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DFA Days of Summer: Learnings from June
DFA Days of Summer brings community together, offers new ways to approach design, and creates space to respond to changing realities.

Design For Equity: Using the Tools in Our DFA Toolkit
In response to the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless others, citizens across the country are demanding reimagined public safety. As DFAers, we must use our design skills to think critically about our role in systemic racism and redesigning more equitable futures.

COVID19 Design Challenge
Mobilizing WDO, DFA, & IBM designers to tackle pandemic challenges

DFA Days of Summer Kickoff!
Join us for the choose-your-own adventure summer programming that celebrates DFA’s dedication to community-centered design during times of unprecedented change.

The Many Hats of DFA’s Kelly Wisneski
An interview with Project Coordinator Kelly Wisneski.
Design Thinking 101 Podcast: Design for America: Founding + Present + Future, Part 2
Today’s episode is part two of a two-part series on Design for America.

Design Thinking 101 Podcast: Design for America: Students + Design Thinking + Community Impact, Part 1
Today’s episode is part one of a two-part series on Design for America featuring a student, alumni, and mentor of DFA.

DESIGN FOR AMERICA + COOPER HEWITT: SUSTAINING WORKPLACE ECOSYSTEMS
In collaboration with Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, DFA Alumni + Friends presents Sustaining Workplace Ecosystems, an evening of lightning talks, exhibitions, and networking.

Design for America recognized with prestigious National Design Award
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum honors national program founded at Northwestern University

Design for America: Tackling the Unknown
Northwestern Business Review describes how to embrace ambiguity in the DFA design process.