Stanford Center for Design Research

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The Center for Design Research (CDR) was formed as the first research center at Stanford University to study the process of what would become known as Design Thinking. [1] The Center for Design Research was founded in 1984 by a collection of faculty from Stanford's Design Division, with money from companies including Apple Computer, DARPA, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, NASA, and Toshiba Corporation. In the words of CDR founder Professor(Emeritus) Larry Leifer, "Since its inception in 1984, the work of the center has been guided by one stimulus question and two corollary response questions. What do designers do when they do design? How can we help them manage the process? How can information and communication technology support the process?" [2]

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Today, CDR acts as a nexus for graduate students and researchers in a number of affiliated research labs, including those headed by Professors Mark Cutkosky, Sheri Sheppard, Monroe Kennedy, Sean Folmer and Allison Okamura. [3] Emeritus Professor Larry Leifer previously led labs in the center; Leifer was the founding Director of CDR.

The CDR is located in Building 560 at 424 Panama Mall, at the center of the "Design Quad".

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