International Connections Related to 2.007 - Design and Manufacturing I

Prof. Frey's project is an effort to enhance the connection of the MIT subject "2.007 - Design and Manufacturing I" with an international community of designers, primarily through engagement in a robot design contest. In addition to supporting the normal, ongoing engagement, he seeks to use the design contest to encourage innovative approaches to teaching in 2.007. He will engage a leading social psychologist in creativity to study the design contest and gain insights about approaches to technical, creative work across cultures. These insights will help him to improve the modules on creativity in the MIT subject.