Innovation & Design at Anderson (IDeA)

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Welcome to the most innovative club on campus! Innovation and Design at Anderson (IDeA) is dedicated to bridging the gap between design- and business-thinking across all industries and functions, including consulting, business strategy, product development, technology, entrepreneurship, social impact, marketing, and many more. We provide members with hands-on learning experiences, workshops, educational speaker series, and networking opportunities to develop innovation and human-centered design skills with the goal of harnessing the multi-disciplinary power of design.

Members develop tangible design and innovation skills with a focus on unlocking their creative potential and becoming agents of change as future leaders and innovators. Welcome to the most innovative club on campus! Innovation and Design at Anderson (IDeA) is dedicated to bridging the gap between design- and business-thinking across all industries and functions, including consulting, business strategy, product development, technology, entrepreneurship, social impact, marketing, and many more. We provide members with hands-on learning experiences, workshops, educational speaker series, and networking opportunities to develop innovation and human-centered design skills with the goal of harnessing the multi-disciplinary power of design. Members develop tangible design and innovation skills

Member Benefits

Access to design & innovation events, hands-on workshops, and professional speaker events

Networking opportunities with design & innovation firms, professionals, and other design & innovation clubs/MBA programs

Anderson inter-club collaboration and mixers

First-hand access to design-thinking competitions, incl. Kellogg Design Challenge, Rotman Design Challenge, and Anderson's very own Final Four Case Competition!

Access to design news, design conferences, and outside events via IDeA's newsletter

Access to design & innovation recruiting opportunities and timelines

Workshop and Upskilling

Design Your Life Workshop by Stanford'sLife Design Lab

Future Visioning Workshop by BCG DV

Prototyping Workshop by Prototype Thinking Labs

Customer Journey Mapping by d.think

Design-Thinking @ UCLA series (in collaboration with UCLA's med school)

NEW in 2024-2025: BCO Startup Labs!

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Events

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Our Team

Sari Morgenstern Profile

Sari Morgenstern

Experiential Learning
Farima Seifi Profile

Farima Seifi

Internal Engagement and Partnerships
Alexander Bogdanov Profile

Alexander Bogdanov

Marketing and Communications
Saran Reddy Profile

Saran Reddy

Finance, Operations and Member Experience
Bhanu Kishore Singh Rasaputra Profile

Bhanu Kishore Singh Rasaputra

Executive Vice President
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Deva Yarlagadda

President
David Luong Profile

David Luong

Experiential Learning
Vedant Bajaj Profile

Vedant Bajaj

Internal Engagement and Partnerships

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Innovation & Design at Anderson

110 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles CA 90095
United States