Digital-First
Lab.
A digital-first student consulting lab inside Miami Herbert Business School. We pair Herbert students with outside organizations to ship working AI systems, dashboards, and product prototypes — free to the partner, real software in production.
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Engagements shipped
2023 onward
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Capability solutions
HCD · AI · BI · Finance · Capstone
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Free to partners
No fee, no retainer
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Average engagement
Kickoff → handoff
Five capability
solutions.
Each solution is taught by a dedicated faculty lead and delivered through the Applied Career Experience (ACE) framework. Engage one independently, or chain several across a multi-phase partnership that moves from research to ship.
HCD & Product Design
Undergraduate
Translate ambiguous business ideas into market-ready digital products through human-centered design, rapid prototyping, and business strategy.
AI Engineering
Undergraduate
Design and deploy production-grade AI systems — RAG-first design, agentic workflows, lightweight fine-tuning (LoRA) — with governance, PII filtering, and full-stack delivery.
BI & Dashboards
Undergraduate
Build interactive executive dashboards in Excel, Power BI, and Tableau that transform financial and operational data into actionable insight.
Finance & Valuation
Undergraduate
Step into the role of financial analysts to value companies, assets, and investment decisions — applying financial-statement analysis, valuation modeling, portfolio theory, and capital-structure strategy to produce evidence-based recommendations for managers, investors, lenders, and boards.
Graduate Capstone
Graduate (MS)
MS in Business Technology students apply the Miami Method to frame complex business problems, align stakeholders, and design execution-ready solutions integrating data, AI, cybersecurity, and fintech.
Every engagement
we've shipped.
Nine real partnerships across financial services, digital health, live events, sports performance, food & beverage, and more.
Three phases,
one partnership.
We are the only university consulting program that runs a structured needs assessment before a team is assembled and a structured post-engagement handoff after the final presentation. Peer programs end at the demo. We continue.
Needs Assessment
- 01.01Structured intake conversation with Lab director
- 01.02Business problem scoping using the Miami Method
- 01.03Digital readiness and data availability audit
- 01.04Capability matching across four solutions
- 01.05Scope, deliverables, and governance agreement
Experiential Learning Delivery
- 02.01Student team formation matched to project skill needs
- 02.02Faculty-supervised execution across the semester
- 02.03Bi-weekly client check-ins and milestone reviews
- 02.04Prototype or dashboard tested with real data
- 02.05Final presentation to client leadership
Post-Experiential Delivery
- 03.01Implementation-ready documentation package
- 03.02Handoff session with client technical team
- 03.03Optional follow-on Lab engagement
- 03.04Impact assessment and outcome measurement
- 03.05Alumni network connection for ongoing advisory
Have a real digital
challenge? File №26-10 is yours.
Fall 2026 applications open in June. The Lab director reviews every submission personally and confirms within five business days. No fee. No retainer. No sales call.