Design-Led Innovation

This Design-Led Innovation, M.Des course from Manipal Academy of Higher Education aims to train innovators to apply their critical and creative thinking abilities to explore human behavior, social and political context, environmental impact, business strategy, and technology.

The Design-Led Innovation , M.Des course from Manipal Academy of Higher Education promotes multidisciplinary thinking and helps individuals develop innovative, sustainable interventions with entrepreneurial potential and the ability to drive positive change in organizations and society. Upon graduation, students can work as innovation consultants, design researchers, business designers, product managers, or system designers in various settings, such as design studios, research labs, government units, startups, non-profit organizations, or social enterprises. Additionally, students can pursue a research-oriented career through a PhD program.

Career opportunities:

The above-mentioned capabilities equip and prepare the student for a wide range of opportunities across,

• Design Studios

• Research and Development Labs

• Public Sector Units

• Startup Organisations

• Small and Medium Enterprises

• Large Enterprises

• Non Government Organisations

• Social Enterprises

Courses include:

• Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary studios

• Workshops

• Seminars

• Lines of Inquiries (Field work, Case Studies, Investigations, individual or Group Projects, Transdisciplinary Research)

• Theory and Understanding

• Independent Study

• Open Elective

• Practice

• Exhibitions

• Culminating Performances of Understanding (Portfolio, Transdisciplinary research, Projects, Colloquium, Capstone/Dissertation)