innovation, sustainability and project management. The value was in seeing how different disciplines come together around a shared problem, and how classroom knowledge can translate into practical decisions. “As AI and emerging technologies are changing classrooms and workplaces so rapidly, human skills matter more than ever. ISL gives students space to practise critical thinking, collaboration and resilience by tackling real problems together.” Marco Bruce, Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
projects with postgraduate students at EPFL. Both introduce challenges that extend beyond technical knowledge. Robotics requires experimentation, shared responsibility and the resilience to redesign when a promising solution fails. The Earth Prize asks students to consider environmental problems that are technically complex, socially urgent and constrained by real-world considerations. Students have also explored the commercial innovation process through a visit to Nestlé Health Science’s Lausanne research and development centre. Bringing together students from science, business and design pathways, the visit introduced areas including medical nutrition, clinical research, product and packaging
made. In one session led by Tomoko Yokoi, a senior researcher and adviser at IMD Business School’s Global Center for Digital and AI Transformation, students moved from defining a problem to creating design- thinking prototypes in just 40 minutes. Working with limited time and imperfect information encouraged them to identify what mattered, make decisions and improve their ideas through feedback. FROM CLASSROOM THEORY TO REAL-WORLD DECISIONS ISL’s partnerships give students further opportunities to apply their learning. They participate in The Earth Prize, an international environmental innovation competition, and collaborate on robotics
ACADEMIC RIGOUR AND FUTURE-READY SKILLS
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