My goal is to eventually start my own venture focused on solving one or multiple of these built environment related challenges. Having spent a semester at MIT already, I have seen how valuable the interdisciplinary environment would be to discovering impactful ways to improve our cities. Through my existing program I have already begun to explore the many resources available at MIT for new ventures, and I would hope to apply to the DesignX incubator if given the opportunity.
That being said, it is the balance between the theory and the practice that has made me most excited about being at MIT. I’ve especially seen this embodied at DUSP. The Roboat project at the Senseable City Lab was a quintessential example of this balance – innovation that started in the research lab that eventually led to the delivery of a real solution.