July 29, 2011
On the first week of this intensive program*, Michael Blakeney’s assignment was to build a Relationships Map. Since this could be a lifetime project, I started doing mine. It resulted to be a good exercise to see my 451 Facebook “friends”, 62 LinkedIn connections and 64 Twitter followers/followed from a new perspective. I am not … Continue reading Building relationships
READ MOREJuly 26, 2011
A take-away coffee is a cherished morning ritual New Yorkers and Melbournians have in common but it’s one that has a negative impact on our environment through the waste created by non-recyclable disposable cups. In 2007 Melbourne brother and sister team Abigail Forsyth and Jamie Forsyth designed a solution to this social problem, the KeepCup, … Continue reading Design for Social Change: Inspiration
READ MOREJuly 15, 2011
Wow… what a week! Impact! Design for Social Change 2011 has officially begun… and with a bang! We have packed in an inspiring and enlightening mix of spot-on lectures, directional critique, introductions with community organizations, a field trip to New York’s Foundation Center, explorational visits to various boroughs… and what else?! Well, a lovely catered … Continue reading [BAM!] Impact! starts off with a bang…
READ MOREJuly 10, 2011
An enthusiastic group of students from around the world are converging on New York CIty to explore how to apply design thinking – the combination of unleashed creativity and executable actions – to pressing social problems. Along with students from the US, participants from as far away as Australia, Brazil, Mexico and Lebanon, represent a … Continue reading Impact! 2011 Launches Monday, July 11
READ MORESeptember 6, 2010
A slideshow from the first year of Impact!
READ MOREAugust 25, 2010
Hello Everyone, I just wanted to send you all a quick note of congratulations after your presentations on Friday. As I mentioned to many of you after, I saw two things consistently throughout the presentations. First, I was able to see each of you in your own idea. There was such authenticity in your presentations … Continue reading A Message from Bob McKinnon
READ MOREAugust 18, 2010
by Vera Sacchetti When I first sat at the roundtable that inaugurated the Impact! summer program at SVA, I was far from understanding how the following weeks of this intensive summer program would affect me. As an observer, I came from the nearby SVA Design Criticism department to study the language used around the booming … Continue reading Impact! Impressions
READ MOREAugust 17, 2010
I don’t know who first said the statement, “When you are enjoying life, time flies by,” but time and time again I find myself looking back on an experience and wondering what it was that I just went through. It’s sometimes sad how we at times look so forward to something for so long, a … Continue reading The Beginning of the End…
READ MOREAugust 15, 2010
A blog post can be about anything related to our experience here at Impact!, to inspire you instead of nag you about posting (and I am taking up Peyton’s challenge!) I have chosen to give you a tour of my apiary since Matt and David were eager to come up for a visit this weekend … Continue reading Mark’s Post About “Not Posting”
READ MOREAugust 13, 2010
We have great field trips like visiting MTV to hear Jason Rzepka talk about the Public Service division that does cool initiatives like ThinkMTV. We visited the new Pop-Tarts World store in Times Square where Thiago tasted his first Pop-Tart and I ate Pop-Tart sushi. We have a GREAT discussion with Michael Blakeney and Andréa Pellegrino … Continue reading big things happen even outside of class – by Peyton Rowe
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