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![Headshot of Tomohisa Okamoto](https://sdm.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Tom-Okamoto-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
Tomohisa Okamoto came to the System Design and Management program in 2019, planning to learn how to apply systems thinking principles to his work at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in
![Banner featuring the leadership team of Innovation Discovery Japan, with Keiji Kimura in the center.](https://sdm.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Kimura-Stewart-award-banner-600x350.png)
Keiji Kimura, SDM ’19, is a 2021 recipient of the William L. Stewart Jr. Award. The Stewart Awards recognize outstanding contributions by students or student organizations to
![Portrait of Jean Ellefson](https://sdm.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Jean-Ellefson-headshot-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
Join us online on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 for a free systems thinking webinar with Jean Ellefson, assistant professor of analytics and holder of the Jon and Mary Tabor Chair
![Banner featuring the MIT logo and Japan with the text "Innovation Discovery Japan". The background is slightly obscured group photos.](https://sdm.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IDJ-2021-01-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
by Naoki Kobayashi, Yoshiki Shoji, and Yuya Makino Overview What is IDJ? Innovation Discovery Japan (IDJ) is a tech trek to Japan in which MIT students and researchers visit
![Portrait of Ben Linville-Engler](https://sdm.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ben-L-E-PF-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
Ben Linville-Engler, MIT SDM Industry and Certificate Director, is the 2021 recipient of the Collier Medal. The Collier Medal was established in 2014 to honor MIT Police Officer
![Portrait of Tyson Browning](https://sdm.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/TRBphoto-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
Join us online on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 for a free systems thinking webinar with Dr. Tyson Browning, Professor of Operations Management in the Neeley School of Business at Texas
![Headshot of Funmilola Asa](https://sdm.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Funmi-headshot-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
Funmilola Asa joined the SDM program in 2019. Since completing the master’s in engineering and management in one year, including a thesis on model-based systems engineering in
![Two students look at a poster, one raising his arm to point at a part of it.](https://sdm.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/studentslookingahead-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
Join us on Zoom on Tuesday, February 9 to learn about MIT’s master’s degree in engineering and management! Current students and program staff will be available to answer your
![Headshot of Ben Linville-Engler](https://sdm.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ben-headshot--600x350.png)
Join us online on Monday, February 8, 2021 for a free webinar with Ben Linville-Engler, SDM Industry and Certificate Director. The talk will stream live on YouTube. Please
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Join us on Zoom on Thursday, January 21 to learn about MIT’s master’s degree in engineering and management! Current students and program staff will be available to answer your