New Opening: Assistant Professor of Business and Design, School of Design Strategies

  Interested in Design and Business? We may have a job for you! If you’re working on Design, Business, Finance and/or alternative Financing, Leadership, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Inclusive and/or Sustainable Business Development, Organizational Design, Change Management, Social and/or Sustainable Innovation, New Business Models, Supply Chain Management or the like? TNS seeks candidates whose research or professional/creative practice relates to issues of equity and inclusion, and sustainability within business and design fields while responding to critical challenges, such as the climate crisis and the structures of privilege and power, among others. APPLY HERE          

Top Fives in New York – Sareeta Amrute

  Here is a list of things to do and see in New York for this week. The list for this week is by Sareeta Amrute, Associate Professor Of Strategic Design And Management. Head to the Rubin Museum to be inspired by the generous Buddhist vibes and beautiful color palettes. Take the train to the Far Rockaways for a surf lesson at Breakwater or the Locals (all year round!) and then vanquish your hunger at the Rockaway Beach Surf Club (summer only) for most excellent tacos. Treat your favorite baseball fanatic to a Mets game and soak in the spectacle…

[GPIA] UNSS and IFP Info Session on January 23

UN Summer Study and International Field Program Info Session Join the International Field Program and United Nations Summer Study information session on Monday, January 23 at 3 pm. The session will be held in person (72 5th Ave, 7th floor, lounge area). The International Field Program (IFP) extends learning beyond the classroom, giving students first-hand exposure to a range of perspectives, ideas, and people through orientation, field trips, guest speakers, internships, and faculty-supervised projects and research. The 2023 IFP destinations are Cuba, the Balkans, Ethiopia, and Palestine.  United Nations Summer Study (UNSS) provides graduate and undergraduate students and continuing education professionals…

Top Fives in New York – Raz Godelnik

  Here is a list of things to do and see in New York for this week. The list for this week is by Raz Godelnik, Assistant Professor Of Strategic Design And Management. Korzo (great burgers, I go for the veggie option) Five Boroughs Brewing at Sunset Park (great beer and you can also play games as well)  Tanoreen (the best middle-eastern food you can have) Relax and catch some fish at 69th Street Pier, Bay Ridge’s most popular go-to fishing spot! If you’re not into fishing, you can just enjoy the wonderful view of the Verrazano bridge. Breads Bakery…

Jorat: An exhibition for Iranian artists Co-Organized by Emilia Sandoghdar (SDM ’23)

  Two young Iranian women, Anahita S. And Emilia S., are organizing an exhibition featuring a diverse array of Iranian artists to show Solidarity with the courageous Iranians standing up for their rights. The exhibition will take place from February 6th-11th, 2023 at Espacio Gallery in London. The event is empowered by provenance.io, a venture by Roxanna Zarnegar, Part-Time Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design. Roxanna has been a mentor for Emilia and Anahita during the exhibition planning process. The visual design of the event is created by Reem Alwajeeh (SDM ’23). Jorat London can be contacted through Instagram and…

Top Fives in New York – Mark Randall

  Here is a list of things to do and see in New York for this week. The list for this week is by Mark Randall, Assistant Professor Of Integrated Design. Donald Judd House + Studio in Soho: https://juddfoundation.org/visit/new-york/ Park Avenue Armory: https://www.armoryonpark.org/ Champion at the Metropolitan Opera – (April 10 – May 13): https://www.metopera.org/season/2022-23-season/champion/ Soothr – tasty Thai food near TNS: https://soothrnyc.com/ Edward Hopper’s New York at the Whitney (thru March 5): https://whitney.org/exhibitions/edward-hopper-new-york View other TOP Fives in New York from the SDM Community here .  

Rotman Design Challenge 2023

  In the past years, MS SDM students have actively engaged in the Rotman Design Challenge and won great prizes! For the challenge, each team must comprise 4 – 6 members and needs to submit a 3-minute video telling the jury about your group and how Sun Life might benefit from Business Design. All applications are due Jan 22, 2023 at 11:59PM EST.  Good luck! APPLY HERE  

Koray Caliskan: What Is Strategic Design? Social Theory and Intangible Design in Perspective

  What is Strategic Design? Koray Caliskan , the Co-Director of MS Strategic Design and Management and Associate Professor of Strategic Design and Management at Parsons, and his partner from The Wrong Department, Matt Wade wrote an article, summarizing the emergence of Strategic Design and describing its dance with Social Theory. This is a segue to our presentation of @DARN, a novel Evidence-Based Research and prototyping method for Strategic Designers. More details about the article can be found here. Download the article now free on She-Ji here.  

IN SESSION – Expand: Stretching The Future By Design

  On Jananuary 11, 2023 08:00 AM EST,  Mariana Amatullo, Associate Professor at Parsons School of Design, will be joining IN SESSION talk of Royal College of Art as one of the speakers. REGISTER HERE   IN SESSION – Expand: Stretching The Future By Design As the boundaries of societal problems expand in terms of speed, scale and impact, where does design need to go next to address our greatest challenges? Human-centred design and design thinking are today well established, but do we need to look beyond them to shape the next wave of social innovation? In this session, Danish…

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