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Design for Extreme Affordability

Past Offerings

Design for Extreme Affordability (334): Design for Extreme Affordability (Extreme) is for students who have a passion for social impact, and want to experience designing products and services that address issues of global poverty, through tackling real world challenges in collaboration with low-resource communities. Extreme is a two-quarter graduate level sequence cross listed by the Graduate School of Business (OIT333/334) and the School of Engineering (ME206A/B). The program is hosted by the d.school and open to students from all Stanford schools. This multidisciplinary team, fast paced, project based experience creates an enabling environment in which students learn to design products and services that will change the lives of the world's poorest citizens. Students work directly with course partners, and the communities they serve, on real world problems, the culmination of which is actual implementation and real impact. Topics include design thinking, product and service design, rapid prototype engineering and testing, business modeling, social entrepreneurship, team dynamics, impact measurement, operations planning and ethics. Products and services designed in the class have impacted well over 150 million people worldwide. Limited enrollment by application. Must sign up for both OIT333/ME206A (Winter) and OIT334/ME206B (Spring).See extreme.stanford.edu for more details and application process which opens in October. Cardinal Course certified by the Haas Center for Public Service.

Sections

Design for Extreme Affordability | OIT 334 Section 01 Class #8316

  • Stuart Coulson
  • Manasa Yeturu
  • 4 Units
  • 2024-2025 Spring
    Schedule No Longer Available

Notes: Cross-listed as ME206B. Admission by Fall Quarter Application Process Only See: https://extreme.stanford.edu/prospective-studentsnOIT334 is the second of a two-quarter sequence. OIT333 is a mandatory prerequisite. All class sessions, workshops and retreats are mandatory. Given the team and project based nature of the class, it is important to be present and on time for each session. No Exam. Capacity limited to 32 students. Permission required for all GSB students. P/F Not Allowed. Mandatory attendance. Absences impact grade. 3 Group Projects/Papers. CSI certificate course. Cross-listed as ME206B. Non-GSB students: See gsb.stanford.edu/NonGSBReg. Seminar. Participation 22% Projects/Papers 78%.

  • 2024-2025 Spring
    Schedule No Longer Available

Design for Extreme Affordability (334): Design for Extreme Affordability (Extreme) is for students who have a passion for social impact, and want to experience designing products and services that address issues of global poverty, through tackling real world challenges in collaboration with low-resource communities. Extreme is a two-quarter graduate level sequence cross listed by the Graduate School of Business (OIT333/334) and the School of Engineering (ME206A/B). The program is hosted by the d.school and open to students from all Stanford schools. This multidisciplinary team, fast paced, project based experience creates an enabling environment in which students learn to design products and services that will change the lives of the world's poorest citizens. Students work directly with course partners, and the communities they serve, on real world problems, the culmination of which is actual implementation and real impact. Topics include design thinking, product and service design, rapid prototype engineering and testing, business modeling, social entrepreneurship, team dynamics, impact measurement, operations planning and ethics. Products and services designed in the class have impacted well over 150 million people worldwide. Limited enrollment by application. Must sign up for both OIT333/ME206A (Winter) and OIT334/ME206B (Spring).See extreme.stanford.edu for more details and application process which opens in October. Cardinal Course certified by the Haas Center for Public Service.

Sections

Design for Extreme Affordability | OIT 334 Section 01 Class #30997

  • Stuart Coulson
  • Manasa Yeturu
  • 4 Units
  • 2023-2024 Spring
    Schedule No Longer Available

Notes: No Exam. Permission required for all GSB students. P/F Not Allowed. Participation 20% Projects/Papers 80%. Capacity limited to 40 students. Mandatory attendance. Absences impact grade. 3 Group Projects/Papers. CSI certificate course. Cross-listed as ME206B. Non-GSB students: See gsb.stanford.edu/NonGSBReg. Seminar.

  • 2023-2024 Spring
    Schedule No Longer Available

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