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In alignment with Furman’s commitment to the liberal arts, The Engage*d Institute of Design Thinking and Social Innovation creates an environment where knowledge, passion and creativity intersect in a collaborative setting.<br/><br/>Engage*d is a living classroom where real world problems are defined and sustainable solutions are developed with partners, stakeholders, users and experts. Through classes and extracurricular projects, students, professors and communtiy partners engage in design thinking, a creative problem solving methodology that combines creative and analytical approaches.<br/><br/>Students learn by defining problems that are based off of fieldwork, uncovering the real human needs that they want to address. In cycling through the process multiple times on every project, students benefit from applying their knowledge outside the classroom in a collaborative setting and partners benefit by gaining new perspectives, new insights and new solutions.<br/><br/>In partnership with the Hasso Plattner Institue of Design at Stanford and a network of d.schools around the world, the Engage*d Institute brings design thinking to the undergraduate education in a meaningful way.

=== '''Focus Areas:''' ===

'''I) Flexible Learning Space'''<br/>Flexible classroom space with an open floor-plan. Includes movable high tables, stools, rolling whiteboards and a seminar style focal seating area. Space to accommodate 40-50 people for classes and group meetings.<br/><br/>'''II) Active Classroom'''<br/>A classroom with an open floor-plan, movable wall panels (T-walls) white board walls and flexible seating. This space can be rented out for events.<br/><br/>'''III) Maker Space'''<br/>An accessible space furnished with flexible furniture, workbenches, tools, supplies and prototyping materials.<br/><br/>'''IV) Incubator Space&nbsp;'''<br/>Free incubator space for student social entrepreneurs, recent Furman graduates or Furman business students that are starting businesses that are related to the focus areas of the institute

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