Vision
The vision of DM is “excellence in design and manufacturing for a sustainable future”.
Mission
The mission of DM is to lead education, research and practice of design and manufacturing to address systemically complex and technologically intensive problems via socially impactful solutions through the following:
- Champion a holistic approach that embraces functionality, aesthetics, usability, and sustainability.
- Develop knowledge, including methods and tools, to inform and empower practice and education of design and manufacturing.
- Nurture an innovation ecosystem in design and manufacturing.
- Create innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders in design and manufacturing; and
- Collaborate with industry to develop impactful products and manufacturing systems.