Virtual Design Studio Hours
2020-06-30 15:30 - 17:00, 2020-07-21 14:30 - 17:00, 2020-07-28 14:30 - 17:00 UTC
Open to the whole Columbia community.
Do you have an idea and want to get personal design thinking feedback from the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio? During Studio Hours, teams or individuals are invited to discuss their projects or ideas one-on-one with human-centered designers virtually.
Sign up for a specific half-hour time slot here.

Open Design Workshop
2020-09-28 18:00 - 19:00
RSVP here
From a newsreader app, to a low-cost infant warmer for developing countries, to simply a more creative team dynamic, human centered design has proven to be a powerful methodology capable of solving challenges of all shapes and sizes. The principles of user research, prototyping, and testing have been used by everyone from product designers, entrepreneurs, humanitarians, among many others, to create innovative, human-centered designed products and solutions.
Please join us as we introduce a framework for practicing human centered design. The session will be virtual, synchronous, and interactive.
The event is co-hosted by The Social Enterprise Club and the Innovation and Design Club with the Design Studio

Deadline: Design Your Future
2020-10-09
Apply here by 11:59pm.
This not-for credit program is available to all students, including Teachers College and Barnard.

The future can feel uncertain, so we’ve created Design Your Future as a three-session program where students learn to apply design to their careers and their life after graduation. The goal of this program is to help you to better navigate your career and life choices in the face of uncertainty. This can be both an exciting and unnerving time.
What if you discover that your new job isn’t for you?
What happens if you start to drift away from the things you feel passionate about?
What trajectory is right for you?
In these interactive, emotive, and highly engaging sessions you will use design principles to prototype potential life trajectories for yourself.
Dates and times:
Friday, October 23rd — 10:30am to 12:30pm ET
Friday, October 30th — 10:30am to 12:30pm ET
Friday, November 6th — 10:30am to 12:30pm ET
If you are interested, please fill out the application below:
https://designstudiocolumbia.typeform.com/to/QpuME7N1
Learn more in this Forbes feature!

Now Open: Statements of Interest for Design for Social Innovation (DFSI) Fall 2020
2020-10-16
Express interest here – we will be in touch! The deadline to begin is October 16, but there are two information sessions that we will email interested parties about (Oct 7 and Oct 9).
Open to all Columbia students, including Teachers College and Barnard

The Design for Social Innovation Track is a self-paced, project-based program for Columbia students interested in addressing global problems. Participants will get a basic introduction to Human Centered Design through virtual modules that can be taken synchronously or asynchronously. From there, they will practice these techniques while working on one of three challenges posted by our project partners. We will share the collective insights and ideas with the partners along the way. Students that complete the DFSI Track will be invited to a portfolio building workshop where you will learn how to represent the design work you did in a compelling way.
The DFSI Track is a good fit if you answer “yes” do ANY of the following questions…
Are you interested in learning more about human centered design/design thinking?
Are you looking to develop your existing human centered design practice further?
Do you have no idea what human centered design means but care about working on social challenges?
Do you want to work on a meaningful problem in a creative way?
Heck, do you have a couple hours a week to try infusing more creativity into the way you work?
Did you answer “no” to all of these questions but are still curious?
The DFSI Track will run from early October to early December. To learn more, come to one of our info session:
Wednesday, October 7th from 6pm to 7pm ET
Friday, October 9th from 1pm to 2pm ET
Sign up below and we’ll make sure to give you all the info you need to engage. The deadline to begin is October 16th.
https://designstudiocolumbia.typeform.com/to/gqed9Eq1
If you have any questions, please email designstudio@columbia.edu

Application Deadline: Design for Social Innovation
2020-11-20
APPLY HERE
Are you interested in solving complex global problems through human-centered design?
Design for Social Innovation (DFSI) is a project-based initiative and SIPA course open to students from Columbia’s 20 undergraduate and graduate schools.
The application-only course will accept a total of 35 students for the Spring 2021 term. Selected students will work in teams of 4-5 on real world challenges on behalf of clients from the nonprofit, social enterprise and public sector. This year’s clients and themes include virtual learning, early childhood education, agriculture, the environment, and mental health.
The 3.0 credit SIPA course will take place on Wednesdays from 11:00am – 12:50pm.

