On Thursday, September 11  the DPSI community gathered to kick-off the semester!

Team members, mentors, Berkman staff, and friends heard from Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow, Harvard Law School Professor Urs Gasser, Harvard Business School Professor Thomas Eisenmann, and HarvardX Research Fellow/Berkman affiliate Justin Reich.

Guests arrived at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where they sat by project teams for the kick-off event.

Harvard Law School Professor Urs Gasser provided welcoming remarks. He explored Berkman’s history of connecting technology and education through initiatives like the Youth and Media Lab, CopyrightX, and and now the Digital Problem-SolvingInitiative.

 

Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow regarded DPSI as a hybrid mode of learning, operating like an innovation lab.

Harvard Business School Professor Thomas Eisenmann offered advice about how to pursue new ventures and incubate ideas.

HarvardX Research Fellow and Berkman Affiliate Justin Reich offered takeaways from his DPSI team that participated in the 2013-2014 DPSI pilot.

Participants then met in teams to mingle, develop team names, discuss the upcoming semester, and of course, to enjoy snacks.

 

 

 

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