COMPANIES

Through corporate partnership projects we teach interdisciplinarity based on teamwork, to resolve complex problems. Every year we conduct 8 to 10 partnership projects. Each of them lasts 4 months (1 semester), where students and the companies interact in several phases. The students are coached by a professional faculty member of The SDS, who will guide them through the methodology of design solutions.

The central mission of the partnership projects is to create a strong link between the corporate world and the students of The SDS, leading to mutual discovery in a common project. For the company it is a unique occasion to discover the process of innovative design and to work with the new generation of designers. For the students it is the occasion to discover the constraints of a professional project and to learn how to work in an efficient and relevant way.

Each project lasts 16 weeks. Every year each student participates in 2 projects, one per semester.

We mix competences and experiences. The teams bring together 8 to 10 students from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year level. Each team is coached by a professional designer.

Each phase lasts 4 weeks. The students present a deliverable at the end of each phase. The final presentation is a sum-up of all the phases, together with a final proposal.

We like to explore new spaces and to respond to the demands of the companies by imagining new products and innovative services.