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The Food Innovation Program provides an enriching environment that successfully combines two renowned worlds of forward thinking approaches – Design Thinking and Foresight – fueled by a well integrated, multidisciplinary and technically advanced faculty.

Design Thinking is the Stanford Design Innovation Process that has fueled much of the entrepreneurial culture in Silicon Valley. At the heart of the process is the notion that in order to innovate, one must understand the needs of the user and the context surrounding the design. It is a hot topic in the fields of business, product design and applied research. Reggio Emilia Engineering is the only accredited node of the Stanford University Global Alliance for Redesign (SUGAR) network in Italy.
Founded in 1968, the Institute for the Future led the way in bringing leading-edge research methodologies into the public and business sectors. With over 45 years of Foresight experience, this Silicon Valley based community remains at the crossroads of technological innovation, social experimentation and global interchange and continues its dedication to building the future by profoundly understanding it.