Design for Social Innovation

An MFA at the intersection of design, enterprise, and social innovation. Applications open http://dsi.sva.edu/apply

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Committed To Literacy In Haiti | west elm

Only 53% of the Haitian population is literate. West Elm wanted to make a difference in the lives of artisans in Port-au-Prince. So we co-founded an adult li...

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Global Guest Lecture with Jennifer Gootman Director of Social Consciousness & Innovation West Elm.

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The DSI Thesis Show is coming!

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Stanford's Most Popular Class Isn't Computer Science--It's Something Much More Important

It's called "Designing Your Life," a course that's part throwback, part foreshadowing of higher education's future.

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#WhyDSI with second year Rhea Rakshit!

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Avenues High School students  participate in #socialinnovation day at with DSI Mentors!

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Dashboard

Inspired by micro-finance and behavioral economics, Out Loan started as a thesis project at SVA's MFA Design for Social Innovation program to make financial planning tools more appropriate for those who truly need them. It has evolved into a tool for the millions of Americans who struggle to understand, plan for and pay back their student loans.

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Check out Haya Shaath’s DSI thesis on our blog.

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Cracking the Black Box of Human Reasoning (SSIR)

We have powerful new tools to solve complex social problems—but how we apply them will determine our success.

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25 Ideas Shaping The Future Of Design

What the landscape of design will look like in 2020, according to the most innovative designers of 2015.

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#WhyDSI with second year Haya Shaath.

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DSI Career Fair “Looking Forward”, what a wonderful night of discussion it was. 

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DSI Game Jam 2015 was so much fun!

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#WhyDSI with Michelle Kwon!

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Six Foods: A DSI student’s solution to a sustainable future in snacking