Design & Innovation

Design & Innovation
Identifying the Right Problems to Solve 

READY FOR THE WORLD AHEAD

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BUILDING THE WORLD AHEAD

The Design & Innovation Program at Greenhill brings together a proven approach to innovation, exceptional resources in the Rosa O. Valdes STEM + Innovation Center, and leaders with industry experience as we encourage our students to discover the unexpected and embrace complexity. 

Greenhill's Approach to Innovation

At Greenhill, innovation occurs at the intersection of human-centered need, technical feasibility, and business viability or sustainability. This three-lens framework guides students in identifying meaningful problems to solve and create novel and functional solutions. Fortune 500 companies such as P&G, SC Johnson, and Texas Instruments pioneered this type of approach to problem solving. 

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Human-Centered
The Human-Centered Design lens is about solving the right problems.  Students learn the industry-standard approach of using ethnographic research to deliver impactful solutions.

Technical Feasibility
In the second lens, technical feasibility, students learn how to leverage technical skills from basic hand tools to 3D modeling and 3D printing, software development, hardware and sensor integration, machine vision and artificial intelligence to solve identified problems.

Business Viability
Through the third lens, solutions are sustainable or have an adoptable business model that works for the people for which it is designed. Students are taught how to assess market size, build cash flow analyses, and create business plans and pitch decks.

MATT ABBONDANZIO 
DIRECTOR OF DESIGN & INNOVATION

The Design & Innovation Lab at Greenhill prepares and inspires students to lead authentic, purposeful lives by equipping students with the ability to identify and solve complex problems and blaze new trails along the way. Our program creates meaningful connections between the Greenhill and DFW communities in the areas of leadership, design, engineering, and innovation. 
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WHAT'S NEXT PITCH NIGHT

In 2023, Greenhill launched its inaugural What’s NEXT Pitch Night where students pitched to a panel of local executives to raise money for their projects or businesses. The What’s NEXT fund awarded over $22k to six teams that pitched that night.

This school year's What’s NEXT Pitch Night is on Monday, April 28, 2025.

What we’re talking about

Students produce work for class or for companies at a professional level, receiving guidance from faculty with industry experience. Their projects become key portfolio pieces, preparing them for college and future success.

Hear from our students as they share about Greenhill's Design & Innovation program.

Neha '25

Beckett '26

Noelle '28

An environment for innovation

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As the face of Greenhill's campus expanded and transformed, the Fine Arts Building has been one of the fixtures on campus that has evolved with the times.

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Montgomery Library

For hundreds of Greenhill alums, the Marian M. and Williams S. Montgomery Library remains one of their favorite places when they think of their alma mater.

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Technology at Greenhill

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Fine Arts Building

As the face of Greenhill's campus expanded and transformed, the Fine Arts Building has been one of the fixtures on campus that has evolved with the times.

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Montgomery Library

For hundreds of Greenhill alums, the Marian M. and Williams S. Montgomery Library remains one of their favorite places when they think of their alma mater.

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Fine Arts Building

As the face of Greenhill's campus expanded and transformed, the Fine Arts Building has been one of the fixtures on campus that has evolved with the times.

Find out more

Montgomery Library

For hundreds of Greenhill alums, the Marian M. and Williams S. Montgomery Library remains one of their favorite places when they think of their alma mater.

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Technology at Greenhill

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Our Students

Our students love having the opportunity to solve real-world problems for companies and organizations – and we are always looking for partners!

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The Rosa O. Valdes STEM + Innovation Center 

Our new, state-of-the-art 52,000-square-foot facility houses science, math, engineering, technology, and robotics classes for Middle and Upper School students.

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