Four Students Awarded James Rozanski Memorial Scholarships
Four students from the MS Strategic Design and Management class of 2023 have been awarded a James Rozanski Memorial Scholarship. Scholarship recipients are Christiana Kayode, Madhura Redij, Dhairya Sathvara, and Tamar Sulakvelidze. The award will be applied towards their tuition and fees associated with their degree requirements in the coming academic year. The James Rozanski Memorial Scholarships were established by James’s family in his honor. About James Rozanski James Raymond Rozanski was a graduate of the MS-SDM and part-time faculty in the BBA Strategic Design and Management program at Parsons. He passed away from an unfortunate accident in May 2021….
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May Day Picnic in Prospect Park
We wish you a happy May Day in advance! We hope you can join our NO-WASTE PICNIC to celebrate this day of importance for the solidarity of all good people in the world. This event is open to all MS SDM students, faculty, and alumni. About May Day In October 1884, a convention held by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions (today’s AFL) unanimously set May 1, 1886, as the date by which the eight-hour workday would become standard. They sang their songs and made it happen: Eight hours we’d have for working; eight hours we’d have for play; Eight…
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Alumni Webinar: Building Your Own Consultancy
View the video on Vimeo On Friday, February 25, alumni panelists’ Julia Fiorello, Owner & Creative Strategist, Happy Strategy (SDM’15); Vasilios Lepentis, Owner and Creative Director, Lepentis Research & Design (SDM’16); and Isata Yansaneh, Founder & Principal, Acts of Light (SDM’16), discussed building their own consultancy. The conversation was moderated by Dhairya Sathvara (SDM’23).
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Alumni Webinar: Strategic Design Across Industries
Join the first of three-part Alumni Webinar Series, organized by the Graduate Program in Strategic Design and Management at School of Design Strategies, Parsons, The New School. Alumni working in finance, healthcare, tech, and consulting will discuss strategic design within their industries. Panelists: Michelle Ammirati, AVP, UX Researcher, Valley Bank Peggy Chang, Global Innovation, SAP Maria Di Paolo, Experience Designer, ZS Andy Madison, Design Researcher, Lazarus Tech Alumni Webinar: Strategic Design Across Industries February 11, 2022, 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm zoom
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Alumni Careers
The MS SDM program is tailored for a multitude of working experiences, and caters to an international audience of students. The Alumni of our program are diverse both in terms of their backgrounds and professional experience. Below is a small sample of our graduates from a wide array of sectors: Chief Marketing Officer at Genexa Merchandising Consultant at Tiffany & Company Manager, US Consumer Marketing at American Express VP, Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs Sr. Product Designer at McKinsey & Company Founder at Arable Ventures Innovation Consultant at Fahrenheit 212 Lead User Experience Designer at Google Experience Research Manager at Nike Sr. CX Researcher & Strategist at Credit Sesame…
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Alumni Engagement Opportunities
Wherever life leads you after the MS SDM program, our Alumni community will always be here for you to exchange learnings and strengthen your professional relationships to enrich both, your development, and the strategic design field of work. This is an open, global, and vibrant community of people who constantly challenge themselves to design the future. To keep our community vibrant there are many opportunities for you to stay connected. Please take a moment to review opportunities below and fill out the Alumni Survey to help us know you better and enhance your experience as an MS SDM Alum. Design Sprints and…
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Panels
Whether through our New Design Firms Panels, or our Strategic Design Today series, Alumni of the Parsons MS in Strategic Design and Management program are regularly invited to speak about the design thinking, design strategy, and its significance throughout sectors as diverse as tech, to logistics, to fashion, to product design. These panels are beneficial not only to our Student audiences, but for External Partners interested in learning more about what strategic design can do for them, for Prospective Students trying to find out more about what our graduates do, and for Alumni to remain engaged in the MS SDM…
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Where do we go from here? Raz Godelnik’s Rethinking Corporate Sustainability in the Era of Climate Crisis
The climate crisis is quickly becoming a defining issue for society and the corporate world in particular. Parsons Faculty Raz Godelnik’s new book Rethinking Corporate Sustainability in the Era of Climate Crisis – A Strategic Design Approach suggests this crisis calls for a transformational shift in companies’ approach to sustainability to ensure the future, not just of business, but of humanity as a whole. But how might we design business to allow for a socially just and ecologically sound society? On Friday, September 24, 12:00PM EST, Jen Van der Meer, Assistant Professor of Strategic Design and Management moderates a discussion with…
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Biodesign Sprint 2021
Biodesign Challenge and the Google Hardware Design Studio are partnering on a month-long design Sprint to explore better ways to reduce carbon, increase biodiversity, and bring positive change to both people and the environment. Biodesign Sprint 2021 invites students, professionals, hobbyists, and enthusiasts from across the globe to envision and create products that function in symbiotic harmony with the environment. Participants will compete for cash prizes and potential opportunities to collaborate with the Google Hardware Design Studio. To learn more and apply, visit this link. Applications are due September 29.
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Job Opportunities | Method
Method is a global design and engineering consultancy founded in 1999. They believe that innovation should be meaningful, beautiful and human, and craft practical, powerful digital experiences that improve lives and transform businesses. Their teams [based in New York, Charlotte, Atlanta, London, and remote] work with a wide range of organizations in many industries, including Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, Automotive, Aviation, and Professional Services. Method is advertising two job openings, with flexible locations anywhere within the US. Click the links below to learn more about each position and to apply: Associate Director, Experience Design Senior Experience Designer …
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