In the Press: Cheryl Heller and MFA Design for Social Innovation
Cheryl Heller, chair of the newly formed MFA Design for Social Innovation Department, is featured in a recent Huffington Post article that discusses the progressive evolution of design thinking. The pioneering program, which begins in September 2012, is identified in the article as evidence of a burgeoning demand to incorporate “positive social (and environmental) outcomes [...]
Designathon for Corporate Social Responsibility
On September 16-17, one of SVA’s newest graduate programs, the MFA Design for Social Innovation Department, hosted a “Designathon for Corporate Social Responsibility.” The event was aimed at teaching business leaders the role design can play in solving their company’s challenges. Six teams were selected from a pool of 38 corporate applicants and included representatives [...]
