Welcome! To the DSI Thesis Show This year for our annual thesis show, we are trying something new in response to the global circumstances. We wanted to give our thesis students a professional platform to celebrate their work in a more communal and conversational environment, and will be hosting thematic panels that will allow them…
Topics
Events
Ideas in Action: Reflections on Sharing
We are a species and planet in a time of significant upheaval — and in this time of disruption, there is an urgent need to strengthen the resilience of our communities, at work, at home and where we live, work and play. The social design field, despite its nascence, provides opportunity to leverage design interventions…
Be Social Change: Designing for Social Impact
Chair Miya Osaki is speaking as a featured panelist with Be Social Change on Designing for Social Impact – October 23rd 6:45 – 9 pm at Prime Produce. How can impact-driven design create social change? With the rise of purpose-driven businesses, designers are applying their skills to craft campaigns to build a better world. When new…
Ideas in Action: The Privilege of the Margins
We are a species and planet in a time of significant upheaval — and in this time of disruption, there is an urgent need to strengthen the resilience of our communities, at work, at home and where we live, work and play. The social design field, despite its nascence, provides opportunity to leverage design interventions…
Ideas in Action: Designing for Democracy
We are a species and planet in a time of significant upheaval — and in this time of disruption, there is an urgent need to strengthen the resilience of our communities, at work, at home and where we live, work and play. The social design field, despite its nascence, provides opportunity to leverage design interventions…
Creative Reaction Lab’s Equity by Design Bootcamp Series: New York
We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting the Creative Reaction Lab for the Equity by Design Bootcamp Series: New York. The bootcamp will take place the weekend of June 7-9 at DSI. The Equity by Design Bootcamp Series is an engaging weekend with a community of people interested in co-designing better, more…
DSI Thesis Show 2019
View the 2019 Thesis Show page here The annual DSI Thesis Show presentations will be held on Tuesday, May 7th, from 11am to 3pm at the SVA Theater. Please join us as the Class of 2019 presents their thesis projects. RSVP HERE
Harnessing the Creative Potential of Design for Social Good – 92nd Street Y
Join Cheryl Heller at the 92nd Street Y as she talks with designer Rosanne Haggerty about how social design can help address our most pressing challenges, from poverty to climate change. Design has built global brands, disrupted industries, and transformed our lives with technology. It has also contributed to the complex challenges we face today.…
DSI Open House
On the evening of Friday, October 14th, we’ll hold our sixth open house. It’s the best opportunity to meet our current students, faculty, and alums all at once, hear about the program first hand and experience the energy of DSI (we can get a bit noisy when we’re all together). Mark your calendar, we’ll be sending…
DSI Alum Bruno Silva to Speak at Transform 2016
At Transform 2016 we will engage with the world’s top thinkers to boldly envision a sustainable future for health. We will address the dynamics of social, political, scientific, technological and economic sectors; explore how people make change happen; and examine how leadership, culture and collaboration make it possible.
