Vision

A world in which all University stakeholders and community partners are empowered to design more equitable and joyful societies and selves.

Mission

Our mission is to build a world-class, world-serving design thinking program in which teams of students, advisers, and community partners conceptualize and implement innovations that address seemingly intractable societal issues.

Values

• Tackle wicked problems with humility and chutzpah
• Deliver concrete outcomes, providing end-to-no-end support for students and community partners over many years
• Nourish cultures of caring, creative, curious, and courageous people
• Empower individuals to design themselves within high-functioning teams and broader coalitions of structural change