Core Curriculum Focus
Design Thinking
Design thinking is a method of problem solving that taps into a deep reservoir of opportunity. This method includes observation, prototyping, building, and storytelling, and can be applied by a wide range of people to a breadth of organizational challenges.
Creativity
Multidisciplinary
User Centered
Physical
Using flexibility, fluency, novelty, and specificity to arrive at innovative solutions
Design thinking uses a team-based approach in order to force the creativity characteristic of looking at a problem from different points of view. 
Design thinking is based on observation of people's behaviors, values, attitudes, and actions, 
Prototyping: Making thoughts and solutions real as quickly as possible
International School of Art and Design
Friendly. Small. Distinctive.
Fashion
Glass
Painting
Digital Art
Product Design
Architectural Space Planning
Sustainable System Design
Fiber
Ceramic
Illustration
Graphic Design
There are a lot of programs! How can art help my business?
Well, every student takes the same core curriculum that teaches them valuable business and entrepreneurial skills.
Programs of Study
What is Design Thinking?
Don't ask me. 
Examples
Possibilities
Four Routes
Project Classes
Studio/Technical Courses
Internship
Spring: 45 Hour commitment
Fall: Two courses - 90 hour and 180 hour commitment
One to four week intensive. Can be about design or technical skills
90 hour student commitment, typically in the summer
Contact Info
Fred Knoch
fred.knoch@finlandia.edu
Corporate Relations Director
906.487.7510
600 Michigan St
Hancock, MI 49930
Jutila Center Rm 202
Entrepreneurial Focus
Business, Industry, and Community based projects
Design Thinking!!
Students take several business classes and interact with small businesses right on campus in the Jutila Center Business Incubator.
Students engage in real-world projects in the surrounding area. It's good for students and good for business.
The methodology that designers use to innovate.
On students own time, with guidance by Finlandia faculty.
Outside of Class