Tod Corlett, MS
William L. Jasper Chair, Director Industrial Design Programs
Associate Director, Institute for Smart & Healthy Cities
Professor, Industrial Design
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Tod Corlett, MS
William L. Jasper Chair, Director Industrial Design Programs
Associate Director, Institute for Smart & Healthy Cities
Professor, Industrial Design
Research Interest
My research spans several diverse areas. One is interactive prototyping, and the effective use of inexpensive, open-source hardware/software development environments to quickly iterate and develop new product experiences. Another primary focus is studying processes of collaborative new-product development in interdisciplinary contexts. I also maintain a design practice specializing in information systems and design for public spaces.
Presentations, Posters, & Book Chapters
- Design Research as Business Research. Joining Forces: Conference on Business and Design, ICSID University of Industrial Art Helsinki/Lume Center Conference on Design-Business Collaboration, Helsinki, Finland, 2005. Published in conference proceedings.
- Business and Design Approaches to Iterative Research Processes. First International Creative Economy Summit, Philadelphia, PA, June 2006. Published in conference proceedings.
- Arduino as Enabling Technology for Interdisciplinary Collaboration. ICSID World Conference, San Francisco, CA, October 2007. Published in conference proceedings.
- The Future of Things: Teaching Hardware Sketching with Arduino. ISDA National Conference Education Symposium, Miami FL, August 2009. Published in conference proceedings. August 2009.
- Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control: Four Years of Interactive Prototyping with Open-Source IDEs. IDSA National Conference Education Symposium, Portland, OR, August 2010. Published in the conference proceedings.
- Style as a Strategic Advantage. Poster presentation with Natalie Nixon, DMI National Conference, Boston, MA, September 2012.
- Microbranding and Open-Source IDE Product Development. Presentation of poster with Bryce Beamer, IDSA National Conference Education Symposium, Chicago, IL, August 2013, published in conference proceedings
- Teaching Business Models as Design: Version 2.0. Presentation at IDSA National Conference Education Symposium, Chicago, IL, August 2013, published in conference proceedings
- Articulating Style and Design in Strategic Ventures. Presentation/publication at DMI Cambridge Academic Design Management Conference, Cambridge, UK, September 2013
- Design Process and Opportunity Development. Invited chapter, Disrupt Together, eds. Stephen Spinelli and Heather McGowan, Pearson/Financial Times Press, 2014
- Launching to Learn. Presentation at IDSA National Conference Education Symposium, Austin, TX, August 2014, published in conference proceedings
- Live Prototyping in Microbrands. DMI Academic Research Conference, London, UK, September 2014, published in conference proceedings. Reprinted in DMI: Journal, Vol. 9 #1, 2015
- New Processes for University-Based Innovation. DMI Academic Research Conference, London, UK, August 2018, published in conference proceedings.
Awards
President’s Teaching Award, 2005
Areas of Focus
Arduino, open source, interactive prototyping, sketching in hardware, interdisciplinary, innovation, entrepreneurship, product development, design research