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The Nancy Richardson Design Center is committed to fostering entrepreneurial innovation through transformative courses, workshops, and events. Our facilities encourage CSU students, staff, and faculty from any academic department to hone their skills, build confidence in exploration, and prototype new ideas without inhibition. Whether you have a passion for design, a desire to make a difference, or simply want to join the RDC mission—there are numerous ways you can show your support.
Consider donating or volunteering at the RDC to make a long lasting and meaningful impact at CSU. Your contributions will enrich our educational programs, provide state-of-the-art fabrication equipment, and strengthen essential resources for future generations.
Building a design thinking network Fostering Community Engagement
Design Thinking in the News Articles for Inspiration
Why Design Thinking Works
The Harvard Business Review published this article exploring the variety of human tendencies that get in the way of innovation and describe how design thinking’s tools and clear process steps help teams break free of them.
The World Needs Interdisciplinary Education
In the quarterly journal, Issues in Science and Technology, researchers reveal that when students can understand and make connections across a diverse array of knowledge and skills, they embark on a path to more rewarding lives and employment opportunities.
Creativity as Most in Demand Skill
Forbes article notes the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Survey had 73% of organizations report creative thinking as a top priority when considering future talent, increasing in relevance and importance amongst skill sets.
Aspire to Inspire Design Thinking Workshops and Consulting
Neenan Archistruction
User experience design research consultation, including instrument and protocol design and data analysis.
NoCO IgnitED
Connecting educators, community, and industry to spark entrepreneurial education in Colorado.
Rural Health Extension Workshop
Iteratively prototyping and evaluating solutions on complex goals for the Rural Health Initiative.
PSD: Hack Your Classroom
Bringing inspiration through design thinking to Poudre School District educators.
SPARK
Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference: one-day youth event to learn, develop, and pitch business ideas.
Business of Music
Exploring and creating an innovative Business of Music program at CSU.
Cutting-edge Collaborations Industry and Community Partnerships
Vera InkJet
Testing brand new technology to retrofit our Mutoh printer to accommodate both direct-to-textile and sublimation printing with pigmented, water-based inks.
Neenah Coldenhove
Reducing our carbon footprint with brand new technology in natural fiber textile printing with Texcol, a digital transfer paper used in sublimation.
Snap-On
Donations ranging from hand tools and personal protective equipment to shop vacuums and more.
Cohesive Systems
Developing new procedures for ultrasonic and adhesive garment fabrication in conjunction with Artilect to further reduce our carbon footprint.
Office of Undergraduate Research and Artistry (OURA)
OURA is an undergraduate resource at CSU to promote and expand experiential learning through research, artistic, and other creative experiences with skilled mentors.
Artilect
Testing process and procedures for sustainable, commercial garment fabrication in conjunction with Cohesive Systems.