Unit DESIGN AND INNOVATION LABORATORY

Course
Planet life design
Study-unit Code
A003359
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Patrizia Marti
CFU
16
Course Regulation
Coorte 2024
Offered
2024/25
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa integrata

DESIGN THINKING

Code A003361
CFU 6
Teacher Patrizia Marti
Teachers
  • Patrizia Marti
  • Benedetta Terenzi (Codocenza)
Hours
  • 40 ore - Patrizia Marti
  • 8 ore (Codocenza) - Benedetta Terenzi
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Design e comunicazioni multimediali
Academic discipline ICAR/13
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents Understanding the context in which to develop Design Thinking
The usefulness of Design Thinking in business and its evolution
The support for making ideas tangible
The 3 basic principles: desirability, feasibility, economic benefits
The 5 stages of Design Thinking.
Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test
The meaning of each phase and the transition to the physical world of ideas
The crucial Prototype phase and its operational tools
The correlation to the 3 I's model
Inspiration: how to develop it
Ideation: how to define it
Implementation: how to make it concrete
Tools for analysis and synthesis of Design Thinking
The conceptual map and the empathy map
The generation and processing of ideas
Communication and launch: the link with storytelling
Course Objectives.
To identify the characteristic phases of Design Thinking
To know how to correlate Design Thinking with creative thinking
Identify the 'bridge' between the Design Thinking approach and the stimulus to the innovation process
Reference texts Teun den Dekker (2020) Design Thinking. Wolters-Noordhoff B.V.

Lewrick Michael, Link Patrick, Leifer Larry Manuale di design thinking. Progettare la trasformazione digitale di team, prodotti, servizi ed ecosistemi. Edizioni LSWR

Nigel Cross (2023) Design Thinking. Understanding How Designers Think and Work. Bloomsbury Publishing

Tim Brown (2019) Change by Design, Revised and Updated: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation. HarperCollins Publishers.

Federica Brancale (2021) Oltre il Design Thinking. Guida pratica per innovare attraverso i dati e la creatività. Hoepli.
Educational objectives The evaluation criteria will focus on the acquisition of some key skills (Dublin Descriptors) that the course intends to feed:
- analytical and sense-making skills (ability to use the tools and methods of research and analysis and synthesis)
- communication skills (verbal, visual and storytelling);
- systemic vision skills (thought organization, ability to manage the process phases,
- research and in-depth skills, problem solving skills);
- design skills (ability to organize work and use project development tools)
- autonomy, self-esteem, teambuilding and teamworking.
Prerequisites No
Teaching methods Face-to-face lectures. Group practice. Tutorial seminars with experts.
Other information no
Learning verification modality The exam will be carried out on the dates fixed in the exam timetable and includes an oral test and the presentation of the project drawings. The oral exam consists of an interview lasting no more than about 30 minutes to present the project's drawings to the committee.
Extended program Design Thinking is an approach that promotes creativity and cooperation to solve complex problems. It originated at Stanford University around the turn of the millennium and aims to overcome the limitations of traditional problem-solving methods. Instead of focusing only on problem-solving, Design Thinking pushes the identification of the problems themselves, with an emphasis on the customer and their needs.
This model of thinking is based on the formation of cross-functional teams, in which each member brings his or her background, experience, and worldview to address the problem from different perspectives. This diversity of viewpoints enables the generation of innovative ideas and the identification of unexpected solutions that change the point of view.
Understanding the context in which to develop Design Thinking
The usefulness of Design Thinking in business and its evolution
The support for making ideas tangible
The 3 basic principles: desirability, feasibility, economic benefits
The 5 stages of Design Thinking.
Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test
The meaning of each phase and the transition to the physical world of ideas
The crucial Prototype phase and its operational tools
The correlation to the 3 I's model
Inspiration: how to develop it
Ideation: how to define it
Implementation: how to make it concrete
Tools for analysis and synthesis of Design Thinking
The conceptual map and the empathy map
The generation and processing of ideas
Communication and launch: the link with storytelling
Course Objectives.
To identify the characteristic phases of Design Thinking
To know how to correlate Design Thinking with creative thinking
Identify the 'bridge' between the Design Thinking approach and the stimulus to the innovation process
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile This teaching contributes to the realization of the objectives ONU of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

SYSTEMS AND HOME AUTOMATION

Code A003362
CFU 5
Teacher Francesca Merli
Teachers
  • Francesca Merli
Hours
  • 40 ore - Francesca Merli
Learning activities Affine/integrativa
Area Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline ING-IND/11
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)

