The creative sprint

A very short format

The creative sprint is a short and intensive form of collaborative project in which students of different levels and profiles work together to develop innovative design proposals.

Objectives for the partner

Developing visions in the form of concepts using a specific problem provided by the partner as a starting point to explore the potential for innovation.

Teaching benefits

Students develop their capacity to think up forward-looking scenarios and make them tangible by means of concepts.

Organization

The project takes place over 5 to 10 days as a creative sprint.

Schedule

Master’s (MDes): from March to June

Human resources

10 first-year Master’s students (Mdes)
1 professional designer
1 specialist in humanities
1 technical expert

Financing

For your projects that are eligible for research and innovation tax credits, we benefit from a certification (by decree of 8 April 2013) granted by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

Agreement

Regardless of the type of collaboration, L’École de design draws up a partnership agreement defining:
- human resources
- planning
- confidentiality
- protection of industrial property
- transfer of rights
- financial compensation.

Feedback and testimonials

- An iterative project on the Zenbus application
- Partnership Success Story: Tuito
- Anticipating the future with DENSO
- Feedback on the partnership between the Armor group and the school
- Prospective study with Normall: for responsible retail stores
- The school signs a partnership with MAIF to develop innovation through design
- From Student Project to Public Display
- Supporting the company in the development of its design skills

Contacts

Loïc MILIN
Head of projects and apprenticeship tax
And
Lionel DE OLIVEIRA
Company partnerships officer
projet@lecolededesign.com