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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Design Seminar: What Is A Thing, Now?
Join us on Wednesday, May 4th, at 4:00 PM for the monthly seminar discussion, hosted by Shruthi Thyagarajan (SDM’23), addressing the following question: What is a Thing, Now? The question will be addressed by Koray Caliskan (Sociologist, SDS), Omri Boehm (Philosopher, NSSR), and Otto van Busch (Design Scholar, SDS). With discussant, Nina Terrey. Zoom Link | Add to calendar Watch previous Monthly Seminar on Design Matters
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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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Mariana Amatullo Discusses “What is Good?”
Mariana Amatullo, Associate Professor at Parsons School of Design and “chief diplomat of social design” converses on German podcast, DDCast. Amatullo discuss topics ranging from humanitarian design to Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s upcoming exhibition “Designing Peace,” an exhibition exploring the role of design in peace. Amatullo also discussed her role in the book Design for Social Innovation
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Video of Monthly Workshops on Design Matters: Andrew Shea & Mariana Amatullo
Watch The MS SDM Faculty Seminar with faculty Mariana Amatullo and Andrew Shea. They will be discussing their recent book Design For Social Innovation: Case Studies from around the World. Faculty Seminar speakers include Mariana Amatullo, Andrew Shea, Elif Kocabiyik with discussants Jenn Noinaj and Maria Gracia Morales. Hosted by Jasleen Kaur Arora and Koray Caliskan
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Event | Monthly Workshops on Design Matters: Andrew Shea & Mariana Amatullo
Available to the entire TNS community. Please join us for the next MS SDM Faculty Seminar with faculty Mariana Amatullo and Andrew Shea on Wednesday, April 6th, 3:30 – 5 pm EST. They will be discussing their recent book Design For Social Innovation: Case Studies from around the World. Speakers: Mariana Amatullo, Andrew Shea, Elif Kocabiyik Discussants: Jenn Noinaj and Maria Gracia Morales Hosts: Jasleen Kaur Arora and Koray Caliskan About the Book The United Nations, Australia Post, and governments in the UK, Finland, Taiwan, France, Brazil, and Israel are just a few of the organizations and groups utilizing design to drive social change….
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The Elephant in the Dark: A New Framework for Cryptocurrency Taxation and Exchange Platform Regulation in the US
Koray Caliskan, MS SDM associate professor and associate director, recently published a new paper in the Journal of Risk and Financial Management entitled, “The Elephant in the Dark: A New Framework for Cryptocurrency Taxation and Exchange Platform Regulation in the US.” Read the article here Abstract The proliferation of cryptocurrencies and the remarkable expansion of novel economic practices associated with them pose an unprecedented challenge to established norms of taxation and market regulation. Drawing on two years of fieldwork, surveys, as well as big data analysis of the most valuable 100 cryptocurrencies’ white papers and the terms of service agreements…
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The Rise and Fall of Electra: A Cryptocurrency Community in Perspective
Koray Caliskan, MS SDM associate professor and associate director, recently published a new paper in the Review of Social Economy entitled, “The rise and fall of Electra: emergence and transformation of a global cryptocurrency community.” Read the article here Abstract This is the story of Electra, once chosen to be the world’s best crypto community, and how it rose, fell and then reemerged with a stronger standing. It was developed by an unknown man, Electra01, someone like a Satoshi figure. Following its emergence in cryptocurrency markets in 2018, its market capitalization briefly reached 136 billion USD, exceeding Bitcoin in value….
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Monthly Workshops on Design Matters: Jamer Hunt
Watch video on Vimeo here Join us on Wednesday February 23 for the first of Monthly Workshops on Design Matters. This event will be a discussion of Jamer Hunt’s new book Not to Scale: How the Small Becomes Large, the Large Becomes Unthinkable, and the Unthinkable Becomes Possible. Wednesday, February 23, 3 PM Eastern
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Embracing Complexity by Christian Schneider
Associate Professor MS Strategic Design & Management, Christian Schneider, recently wrote an article for Maize magazine entitled, “Embracing Complexity.” “The world is increasingly more complex, and so are its challenges, writes Christian Schneider. But strategic design can be an immensely helpful tool to navigate these uncharted waters” Read the article here. By: Assoc. Prof MS SDM Christian Schneider Maize
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