Yes, getting things done is very important because the tendency around MIT is to get lost in all of the interesting intellectual distractions.
But her experience with space suits seems to be pretty different from the computers and artistry that dominated the Media Lab in the past. There has been lots of robotics but not much material science.
Of course she's in the right social circles. She knows how to navigate MIT politics. But so did Ito-- until he was fragged.
I just don't see much in her past that overlaps with what made the Media Lab interesting. So maybe she'll adapt. Or maybe she'll just turn it into some kind of combination of fashion and materials place.
But her experience with space suits seems to be pretty different from the computers and artistry that dominated the Media Lab in the past. There has been lots of robotics but not much material science.
Of course she's in the right social circles. She knows how to navigate MIT politics. But so did Ito-- until he was fragged.
I just don't see much in her past that overlaps with what made the Media Lab interesting. So maybe she'll adapt. Or maybe she'll just turn it into some kind of combination of fashion and materials place.