Topic: Stanford University

Wall-E: Reconfigurable Walls at Stanford d.school Make Each Class the Perfect Size

Can classroom design influence the quality of learning? Anybody who's sat in the back row of a big lecture hall with empty seats up front can tell you it's a perfect setup for disengagement--or for updating your Facebook page.It's a ...READ MORE›

• More on Stanford's New d.school Building

EntrepreneurshipWeek USA at Stanford

via Guy Kawasaki The Kauffman Foundation is launching EntrepreneurshipWeek USA from February 23rd to March 3rd. The theme is "What's Your Big Idea? Take it On!" There will be educational programs around the country. Stanford is ...READ MORE›

The Who or What and the How of Change Agents

What makes something a "change agent?" One is that which is propelled by the desire to develop better methods or tools. The drive to change may come from the outside in, as a response or a result of situations or circumstances the agent finds himself in. It may also come from the inside out, like a person’s inner desires or aspirations. However, change agents are not limited to people. Technology itself is another change agent factor.READ MORE›

Stanford d.school Proves You Really Can Design a Space for Innovation

"Space matters." That's the mantra at the Stanford d.school, where students and staffers have spent six years figuring out how to tweak an environment to make it a more fertile breeding ground for ideas. Now they're going to find ...READ MORE›

• More on Stanford's New d.school Building

Stanford University's Unique Economic Engine

Sixty next year, Stanford Research Park is, more than ever, the innovative heart of Silicon Valley.READ MORE›

Could Robots Get the Sensitive Skin They So Clearly Long For?

New materials research using tiny rubber pyramids brings us a step closer to "electronic skin."READ MORE›

Stanford Doctor demonstrates how he uses Epocrates

A doctor walks in and gives you a diagnosis. Does she or he know everything about that disease? All the possible treatments? Does she know about all the possible interactions that your drugs can have? She would if she were carrying ...READ MORE›

"The Social Network" Screens at Its Own Ground Zero: Palo Alto

Stanford undergrads squeal with delight at the slightest college reference, while Aaron Sorkin denies charges of sensationalism at a question-and-answer session.READ MORE›

Storage Towers Show Innovation in All Its Messy Glory at Stanford d.school

Design students, who venerate the perfect objects created by their professional idols, forget that innovation is a messy, imperfect process, plagued with fits, starts, and failures. A set of storage towers, custom-created for the new ...READ MORE›

• More on Stanford's New d.school Building

Smart Solar Panels Shine at the Stanford d.school's Beta Trade Show

Last week, we saw how the Stanford d.school's new building was designed for innovation. This week, how the school converted into a trade show to give students an opportunity to showcase--and sell--their ideas.READ MORE›

Stanford's Bookless Library Heralds the Future of... Book Buying?

The e-book has arrived folks, and if Amazon's Kindle and Apple's new iPad with its slew of e-reader apps doesn't prove it, then ponder this: Stanford University's Engineering school may be entering an era of bookless ...READ MORE›

Stanford Students Test Piezoelectric Sensor for Future Power Drivers

Piezoelectric power, or electricity produced in response to applied mechanical stress, keeps popping up on our radar. Recently, we looked at a French city's plan to implant piezoelectric microsensors in its sidewalks, and just last ...READ MORE›

Fast Talk: Stanford University Makes Academic Research Accessible

Lisa Lapin Director of University Communications Stanford University Palo Alto, California Lapin, 45, helped start Futurity, a Web site that aggregates highlights of the latest research from more than 55 universities, from ...READ MORE›

• Nada Hashmi and Jean Pierre Nshimyimana
• Marjorie Hunter
• Michael Stein

The Idea Lab: A Look at Stanford's d.school

The new home of Stanford University's d.school puts the institute's philosophy of creativity and collaboration into smart glass, steel, and concrete.READ MORE›

In the White Room ... No Idea Goes Undocumented at Stanford d.school

Cognitive scientists say our short term memories can only hold on to between five and nine things, max, at any one time. Which means, if you have a brilliant insight on, say, how to solve your company's supply chain problems and ...READ MORE›

• More on Stanford's New d.school Building

Do Men Really Work Harder Than Women?

That seems to be the conclusion of a couple of researchers at Stanford University's business school. Their study, published earlier this year, concludes that there are no significant differences in income, promotions, or job ...READ MORE›

Factory Showroom

The Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing at Stanford University offers an online guide to the manufacturing processes behind everyday items such as candy, cars, and clothing. Featuring 40 different products and their respective ...READ MORE›

Extreme Networking: MBAs Show the Way, Part 2

Incoming B-school students from Harvard to Stanford use Web-based communities to get to know each other, to make deals for cell phones, and to launch business plans -- before they attend their first class! Can the schools themselves get into the act?READ MORE›

Ideo's David Kelley on "Design Thinking"

David Kelley, founder of the design firm Ideo and the Stanford d.school, was leading a charmed existence. Then he felt a lump.READ MORE›

• Infographic: The K-12 Educational Experience
• Ideo's Newest Design Projects
• 17 Career Lessons from IDEO's David Kelley

Today in Robots: Fabulous Farm Droids, Scary Stick-on Spy Planes

Robots, robots everywhere, with barely time to think (about the coming robocalypse.) Mechanoids are a fact of life folks, and if you need proof then learn about Chinese farmer Wu Yulu and his list of robo pals, and Stanford's freaky ...READ MORE›

The d.school's Beta Trade Show Features Ideas From 11 Entrepreneurial Teams

Last week, we saw how the Stanford d.school's new building was designed for innovation. This week, how the school converted into a trade show to give students an opportunity to showcase--and sell--their ideas.READ MORE›

• More on Stanford's New d.school Building

Why Bosses Ought to Be More Interested in What Is True Than What Is New

Perhaps the thing I admire most about A.G. Lafley, who recently stepped down after running Procter & Gamble for a decade, is that, in contrast to so many other CEOs, he doesn't pretend for a second that he discovered a new way to manage, or that his success resulted from any mysterious and complicated methods.READ MORE›

Voice-Recognition Software Somewhat Sexist, Only Listens to Women

Researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh and Stanford have discovered that voice-recognition technology doesn't work as well on men as it does on women. The report, which recorded phone conversations in an attempt to understand ...READ MORE›

Next Design: The Idea Lab

The new home of Stanford University's d.school puts the institute's philosophy of creativity and collaboration into smart glass, steel, and concrete.READ MORE›

At a Stanford d.school Trade Show, a Concept to Help Students Eat Healthier

Last week, we saw how the Stanford d.school's new building was designed for innovation. This week, how the school converted into a trade show to give students an opportunity to showcase--and sell--their ideas.READ MORE›

• More on Stanford's New d.school Building