robotics Engineering Center)
• Daragh Byrne (Special Intel Faculty, College of the Fine Arts)
• Lloyd Corder (Adjunct Professor of Marketing, Tepper School of Business)
• Tim Cunningham (Adjunct Faculty, School of Design)
• Drew Degentesh (Adjunct Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering)
• Stuart Evans (Distinguished Service Professor, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley)
• Francine Gemperle (Adjunct Faculty, Integrated Innovation Institute)
• Bruce Hanington (Associate Professor, School of Design)
• Tom Kubilius (Adjunct Faculty, School of Design)
• John Lankford (Adjunct Professor of Marketing, Tepper School of Business)
• Paolo Malabuyo (Adjunct Faculty, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley)
• Ole Mengshoel (Associate Research Professor, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley)
• Gladys Mercier (Director, Software Management Program, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley)
• Sheryl Root (Associate Professor, Software Management, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley)
• Ravi Thomas (Instructor, Software Management, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley)
• Noe Vargas-Hernandez (Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering)
• Tony Wasserman (Professor, Software Management Practice, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley)
• Matthew Zywica (Visiting assistant professor, School of Design)

Social Innovation

In addition to industry-sponsored projects, the Integrated Innovation Institute has chartered projects that aim to solve social issues. In spring 2014, two course project teams applied the integrated product development process to solve the problem of sexual assault.^[3][4][5] In spring 2015, Integrated Innovation Institute students produced a prototype cold-weather homeless shelter as part Carnegie Mellon's Impact-a-Thon competition.^[6]

References

1. "Carnegie Mellon's Integrated Innovation Institute First To Cross-Train in Engineering, Design and Business". Archived from the original on 2014-12-07. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
2. "About Us". Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
3. "Innovating Against Rape: Market Perspective, New Tech Take Aim at Solving Sexual Assault". Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
4. "Carnegie Mellon students invent apps to head off sexual assaults". The Washington Post.
5. "Students at Carnegie Mellon's Integrated Innovation Institute Tackle Acquaintance/date-Rape Crisis with Marketable Solutions". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
6. "Sleeping Bag That Turns Into Tent Could Help Homeless People This Winter". HuffPost.