Design Means Business | Barbara Denton of KP, May 31

Want to create a revolutionary product or service? You'll need BOTH design and business.

The IDSA-SF and the Wharton School of Business are thrilled to have the opportunity to host Barbara Denton, a progressive and inspiring design leader at Kaiser Permanente.

Barbara Denton is a Director of Kaiser Permanente’s National Facilities Services, Facilities Planning. Her team is dedicated to design research and innovation in the health care environment, creating the tools for the Kaiser Permanente Facilities Design Criteria, and training programs for Kaiser Permanente teams and the consultant community.

Thursday, May 31st
Mingling @ 6pm, Lecture @ 7pm, Conclusion @ 9pm
Hors d'oeuvres and beverage service is included, 21+ only.


LOCATION:
Wharton | San Francisco
2 Harrison Street, Sixth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Click here to learn more about Barbara Denton

About Design Means Business
As a mutual partnership between The Wharton School and IDSA-SF, "Design Means Business" aims to bring design to the forefront in business as a way to create more meaningful, innovative companies. Each lecture draws a vibrant mix of design and business leaders from throughout the Bay Area, with plenty of opportunity for cross-pollination.

REGISTER HERE
Seating is limited and pre-registration is required.

Design Means Business | Dan Roam, January, 25th

Want to create a revolutionary product or service? You'll need BOTH design and business.

The IDSA-SF and the Wharton School of Business are pleased to announce our inaugural Design Means Business event for 2012:

Dan Roam is the author of the international bestseller The Back of the Napkin, the most popular visual-thinking business book of all time. Fast Company, BusinessWeek, and The Times of London all named The Back of the Napkin the #1 creativity and innovation book of the year.

Wednesday, January 25th
Mingling @ 6pm, Lecture @ 7pm, Conclusion @ 9pm
Hors d'oeuvres and beverage service is included, 21+ only.

NEW LOCATION:  

Wharton | San Francisco
2 Harrison Street, Sixth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Click here to learn more about Dan Roam

About Design Means Business 

As a mutual partnership between The Wharton School and IDSA-SF, "Design Means Business" aims to bring design to the forefront in business as a way to create more meaningful, innovative companies. Each lecture draws a vibrant mix of design and business leaders from throughout the Bay Area, with plenty of opportunity for cross-pollination. 

REGISTER HERE 

Seating is limited and pre-registration is required.

Design Means Business | Alex Osterwalder, October 8th

Want to create a revolutionary product or service? You'll need BOTH design and business.

Alex Osterwalder is one of the world’s gurus of business models innovation. His tools and methodologies help start-ups to create leading innovative companies and assist world leading organizations to re-invent themselves.

Saturday, October 8th
Mingling @ 5pm, Lecture @ 6pm, followed by Q&A and continued mingling
Hors d'oeuvres and beverage service is included, 21+ only.

Wharton San Francisco
101 Howard Street (at Spear)
San Francisco, CA 94105

Click here to learn more about Alex Osterwalder

About Design Means Business
As a mutual partnership between The Wharton School and IDSA-SF, "Design Means Business" aims to bring design to the forefront in business as a way to create more meaningful, innovative companies. Each lecture draws a vibrant mix of design and business leaders from throughout the Bay Area, with plenty of opportunity for cross-pollination.

REGISTER HERE
Registration is limited to 35 guests from the design community and 70 guests total. This event will sell out, pre-registration is required.

Design Means Business | MeeWha Lee, Oct. 6th

Want to create a revolutionary product or service? You'll need BOTH design and business.

MeeWha Lee centers innovation at the heart of her company. She focuses on the importance of the relationship between brand, packaging and product as the core connection for success as she leads the Design Innovation Function for one of the largest grocery brands in North America, Oscar Mayer (Kraft Foods).

Thursday, October 6th
Mingling @ 6pm, Lecture @ 7pm, followed by Q&A and continued mingling
Hors d'oeuvres and beverage service is included, 21+ only.

Wharton San Francisco
101 Howard Street (at Spear)
San Francisco, CA 94105

Click here to learn more about MeeWha Lee

About Design Means Business
As a mutual partnership between The Wharton School and IDSA-SF, "Design Means Business" aims to bring design to the forefront in business as a way to create more meaningful, innovative companies. Each lecture draws a vibrant mix of design and business leaders from throughout the Bay Area, with plenty of opportunity for cross-pollination.

REGISTER HERE
Registration is limited to 35 guests from the design community and 70 guests total. This event will sell out, pre-registration is required.

DESIGN means BUSINESS | Sept. 30, 2010 @ 6pm

Want to create a revolutionary product or service? You'll need BOTH design and business.

Bob Borchers, former Senior Director of Worldwide Product Marketing at Apple for the iPhone, and current General Partner at Opus Capital, invests in companies who create well-designed experiences. On September 30th, Bob will share his perspective on what fuels the creation of revolutionary products, and some principles you can apply to your own ventures.

About Bob Borchers
Bob Borchers is a mobile and consumer marketing veteran who has been part of creating some wonderfully innovative (and occasionally successful) products and technologies. From NIKEiD custom shoes to Vertu solid gold cell phones, and from the Apple iPod to the iPhone, each product has shared in a quest to discover what makes things new. Bob is currently a General Partner at Opus Capital, a leading technology venture capital firm.

About DESIGN means BUSINESS
"DESIGN means BUSINESS" aims to bring design to the forefront in business as a way to create more meaningful, innovative companies. Each lecture draws a vibrant mix of design and business leaders from throughout the Bay Area, with plenty of opportunity for cross-pollination. Future speakers include Roger Martin of the Rotman School, and David Aycan & Meghann Dryer of IDEO.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE
FREE for IDSA members, $15 for non-members.
Limited to 50 guests. This event will sell out, and pre-registration is required. So get clickin'!
Register here: http://tinyurl.com/IDSA-SF-DesignmeansBusiness-BB

When
Thursday, September 30th
Mingling @ 6pm, Lecture @ 7pm, followed by Q&A and continued mingling
Hors d'oeuvres and beverage service is included, 21+ only.

Where
Wharton | San Francisco
101 Howard Street (at Spear)
San Francisco, CA 94105

Sponsored by SMART DESIGN | www.smartdesignworldwide.com

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