PinnedMi:Lab TeaminMi:LabPrinciple 6: Build to think & learn by doingPowerful thinking, learning and alignment happens when we make abstract ideas tangible, experiment and iterate.2 min read·Jun 4, 2021----
Mi:Lab TeamIntroducing Mi:VoiceCo-creation is a phenomenon that integrates services users in each stage of the design process, to ensure we are solving the right problem…3 min read·Dec 1, 2021----
Mi:Lab TeamThe post-Covid Institutional OS CanvasThe Higher Education Institution can be likened to a large cruise liner sailing unexpectedly in turbulent waters. In March 2020, a storm…5 min read·Oct 11, 2021----
Mi:Lab Team6 Tips for designing a valuable, meaningful and memorable academic year.As the new academic year begins, and we begin to return to campus life after 18 months, the beginning of semester one will bring about…4 min read·Oct 1, 2021----
Mi:Lab TeamThrown in the Deep EndIn March 2020, the COVID-19 Pandemic has uprooted and renegotiated the rules of Higher Education. Students and staff from Higher Education…4 min read·Jul 27, 2021----
Mi:Lab TeaminMi:LabThe Mi:Lab Toolkit: Forces of ProgressThe Maynooth University Innovation Lab (Mi:Lab) takes a Human-Centred design approach to explore and tackle challenges within the Higher…3 min read·Jul 23, 2021----
Mi:Lab TeaminMi:LabDesigning for Amplified Needs: A Case Study with Maynooth Access Programme (MAP)In 2018, The Maynooth Access Office partnered with Department of Design Innovation (DDI) in Maynooth University to examine how design could…4 min read·Jul 13, 2021----
Mi:Lab TeaminMi:LabDesigning for Amplified Needs“If you make something work for someone for whom it currently works least, it works better for everyone” (Starr, 2021).4 min read·Jul 6, 2021----
Mi:Lab TeaminMi:LabA Tactile Approach in Online LearningDr Aldo Valencia | Design Researcher and Brain Enthusiast | Assistant lecturer at the Design Innovation department, member of Mi:Lab…7 min read·Jun 29, 2021----
Mi:Lab TeaminMi:LabPrinciple 8: Communicate creatively to inspire actionBuild a shared vision & inspire action by communicating simply, creatively & with empathy.3 min read·Jun 18, 2021----