D-Schools 2007

U. of Michigan, Integrated Product Development Program

Ann Arbor, Mich.

40 students, both grad and undergrad
Business and Engineering

Partnerships
Academic: CCS Detroit
Business: Tauber Institute
Top Employers: Steelcase

Claim to Fame: Shaun Jackson, founder of Eclipse, is an IPD professor.

Signature Programs: Corporate partners at the Tauber Institute sponsor the university's integrated product-development program, where designers, engineers and MBAs team up to propose business plans and prototypes, then let local consumers vote on the final products in a trade show.