This is my latest contribution to Beyond by the Weatherhead School. Re-imagining Our Cities With Digital Innovation Herbert A. Simon, the late management scientist and Nobel Laureate, argued that we are living in an “artificial” world, one that is shaped by man-made artifacts. Throughout human history, we have mobilized our collective power with increasingly powerful … Read more
One of the goals of Apps & Maps Studios is to teach urban youth design and technology so that they can become entrepreneurs (see another story on this here.) It is being to bear fruits. One of our students, Nick Nicodemus, has started a start-up building mobile games, called Jumpbutton Studio. He started the company together … Read more
Over the last three years, Temple University’s Urban Apps & Maps Studios has been running Apps & Maps BITs Summer Program. This year, 95 girls and 84 boys are participating in the program. They are working with over 30 Temple students who are supervised by 10 Temple faculty members from Information Systems, Geography and Urban Studies, … Read more
기독교적 경영이란 무엇인가? 창세기 1장 28절을 보면 “하나님이 그들에게 복을 주시며 하나님이 그들에게 이르시되 생육하고 번성하여 땅에 충만하라, 땅을 정복하라, 바다의 물고기와 하늘의 새와 땅에 움직이는 모든 생물을 다스리라 하시니라“ 하셨습니다. 이것을 우리에게 주신 청지기로서의 사명이라고 이야기를 합니다. 어떤 의미에서 경영은 다스리는 것이라고 볼 수 있는데, 이에 대한 성경적인 출발점을 저는 위의 창세기 1장 28절에서 … Read more
The rapid and pervasive development of digital technologies have brought unprecedented opportunities for innovations in our society. Tools like smart phones and social media are fundamentally changing the way we work and live. In many cases, these innovations have improved the quality of lives. Furthermore, these innovations have unleashed a new wave of entrepreneurial activities … Read more
Please come an join us to celebrate the successful completion of Urban Apps & Maps Studios Summer bITS program. The program begins at 11:30 am at Tyler Gallery. We will visit all different labs where students worked at. It will be an exciting day for all those who come to visit us.
From July 1, 119 Philadelphia area youth (13 – 19 year old, 69 of them are girls!) are learning various digital literacy skills through projects, lectures, field trips and workshops. They spend six weeks on Temple campus, working in different groups throughout the campus to work on various projects: designing small business app, exploring culture and … Read more
I am currently visiting Indian School of Business to teach design inquiry and its application for digital innovations. With Design Inquiry, I ask students to focus on the FIVE key questions: What inspires you? Who are the affected stakeholders? What are the unmet needs? What do you want to do to change the situation? What … Read more