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FETRC members in CIM workshop, Palermo, December 2019
FETRC members Dr. John Lalor, Dr. Jane O'Kelly and Dr. Justin Rami attended the 5 day CIM project workshop in Palermo, Sicily in Decemeber 2019. Dr. Lalor is the DCU PI on the Erasmus+ project which uses Design Thinking principles to promote creativity and innovation management in an innovative blended learning and validation programme at the interface between higher education (HE) and business https://cim-project.eu/. Project partners from HEIs and sustainability-focussed business throughout Europe gathered in the Sicilian capital to engage in the workshop where the participants learned about and implemented Design Thinking approaches in a range of contexts.