The students in the MID Cohort are working on a wide variety of projects from various areas of interest. Check out what they have been up to below!
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Where Are They Now? MID Alums Are Making An Impact.
Adam Key, MID Alum (2026) | Operation Innovation Manager, IMA Financial Group (Denver)
I'm an Operations Innovation Manager at IMA Financial Group in Denver, where I work on the national operations team leading AI and technology implementation. I get our workflows aligned and ready for automation, design AI solutions, partner with engineers to build them, and roll out the new AI-powered workflows. MID shaped how I do this work. I use design thinking activities and human-centered design to understand the real pain points first and then decide how technology can help, and I keep everything organized on a kanban board. The innovation studios were especially valuable: they taught me to build many small iterations and gather feedback after each one, which is exactly how we build new workflows today.
I'm an Operations Innovation Manager at IMA Financial Group in Denver, where I work on the national operations team leading AI and technology implementation. I get our workflows aligned and ready for automation, design AI solutions, partner with engineers to build them, and roll out the new AI-powered workflows. MID shaped how I do this work. I use design thinking activities and human-centered design to understand the real pain points first and then decide how technology can help, and I keep everything organized on a kanban board. The innovation studios were especially valuable: they taught me to build many small iterations and gather feedback after each one, which is exactly how we build new workflows today.
Amanda, MID Alum | Experience Design Lead, Heartspring
Lili Solorzano, MID Alum | COO, InstantBits
"After 15 years in corporate aerospace engineering, I pursued my MID to build the confidence and framework needed to transition into tech and entrepreneurship. Today, I am the COO of InstantBits, a shepherdess at Carlily Farms, and the manager of our family office, where I research and invest in early-stage tech, private equity, and regional ventures. MID taught me to approach messy, real-world challenges as design problems, a perspective I bring to both my work and everyday life."
"After 15 years in corporate aerospace engineering, I pursued my MID to build the confidence and framework needed to transition into tech and entrepreneurship. Today, I am the COO of InstantBits, a shepherdess at Carlily Farms, and the manager of our family office, where I research and invest in early-stage tech, private equity, and regional ventures. MID taught me to approach messy, real-world challenges as design problems, a perspective I bring to both my work and everyday life."
Oreofeoluwa (Ore) Olulana, MID Alum | Multidisciplinary Product Designer at Bamboocraft
Nigeria Ltd.
Graduating from the Master’s in Innovation Design (MID) program since 2018 has profoundly shaped my multidisciplinary design career. I remain deeply grateful to the institution for equipping me with foundational principles of innovation, critical thinking, research, problem-solving and technology-driven design, which continue to inform my professional achievements. From furniture design engineering & conceptualization to digital product design, interior architecture, branding and sustainable product development, I have consistently translated these principles into impactful solutions. Today, as a Multidisciplinary Product Designer at Bamboocraft Nigeria Ltd., overseeing the design, development, branding & packaging of numerous consumer products, I have efficiently integrated AI & contemporary technology into my workflow, leveraging the foundational principles gained from the MID program to enhance my creativity, productivity and innovation.
Graduating from the Master’s in Innovation Design (MID) program since 2018 has profoundly shaped my multidisciplinary design career. I remain deeply grateful to the institution for equipping me with foundational principles of innovation, critical thinking, research, problem-solving and technology-driven design, which continue to inform my professional achievements. From furniture design engineering & conceptualization to digital product design, interior architecture, branding and sustainable product development, I have consistently translated these principles into impactful solutions. Today, as a Multidisciplinary Product Designer at Bamboocraft Nigeria Ltd., overseeing the design, development, branding & packaging of numerous consumer products, I have efficiently integrated AI & contemporary technology into my workflow, leveraging the foundational principles gained from the MID program to enhance my creativity, productivity and innovation.
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