Capstone Presentations 2024

We invite you to the MS SDM 2024 Capstone Symposium which will be held during the weeks of April 29th and May 6th. At the Symposium, graduating students will share their capstone studio presentations with the greater community for knowledge sharing, networking, dialogue, reflection, and celebration.

The Parsons Graduate program in Strategic Design and Management brings together design thinking, innovation management, and applied social sciences responds to the need for businesses and organizations to address complex 21st-century economic, environmental, and social challenges. Methods from studio practice such as ideation, ethnographic research, prototyping, and service design are used to devise approaches to business and social innovation in global contexts. Students gain design-based skills while developing sophisticated and critical perspectives on organizational management and strategy, financial and environmental sustainability, entrepreneurship, and ethical leadership.

In the Design Strategy Capstone Studio, taken in the second half of the second-year MS-SDM capstone experience, students working in teams or solo develop a strategic plan for bringing a concept to implementation. Course activities include outreach to external partners, experts, groups, potential investors, and other stakeholders, developing networks of trust and links to potential future partners and employers. Students pursue experimental approaches to prototyping and iterative testing where appropriate. The final deliverable for the course is a comprehensive presentation of a strategic plan, with possible product demos, demonstrating the students’ mastery of the strategic design tools and methods.

 

Tuesday, April 30

12:10-2:50 pm

                 Section A Faculty: Rhea Alexander | Zoom Link: Join here

• • Unity-Next, a Hybrid work culture building solution by Bella Li & Crystal Chen
  • ResereachD, a generative AI tool for design research by Ayushi Gupta & Sejal Amrutkar
  • Imagi.Nation, an internal culture and community building tool by Samaksh Jain
  • Penguine, a support community for parents with disabilities by Camilo Lizarralde & Shreyans Baid

12:10-2:50 pm

                 Section B Faculty: Cindy Hsiao | Zoom Link: Join here

• • Izzi, Commute assistant by Devasya Sharma
  • Gemma, financial well-being app by Anaab Ibrahim & Louisa Buck
  • Gather & Groove by Petek Basibuyuk
  • The Zone, community for creative organizational culture by Vishal Srinivas

4:00-6:40 pm

                 Section C Faculty: Juanli Carrion | Zoom Link: Join here

• • Artisan Social, platform to support and create ecosystems for art, craft and design by Farzana Yusuf
  • Made to Fade, Sustainable Packaging by Lucia Jaramillo & Irmak Yesil
  • Humm, a partner in securing funding for renewable storage technologies by Clara Merlino
  • NYC GI, Urban Infrastructure by Andrew Kimbro

7:00-9:40 pm

                 Section X1 Faculty: Johann Verheem | Zoom Link: Join here

• • First10, Business/Administration by Heather Golden
  • Transforming traditional craftsman’s business into tourism activity business, by Kohei Miyake
  • Gene-AI, Text-to-Image Generative Technology by Sanya Parnami
  • Gevity, Media – Aging by Courtney Considine
  • The Remedy, Wellness by Samiyah Malik
  • Asymptote, VR and AR Integrated Platform by Akmal Rais

Thursday, May 2

4:00-6:40 pm

                 Section D Faculty: Putri Trisulo | Zoom Link: Join here

• • Style Sustain, Fashion and Cultural Preservation, Hybrid Initiative by Weiyu Liu (Tiff)
  • Beyond Borders, Non-Profit / Community Services & Cultural Education by Payoshni Immadi
  • Future is Arabic, Language Preservation, Cultural Promotion by Basmah Algudiri
  • Home Quest by Dildora Atakhodjaeva
  • Club Yu, Healthcare and Cultural Exchange by Ashley Wang

7:00-9:40 pm

                 Section E Faculty: Sasha Charlemagne | Zoom Link: Join here

• • Hear Me Out, Community Well Being by Saumya Goel, Jinanshi Shah & Ayman Andrabi
  • Saathi, Educational Tech by Srishti Arora & Varun Gole
  • Bridge Studio, Fashion Sustainability by Jacky Marquardt & Talha Mh
  • Im.pact, reimagining evaluation practices in the social sector by Natalia Pinzon

Tuesday, May 7

12:10-2:50 pm

                 Section A Faculty: Rhea Alexander | Zoom Link: Join here

• • Wishful Thrift: Making Circular Fashion Easy by Bhumika Keswani, Kavita Mishra & Tanmayi Deshmukh
  • Feed, digital platform to transform the food waste habits by Sana Karnawat
  • Ecoshop, Shopping habit transformation / Behavioural Economics by Pratha Bhatia
  • Museums Without Walls, democratizing education through immersion by Astha Sethi
  • Addapta, a new approach to hiring, onboarding and developing talent by Michael Fensom, Laura Martinez & Nora Iñigo

12:10-2:50 pm

                 Section B Faculty: Cindy Hsiao | Zoom Link: Join here

• • BloomCommons, a rapidly deployable housing model by Alexis Mosier & Riya Rana
  • Selva, a community to empower Latin American entrepreneurs in US by Camila Forero & Berni Lira
  • Nurishare, a community space to bond while cooking by Victor Escalante
  • FloodBits, an effective flood management solutions by Dinky Asrani & Wasim Abbas
  • Abridge, AI-powered news platform by Rishi Shankar & Shefali Dhar

4:00-6:40 pm

                 Section C Faculty: Juanli Carrion | Zoom Link: Join here

• • UnPack, Zero-waste Packaging by Akshata Kantak
  • CO:Design & Strategy, Professional Services / Social Impact by Anne Nestler & Sachino Taki
  • OjaLab, Marketplace/Professional Services/Social Impact by Camila Ordoñez

7:00-9:40 pm

                 Section X1 Faculty: Johann Verheem | Zoom Link: Join here

• • Hidden value of wood waste by Maria Shanina
  • Space Manufacturing Advancement by Ani Sahakyan
  • Celsaint, Eco-Vogue by Celine Opoku
  • Attune, Proposing alternate ways to deal with ADHD by Aman Prateek
  • Aperitivo, refreshing blend of art, culture, and conversation by Indra Kaesemann
  • Thermal Pillow, optimize sleep conditions through temperature control technology by Paras Kansra
  • Mindfull Weekends, immersive workshop to foster well-being by Sid Prem Kumar

Thursday, May 9

4:00-6:40 pm

                 Section D Faculty: Putri Trisulo | Zoom Link: Join here

• • Nucleus, Generative Imaging by Briana Thomas & Carmina Rosales (Min)
  • Aura, revolutionizing astrology pairing up with productivity by Napasorn Kijjarouk (Ning)
  • S Style, Sustainable Fashion by Youyang Li (Jessica) & Silvina Gil
  • STEMtopia, hybrid platform revolutionizing STEM education in Indonesia by Saskia Aryono
  • SEE (Sensory Equity Experience), omnichannel retail service by Riya Rani Satheesh

7:00-9:40 pm

                 Section E Faculty: Sasha Charlemagne | Zoom Link: Join here

• • TomorrowTools, Leadership Development / Future of Work by Aleigha Knight & Shannon Robertson
  • Home Quest, NY Rental Guidance by Nafla Alqorayani
  • WLL,  Prep-house for Japanese Artists in NYC by Hiroki Komine
  • Zero CDW, Construction Demolition Waste management by Selen Shojaee