InnovationSpace^®

design + engineering + business + sustainability

Real-world experience that prepares you for life.

InnovationSpace® is a transformative experience, where students build the skills of the future and develop their capacity for collaboration and innovation as they produce extraordinary projects while working on transdisciplinary teams. Join us for one of our diverse projects working with our sponsor clients or create a children’s museum in STEAMtank, both in our brand new space at the Novus Innovation Corridor.

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Explore our 2022-2023 opportunities

We’re looking for passionate, motivated students from all majors who want to do work that matters. Our offerings for 2022-2023 include both InnovationSpace and STEAMtank. Both classes offer a design-focused transdisciplinary experience with students welcomed from all majors.

Two exciting projects are in the works for our InnovationSpace cohort this fall

Mondays, 12:15 – 3:15 p.m.

Delivering Magical Experiences to a New Generation of Disney Fans
What does the next generation of consumer engagement with Disney products look like? How has consumer behavior evolved post-pandemic and how are they consuming content differently? What new ideas for products can we design that will work across all Disney brands? These are some of the questions we will be exploring in this project we are currently finalizing with product design at Disney Parks, Experiences and Products.

Designing Learning Environments for the Next Education Workforce
We are partnering with Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College on their very exciting Next Education Workforce Initiative where we will be researching, concepting and designing prototypes of learning spaces that promote deeper and personalized learning for students. We are asking the question “How can we design learning spaces that kids can’t wait to get to and don’t want to leave?”

In addition, industrial designers and graphic designers will have an option to add InnovationSpace Studio, an additional two credits. This can serve as an alternative option to your senior studio requirement.

Build a STEAM museum that connects young minds to ASU research.

Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. – noon

Be a part of a student design team to create an exhibit for the new STEAMtank museum. Students will imagine, research, brand, market, design and create an exhibit that teaches children about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math)

For this exciting project, engineers, product designers, museum designers, education designers and marketing specialists will work together to create science exhibits in the STEAMtank - a dedicated exhibit space in the new 777 Tower in the Novus Innovation Corridor.

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Course description

The InnovationSpace program provides students with a unique opportunity to complete a real-world product-development project. Using the Integrated Innovation model, teams of students from all majors spend one to two semesters researching, developing and refining concepts. Throughout the yearlong program student work includes:

exploring user, societal and environmental needs
analyzing market trends and consumer demand
investigating new technologies

All final deliverables are accompanied by proof-of-concept and appearance models as well as detailed Innovation Proposals. These proposals summarize user research; present a product concept; provide engineering specifications; outline a product-communication strategy; chart a comprehensive business plan; and detail a comprehensive roadmap for sustainability.

InnovationSpace is for you if you want to: