DesignTank 2021

DesignTank was a one-day interactive workshop, centered around collaborative human-centered design and business model refinement for market feasibility, offering an opportunity to build an idea in a team-based and learning-focused environment.

During this event, Cleveland-based nonprofit University Settlement introduced a problem space related to their mission and current projects. Design for America will lead the first interactive portion on human-centered idea discovery and design. Paul Gehrig, founder of Modal Design, led the second part, taking the design from the first part and translating that into a business model and value proposition. Finally, ENTP+ helped with crafting a presentation for our judges. LaunchNet shared how to take this work further.

Learn more about the judges, view participant submissions, and see our winner below.

Meet the Judges

  1. Dan Cuffaro

    Department Chair, Industrial Design
    Anne Fluckey Lindseth Professor of Industrial Design

    Cleveland Institute of Art

    Founder & Chief Designer
    nCamp LLC & Abeo Design LLC

  2. Earl Pike

    Executive Director
    University Settlement

  3. Jalene Pardon

    Finance Director
    University Settlement

Team Submissions

Team 1

Matthew Henke, Thomas Vinci, Snigdha Chawla

Team 2

Jim Horowitz, Venky Kanniganti, Yaw Boateng, Aayush Mokate

Team 3

Rucha Batchu, Junsu Lee, Austin Wilson

Team 4

Ammar Kazi, Elwin He, Katherine Yan, Jane Ann Day

Judging Criteria

Process

How well did the team use the outlined processes to develop their solution?

Solution Fit

How well did the team's solution fit the problem space presented by University Settlement?

Feasibility

How feasible is the team's solution to implement in the given community?

Clarity of Presentation

How clearly did the team convey their solution?

Results

Watch our judges announce the winner of DesignTank 2021

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