Rhode Island School of Design-Infosys to Develop GeNext Design Talent

Infosys has joined hands with the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) to foster the continuous development of top designers at Infosys. The two will also explore new ways of solving complex challenges at the intersection of design, technology, and industry.

As part of the new partnership arrangement, over the next two years, Infosys will be training 1,000 designers across the globe. The reason why Infy teamed up with RISD is that the institute has proven ability to guide an immersive learning experience steeped in both studio practice and the liberal arts, and together they can reach the goal. It all will begin with an eight-week pilot this summer. Infy and RISD then will jointly develop a curriculum to build the skills of these designers, thereby helping them acquire design- and human-centric skills in technologies, which are used to address challenges that Infosys' global clients are facing. Infosys has already pledged to hire as many as 500 American workers in Rhode Island over the next five years.

This partnership will also create further opportunities for lectures, symposia, hackathons, and research to assist in the development of tailored curriculum, and workforce development in emerging practices. The clients and other industry partners of Infosys stand to gain from Infy’s partnership with RISD. This is because the latter is known for its exemplary faculty, internationally recognized scholars and subject matter experts.

The innovative collaboration between Infosys and RISD will support the creation of a new, dedicated space on RISD's campus to further explore and incubate the insight and learning challenges that emerge from collaborative academic projects. This space will eventually develop global thought leadership about complexity and uncertainty-offering insights at the intersection of critical creative methodologies, new technologies and an evolving set of cultural challenges. It will provide underlying insight and methodologies to strengthen the skills of top talent to more effectively engage in several critical design domains, including systems and platforms, user experience, strategy and organizational impact, privacy and security.

Infosys will also open a Design & Innovation Hub at 75 Fountain Street in Providence later this summer. The 25,000-square-foot facility will operate at the heart of art, design, humanities, data science and engineering to research and address the transformational challenges faced by organizations today.

Information courtesy: Infosys