Develop your digital mindset! The Master of Innovation Design (MID) degree program
merges innovation processes, digital skills, and leadership growth with agile product
development to create opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. The program
is tailored for each student, helping them develop their innovative digital mindset
including their ability to:
Ideate and communicate ideas effectively
Facilitate design thinking and design sprints
Utilize an agile product development workflow
Develop transformative physical, digital and service products
The minor in Sustainability through the College of Innovation and Design approaches
sustainability through a holistic lens. Courses investigate the management of our
social, environmental, economic, and cultural resources so they may last for generations.
Areas of focus include:
Innovation life cycle
Change management
Sustainable business development
Social mobility
Challenges in sustainability and innovation
Updates from the College of Innovation and Design
We are always getting our hands dirty with various projects and new ventures. Read
stories from students, news articles, and updates below.
Enjoy this sneak peek of everyday life as a Master of Innovation Design student at
Wichita State University.
Our unique approach
Building a Team
The College of Innovation and Design is a unique development and design environment.
It starts with a carefully selected group of students from different areas of expertise
who have great ideas and the tenacity to make them real.
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.
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 creative confidence, and lifelong friends in
the process.
After moving forward in both the Proposal, the Code Review, and making Top Ten in
the NASA SUITS Challenge - we were officially invited to Test Week at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas!
Connect with us! Speak directly with someone from the College of Innovation and Design
about the Master of Innovation Design program or Leadership Certificate.