Verge NYC

Verge NYC VergeNYC is a three-day design event organized by students at Parsons School of Design, along with design and community partners. WHY TRANSDISCIPLINARY DESIGN?

VergeNYC is a 2.5-day design event organized by students at Parsons, along with design and community partners. We bring together leading thinkers, field experts and change makers to galvanize a movement towards Transdisciplinary Design. The scale and impact of social, environmental and economical issues we are faced with today are too vast to be owned by one, single discipline. Both our present an

d future demand a mindset shift towards radical collaboration between different fields, approaches and people. Design plays a key role in facilitating these exchanges. At VergeNYC, you’ll find us mixing and matching. Combining voices from the public and private sector, featuring people from different backgrounds, including but definitely not limited to, design, urban planning, sustainability, music and performing arts, business and social innovation. Our goal is to create a space for transdisciplinary collaboration, because we wholeheartedly believe that this leads us towards a future that’s greater – much greater, than the sum of its parts. OUR EVENT FORMAT

MORNING SESSIONS
In Morning Sessions, we kick off the day with talks, panels and workshops led by professionals, experts and thought leaders who will introduce different avenues to investigate the invisible. CURATED CONVERSATIONS
In Curated Conversations Transdisciplinary Design students, with their professional partners, community experts and participants, will implement methodologies, such as design-thinking, design-charettes, or design-led research, to facilitate exchange of perspectives and to foster generative thought pertaining to topics presented in the morning sessions. EVENING EVENTS
During the Evening Events, we gather in hand-picked, sponsored venues over food and drinks to expand our network, to make friends, and to join forces with fellow change makers, as we share and reflect on the insights of our day. Instagram
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VergeNYC supports this amazing project in Berlin!
07/20/2017

VergeNYC supports this amazing project in Berlin!

Crowdfunding-Projekt von paper planes e.V.. Wir wollen in Berlins Zentrum den besten Radweg der Welt realisieren: separiert, komfortabel und überdacht.

Thank you, Anaka! Thank you, Bedford + Bowery.
03/03/2017

Thank you, Anaka! Thank you, Bedford + Bowery.

Design is something that most of us have a vague interest in, if only while furniture shopping. But what does a plebeian like me, to whom design still relates to physical products, make of the changing definition of the word? What ...

Apply now for the VergeNYC 2017 Curated Conversations! If you can't make it, nominate someone, who you think would be an...
02/06/2017

Apply now for the VergeNYC 2017 Curated Conversations! If you can't make it, nominate someone, who you think would be an amazing addition to our unique event.

www.verge.nyc

VergeNYC is a conference that serves as a nexus between academia, social organizations and the field of design. Through this platform we bring together creative thinkers, field experts, and change makers at Parsons School of Design in New York City. This year we will host seven, two-day round-table…

5x more bacteria on smart phones than on toilet seats? The invisible microbiome on our mobile devices.
01/28/2017

5x more bacteria on smart phones than on toilet seats? The invisible microbiome on our mobile devices.

At Tokyo's Narita International Airport, bathrooms are outfitted with smartphone wipe dispensers to disinfect your phone screen.

2.9 Million people marched. We are proud that we were part of it yesterday in NYC.
01/22/2017

2.9 Million people marched. We are proud that we were part of it yesterday in NYC.

Millions of Americans have taken to the streets from New York to Los Angeles and everywhere in between as the Women's Marches on Washington is estimated to be the biggest one-day protest in US history.

What Went Wrong is an effort to reframe the conversation on foreign aid through in-depth photojournalism. Transdisciplin...
01/16/2017

What Went Wrong is an effort to reframe the conversation on foreign aid through in-depth photojournalism. Transdisciplinary Design Alumn Joe Wheeler makes visible what we usually don't see in international development.

The What Went Wrong? Foundation seeks to bring the voices of aid recipients to the forefront of the global discussion on foreign aid. Through text message and social media submissions, local Africans will be able to report on aid work in their own communities. The information they provide will appea...

When we talk about INVISIBILITY, we talk about design in spaces that cannot be seen. Interactions, Services, Experiences...
01/12/2017

When we talk about INVISIBILITY, we talk about design in spaces that cannot be seen. Interactions, Services, Experiences, Situations.

With examples from Dropbox, Gmail, and more, here's a no-nonsense guide to creating user experiences that are so natural, they feel invisible.

You Should Sing Up For The Action Item Fair Hosted By ThoughWorks. We Will Definitely Go! Find Us Wearing Our VergeNYC B...
01/10/2017

You Should Sing Up For The Action Item Fair Hosted By ThoughWorks. We Will Definitely Go! Find Us Wearing Our VergeNYC Buttons ;)

Action Item Fair brings New Yorkers together for a day of learning and action to channel our individual power into systemic change. Take your activism offline and into daily life. Come together to meet experienced organizations and leaders who are propelling social, economic and environmental cause...

Some of our Transdisciplinary Design students had the honor to work with Ariel Kennan at the New York Mayo'rs Office las...
01/09/2017

Some of our Transdisciplinary Design students had the honor to work with Ariel Kennan at the New York Mayo'rs Office last summer.

Kennan, who heads a design and product team for Mayor Bill de Blasio, is bringing service design to the city.

Thank you, Mashal Khan for taking these amazing pitrues of our Advisor Breakfast for VergeNYC 2017.
01/09/2017

Thank you, Mashal Khan for taking these amazing pitrues of our Advisor Breakfast for VergeNYC 2017.

01/09/2017

VergeNYC 2017 INVISIBILITY. Feb. 22-24/2017. Advisor Breakfast. Transdisciplinry Design Conference at Parsons School of Design in New York. Video by Janne Ebel

01/09/2017

VergeNYC 2016 ELASTICITY. Transdisciplinary Design Conference at Parsons School of Design in New York. Video by Leo Bancou

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