College of Innovation and Design

College of Innovation and Design students collaborate in Widget. "What you hoped education would be"

THINK DIGITAL

We're in the middle of a digital revolution.
If you want to be relevant you need to develop a digital mindset.

The College of Innovation and Design is about identifying and developing the human centered, digital, and leadership skills you need to thrive in the digital economy.

Learn more about the skills you can grow through our courses

Explore the College of Innovation and Design

Masters of Innovation Design students visit Clinic in a Can as part of their ID 752 - Prototyping Course led by Doug Stucky
Masters of Innovation Design
Arij Kastali and Piyush Kalara working together
Interdisciplinary Leadership Certificate
Nathan Lewis and Sam Hein working together on the NASA SUITS 2024 project
Agile Product Management Certificate
Notes on whiteboard for College of Innovation and Design Sustainability course
Minor in Sustainability
Desmond Cockrell, Yumi Kikuchi, and team working on design thinking methods
Design Thinking Certificate
Maggie Schoonover and Kristyn Waits lead the OpenXR Lab at Wichita State University
Extended Reality (XR) Research
Kristyn Waits leading a design thinking workshop at Wichita State University
Services Facilitated by CID
Devlin Hall at WSU

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Our unique approach

Masters of Innovation Design cohort at CES in Las Vegas 2024

Building a Team

The College of Innovation and Design is a unique development and design environment. It starts with a carefully selected group of bold thinking students from different areas of expertise who have lots of great ideas and the tenacity to make them real.

Students in the Beech Wind Tunnel

The Collaborative Process

Our teams seek to harness the power of diverse perspectives, passion, and conflict — supported by access to incredible facilities and resources — to refine students' ideas and work toward beautiful and lasting solutions.

Mark Walters of Steelcase presents to MID class in Chicago

Elevated Understanding

By the end of their two years in the program, those who complete the journey will have an elevated understanding of leadership, collaboration, and the intricacies of ideation, gaining a highly marketable digital mindset, creative confidence, and lifelong friends in the process.

Cade Nolte presenting during his final for ID 506 - Leadership Development for Innovation

Updates from CID

We are always getting our hands dirty with various projects and new ventures. Read stories from students, news articles, and updates below.

Recent Blog Posts

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Inside the College

Enjoy this sneak peek of everyday life as a Master of Innovation Design student at Wichita State University.

 

 
NASA SUITS Team CosmoShox at the Cosmosphere
Innovation

Top 10 Team in NASA Challenge

After submitting our proposal in Fall 2023, making Top Ten in the NASA SUITS Challengeand passing the software design review in April 2024 - we have officially invited to Test Week at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas! 

 
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