Design for America (DFA) connects students from across their universities to forge communities of changemakers, all collaborating to use their human-centered design skills to solve vexing social problems. So when…
The youths have always been the biggest agents of change in their communities. However, the Y is losing ground with young people. In 2004, 50% of the YMCA’s membership were…
How might we provide better access to mental health services for college students? In a 2016 national survey of college students, 85% reported feeling overwhelmed by demands, and reports of…
Help introduce young minds to the joys of designing and inventing! The League of Young Inventors and Design for America at NYU are aiming to develop a series of hands-on,…
Community consultants providing students with insights and ideas Students at New York University were presented with the rare opportunity of making the world more accessible. Armed with their notepads and…
Help introduce young minds to the joys of designing and inventing! The League of Young Inventors and Design for America at NYU are looking for a team of NYU design…
Alex Kozovski, McKinsey & Co, on how designers and management consultants can complement each other. Here is the DFA podcast with Alex -
There are 60,000 blind people and 363,000 people with severe visual impairment in New York City (visionsvcb.org). It is a constant challenge for them to navigate through the city and…
Jason Charles is a narrative designer from Brooklyn, New York who is currently a graduate student in the Integrated Digital Media program at the Tandon School of Engineering.As a member…
Srishti is an Integrated Digital Media Graduate student at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Prior to her masters she worked with start-ups in India and has background in Product management…