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Director and Founder

MIT Integrated Design & Management (IDM) Master's Degree Track

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Principal at Designturn Inc.

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Matthew Kressy

Faculty Bio

Matthew S. Kressy, director and founder of the MIT Integrated Design & Management (IDM) master’s degree track, is an expert in product design and development. As an entrepreneur and founder of Designturn, he has designed, invented, engineered, and manufactured products for startups, Fortune 500 companies, and everything in between.

Kressy believes in interdisciplinary, design-driven product development derived from deep user research, creative concept generation, and rapid prototype iteration. He is passionate about teaching this approach to the design process. In fact, 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 director, Kressy leads curriculum development and teaches the track’s primary and required courses. He holds a BFA in industrial design from RISD.

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

Oct 2–3, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

2 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$4,700

STARTING

Oct 2–3, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

2 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$4,700

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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

Aug 28–Nov 27, 2025

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

3 months

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,300

STARTING

Aug 28–Nov 27, 2025

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

3 months

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,300

Nov 13, 2025–Feb 12, 2026

Online

3 months

6–8 hours/week

$3,300

STARTING

Nov 13, 2025–Feb 12, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

3 months

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,300

Jan 22–Apr 23, 2026

Online

3 months

6–8 hours/week

$3,300

STARTING

Jan 22–Apr 23, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

3 months

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,300

Mar 26–Jun 25, 2026

Online

3 months

6–8 hours/week

$3,300

STARTING

Mar 26–Jun 25, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

3 months

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,300

Jun 4–Sep 3, 2026

Online

3 months

6–8 hours/week

$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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