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Matthew Kressy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Matthew S. Kressy, Cofounder and Director of the MIT Integrated Design & Management (IDM) Master’s degree program, Founding Trustee of the New England Innovation Academy (NEIA), and is principal of Designturn Inc. where he has designed, invented, engineered, and manufactured products for startups, Fortune 500 companies, and everything in between.


Kressy believes in the use of Human Centered Design as a foundation for thoughtful, inspired leadership, and as a process to foster compassion and empathy throughout organizations and society.  His work is interdisciplinary, hands-on, and practices design-driven problem solving derived from deep user research, creative concept generation, and the integration of business, engineering and manufacturing.  


Since 1999, Kressy has co-taught collaborative courses in product design and development at top design and business schools including the MIT Sloan School of Management, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and Harvard Business School.


As IDM’s director, Kressy led curriculum development and taught the program’s primary and required courses. He holds a BFA in industrial design from RISD.


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Courses

Strategy and Innovation

Leadership by Design: Innovation Process and Culture

Marketing

Organizations & Leadership

Strategy & Innovation

EARN 2.0 EEUs
Leadership by Design: Innovation Process and Culture
In Person

STARTING

Nov 19–20, 2026

LOCATION

Cambridge MA

DURATION

2 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$4,900

STARTING

Nov 19–20, 2026

LOCATION

Cambridge MA

DURATION

2 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$4,900

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Strategy and Innovation

Mastering Design Thinking

Organizations & Leadership

Strategy & Innovation

EARN 3.0 EEUs
Mastering Design Thinking
Self-Paced Online

STARTING

Jun 4–Sep 3, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

3 months

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,300

STARTING

Jun 4–Sep 3, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

3 months

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,300

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