We had a very interesting first day of our Beijing visit that included an exploding rooftop fire visual, giant Pandas at the Beijing Zoo, and exotic city sights of all sorts. Today we were able to address the real mission of our trip-to establish relationships in China that can benefit our students!
We met with Kino Zhou and Qiu Jiayu at Innovation Design Center at Lenovo group, an award winning design facility for a major computer manufacturer here in China. Kino gave us an excellent tour of the facilities and the entire group participated in initial discussions for potential future collaborations. The possibility of providing design input for our students from international design professionals was the primary topic in our conversations with the team at Lenovo. The idea was met with enthusiasm by all parties involved!
The visit was facilitated through the efforts of Metro State Industrial Design professor, Ted Shin who has worked with several of the Lenovo team members on past Design projects. Thanks Ted, the meeting should benefit our students.
-Ken Phillips
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