ECO-SMART MATERIALS

Code A003363
CFU 5
Teacher Luigi Torre
Teachers
  • Roberto Petrucci (Codocenza)
  • Luigi Torre
Hours
  • 16 ore (Codocenza) - Roberto Petrucci
  • 24 ore - Luigi Torre
Learning activities Affine/integrativa
Area Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline ING-IND/22
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents Introduzione ai materiali tradizionali
I materiali compositi
Biopolimeri e Biocompositi
Materiali nanometrici e nanostrutturati
Materiali intelligenti 1
I materiali piezoelettrici e le loro applicazioni;
Materiali a memoria di forma;
Materiali auto-riparanti
Metodi per la valutazione ambientale di prodotti, processi e servizi
Reference texts Lecture notes and handouts.
Text book: Smith Materials Science and Technologies
Educational objectives Provide the student with the necessary information regarding the use of advanced, environmentally friendly and intelligent materials during the design of applications. Knowing the features and the materials available, when an eco-friendly and smart behavior is needed
Prerequisites Basic knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry.
Teaching methods Lezioni Frontali, e seminari
Learning verification modality Esame orale e tesina
Extended program Introduzione ai materiali tradizionali
Introduzione generale sullo stato solido: strutture cristalline, amorfe, semicristalline, richiami sull’anisotrpia; selezione dei materiali criteri.
Il comportamento meccanico: diagramma sforzo deformazione, la legge di Hooke;
I Metalli
Strutture solide: la struttura cristallina e le principali strutture metalliche;
Breve trattazione sugli acciai:
Cenni sule leghe di titanio e nichel a memoria di forma;
I polimeri
Introduzione;
Cenni sulla polimerizzazione;
Classificazione e comportamento al calore;
Cenni sul Peso molecolare e sull’organizzazione della microstruttura;
Esempi dei vari tipi di omopolimeri e copolimeri e loro utilizzo;
La temperatura di fusione e di transizione vetrosa (volume libero);
Il comportamento meccanico anche in temperatura;
Principali tecniche di lavorazione;
I materiali ceramici
Introduzione, caratteristiche e principali
Silicati e loro strutture;
Applicazioni dei ceramici:

I materiali compositi
I materiali compositi a matrice polimerica
Introduzione,
Classificazione in base alla matrice, al rinforzo, ecc:
Le matrici e le fibre principali;
Configurazione dei rinforzi in chiave meccanica ed estetica;
Le tecniche di produzione principali;
Le applicazioni;
I materiali compositi e le loro caratteristiche di smart materials
Introduzione alle proprietà meccaniche, termiche, ecc e la relativa tounabilità;
Teoria della laminazione;
Cenni sulle strutture sandwich e materiali d’anima;
Cenni sui carbon carbon;
Esempi pratici e problemi e soluzioni;

Lezione 4: Biopolimeri e Biocompositi
I polimeri bio-attribuiti e le loro proprietà;
I Biopolimeri;
Sintesi ed esempi di polimerizzazione;
Esempi di biopolimeri e loro proprietà;
I biocompositi e le fibre naturali;
Caratteristiche ed esempi dei biocompositi;
Tipologie e caratteristiche delle fibre naturali;
Modifica delle fibre naturali ed interfaccia con la matrice polimerica;

Biopolimeri, Biocompositi, Materiali nanometrici e nanostrutturati
Biocompositi ibridi;
Approfondimenti sulle fibre naturali e loro utilizzo;
Biocompositi cellulosici e ligninici;
Riciclo dei biocompositi;
Materiali nanometrici e nanostrutturati

Materiali intelligenti 1
Introduzione e concetto di materiali intelligenti;
Tipologie di materiali intelligenti;
I materiali piezoelettrici e le loro applicazioni;
Caratteristiche e fondamenti fisici e matematici dei materiali piezoelettrici;
Le leghe metalliche e ceramiche a memoria di forma: principi generali;
Basi fisiche e modelli monodimenisonali;

Materiali intelligenti 2
I polimeri a memoria di forma;
Meccanismi che ne regolano il comportamento e la tipologia di stimoli;
Tipologia e classificazione;
Applicazioni caratteristiche;
I tessuti a memoria di forma;
Tipici polimeri a memoria di forma;

Materiali intelligenti 3
I polimeri auto-riparanti: Introduzione e concetti fondamentali;
L’autoriparazione intrinseca ed estrinseca;
Principi, meccanismi chimici e fisici e fasi fondamentali;
Esempi;

Metodi per la valutazione ambientale di prodotti, processi e servizi
Il life Cycle Analysis;

Riferimenti normativi e fasi;
Valutazione degli impatti ambientali;
La valutazione energetica, dei trasporti e del fine vita;
Il software;
Esempi applicativi
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