Design for Impact - Boston College Summit
Design for Impact - Boston College Summit
Friday, November 21, 2025
Friday, November 21, 2025
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About DFI Summit '25
About DFI Summit '25
The Design for Impact 2025 Summit at Boston College is a collaborative celebration and culmination of the application of a design thinking and innovation mindset to explore, analyze, and help solve complex real-world problems using human-centered, multidisciplinary approaches.
Students and their supervisors from Wentworth, Virginia Tech, and Clemson University will travel to Boston College to present their Fall 2025 Design for Impact projects along with BC colleagues and supervisors. This year's problem has been 'Prevention by Design: Creating Healthy Lifestyles for Long Lives' in response to the 2025-2026 Stanford Longevity Challenge. Teams work from a human-centered, interdisciplinary lens including (and among others): architecture, psychology, business, computer science, engineering, industrial design, economics, environmental studies, and education in order to help address complex, real-world problems. Here is a link to view last year's final projects.
Limited seating available for the November 21st DFI Summit Luncheon Speaker & Team Presentations. RSVP required at link or button below:
Keynote Speaker: Bill O'Connor
Keynote Speaker: Bill O'Connor
Bill O'Connor is an innovation, strategy, and technology consultant with over 30 years of experience building startups and working with technology companies in Silicon Valley, Boston, and 50 countries worldwide. He is the founder of The Innovation Agency and is a distinguished faculty member at Singularity University. Over 14 years, he has led 650+ innovation engagements with 250 corporations across 50+ countries, reaching 8,000+ professionals and 4,000+ executives, including leaders at Google, Apple, Tesla, Starbucks, Nike, and the World Bank. His work has been featured in The Economist, Forbes, Fast Company, MIT Tech Review, and CNN, and he regularly speaks at top universities, including Stanford, Oxford, and Wharton. His areas of expertise are artificial intelligence, computing, innovation, and leadership. His keynote will be centered on noble innovation and ethical artificial intelligence in design innovation.
Schedule
Schedule
8:45 am - 9:00 am
8:45 am - 9:00 am
DFI Summit Registration and Check-In
DFI Summit Registration and Check-In
Murray Family Function Room- 4th Floor of Boston College Yawkey Athletics Center
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Team Presentations
Team Presentations
Murray Family Function Room- 4th Floor of Boston College Yawkey Athletics Center
9:10-9:23 | Team 1 - Ama La Vida
9:25-9:38 | Team 2 - Ikigai
9:40-9:53 | Team 3 - Team THREE
9:55-10:08 | Team 4 - Lifespan Leaders
10:10-10:23 | Team 5 - Baise Design
10:23-10:33 | 10-minute break
10:35-10:48 | Team 6 - Zammboni
10:50-11:03 | Team 7 - Selah
11:05-11:18 | Team 9 - Design Dominators
11:20-11:33 | Team 10 - Design 4 U
11:35-11:48 | Team 8 - We 8
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Luncheon - with Guest Speaker
Luncheon - with Guest Speaker
Murray Family Function Room- 4th Floor of Boston College Yawkey Athletics Center
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
"Train the Trainers" Innovation Workshop
"Train the Trainers" Innovation Workshop
Design for Impact -Program Replication Training
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Guest Information Guide
Guest Information Guide
DFI Summit 25 Information Guide.pdfCampus Map
Campus Map
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