Deadline: Design Your Future
2021-02-10 22:00
The future can feel uncertain, so we’ve created Design Your Future as a two-session program where students learn to apply design to their careers and life after graduation. The goal of this program is to help you to better navigate your career and life choices in the face of uncertainty. The tools we cover are ones you can continue to apply whenever you find yourself personally “stuck.”
Dates and times (online via Zoom):
Wednesday, February 17th — 6:30pm to 9:00pm ET
Wednesday, February 24th — 6:30pm to 8:30pm ET
If you are interested, fill out the application below!
Please respond by 10pm on Wednesday, February 10th.
We will contact all applicants by 12pm by Friday, February 12th.
If you have any questions, email adam.royalty@columbia.edu
https://forms.gle/bxdND7aohTHBrnfg6

Deadline: Design for Social Innovation Course Fall 2021
2021-08-06 08:00 - 17:00
Open to all Columbia students
APPLY HERE

Are you interested in tackling complex problems through human centered design?
Design For Social Innovation (DFSI) is a semester-long course where students and faculty support social enterprises, nonprofit organizations, and the public sector to address complex, ambiguous global problems through human centered design. The course is open to students from Columbia’s 20 undergraduate and graduate schools, including Barnard and Teachers College, via an application and interview process.

The 3.0 credit course is a collaboration between the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio and the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).

The class will take place in-person on Wednesdays from 2:10pm – 4:00pm.

The application-only course will accept a total of 16 students for the Fall 2021 term.

This Fall we will work with NYC-based organizations around the themes of Education, Health, and Innovation.
Applications are now live and they will close at 11:59pm EDT on Friday, August 6th.

Deadline: Design Your Future Applications
2021-10-15 22:00
Apply here
Open to current students from all of Columbia’s schools.

The future can feel uncertain. What if you discover that your path isn’t the right fit? What happens if you start to drift away from the things you feel passionate about? What trajectory is right for you? Design Your Future was created to sort through these types of questions.
In this two-session workshop, students will learn to apply design in order to better navigate careers and life choices in school and beyond. You can read about the experience here. DYF is a workshop open to Columbia students (including Teachers College and Barnard) and will meet in the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio.
DYF will meet in the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio:
Friday, October 29th — 9:30am to 12:30pm ET
Friday, November 12th — 10:30am to 12:30pm ET
If you are interested, please fill out the application by 10pm on Friday, October 15th. We will get back to all applicants by 5pm on Monday, October 18th. Due to COVID restrictions, this program is only open to current Columbia students.

Application Deadline: Design for Social Innovation Spring 2022
2021-11-10
Applications are now open for the Spring 2022 Design For Social Innovation course! Taught by Sarah Holloway, Lecturer at the School of International Public Affairs and Adam Royalty, Designer in Residence at Columbia Entrepreneurship’s Design Studio, DFSI is a semester-long course where Columbia University students and faculty support social enterprises, nonprofit organizations, and the public sector to address complex, ambiguous global problems through human centered design. This Spring, we will work with NYC-based organizations around the themes of Education, Public Health, Urban Infrastructure, Mental Health, and Media. Please contact designstudio@columbia.edu with any questions and apply here.

Application Deadline: Design Your Future, Spring 2022
2022-02-13
The future can feel uncertain. What if you discover that your path isn’t the right fit? What happens if you start to drift away from the things you feel passionate about? What trajectory is right for you? Design Your Future was created to sort through these types of questions.
In this 3-hour workshop, students will learn to apply design in order to better navigate careers and life choices in school and beyond. You can read about the experience here. DYF is a workshop open to Columbia students (including Teachers College and Barnard) and will meet in the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio. Apply for our next session on February 18 starting at 1:30pm in the Design Studio (in person!)

Design Community Study Day, Spring 2022
2022-05-04 11:00 - 15:00
We’re opening the doors to Columbia Entrepreneurship’s Design Studio located at Riverside Church on the 4th floor in Room 430 on 5/4 from 11-3pm creating a relaxing work space for students across Columbia. Team projects + individual work are welcome. We’re providing snacks, coffee, relaxation stations and offering a few voluntary design activities to help you get unstuck. Feel free to stop by the Design Studio (645 W 120th Street) anytime between 11-3pm.
