A LIVING LAB FOR INNOVATION TO SOLVE BIG PROBLEMS IN CONTEXT
‘REDX WeSchool’ is an Innovation Lab at S. P. Mandali’s Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (WeSchool), is a vibrant ecosystem of Innovation, rolling out new and innovative commercial and citizen-based technologies to create a framework that supports wide-ranging needs of urban populations and corporations. We strive to go beyond known boundaries and disciplines of technology innovation for social impact.
The focus is to leverage:
- Imaging and digital technologies, ultra low-cost hardware, mobile platforms and Internet of Things,
- Design skills like Design Thinking, Design Research, Design ethnography, concept prototyping, Design validation, Localisation, Authentic design and Brand Storytelling
- Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Machine Learning and Computer Vision to develop tech-enabled innovations
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The Lab was set up in May 2015 at Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
(WeSchool, Mumbai) which is acclaimed as one of the fastest transforming B-School. It is focused towards
shaping management professionals who can bring about positive transformation at their workplace and the
society at large. Ranked among the top 21 B- Schools in India (12th rank in private school in Times of
India B-School) in their Best B-Schools Survey, the Institute has recently conferred the BMA Best
Management Institute of the year award for its contribution to management education. WeSchool is also
awarded Autonomy Status for all its University Program.
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The REDX WeSchool Lab is in collaboration with REDX, a peer-to-peer invention platform by Prof. Ramesh
Raskar (Associate Professor, P.I. of Camera Culture Group at MIT Media Lab), MIT Emerging Worlds Special
Interest Group (SIG) and Tata Trusts.
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Artificial Intelligence
We have worked on various algorithimic projects ranging from generation of novel postures of animated characters to use of AI for urban planning.
Design Thinking
We incorporate the Design Thinking approach for many of our projects, keeping the user at the centre of all our innovative solutions.
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- Healthcare
- Sustainability
- Urban-Development
- Rural-Development