Making Things Worth Making is a live, in‑the‑open design and product working session, modeled on how MAD Designer in Residence Tony Fadell and the Build Collective team work with portfolio companies.

Rather than a lecture or fixed playbook, the session emphasizes:

• The customer journey as a design discipline
• First‑principles thinking across hardware, software, and systems
• How great products emerge through relationships, iteration, and hard tradeoffs

MITdesignX alumni will observe — and actively participate in — real product critique, learning how experienced designers think, ask questions, and decide what matters most.