Design Innovation

Prepare to lead organizational and social transformation at corporations, nonprofits, educational institutions, and entrepreneurial ventures.

The Design Innovation program at MassArt (MDES) is a full-time, two-year (60 credit hours) graduate program that prepares the next generation of innovators to lead organizational and social transformation across organizations. Blending design and business thinking, MDES graduates are uniquely positioned to influence growing industry areas and go on to work as service designers, experience designers, design strategists, and innovation leaders.

MDes

The MDES curriculum teaches students to define and solve a problem, and to use critical leadership skills to motivate teams to achieve success.

Faculty

Get to know our accomplished and talented MDES faculty, dedicated educators and professionals who are active in varied industries.

Events

Throughout the year, students can take advantage of an array of events, lecture series, and exhibitions.

Featured Work

Get inspired by the extraordinary work being produced by our students and faculty.

MDes Bootcamp

Every fall, MDES Bootcamp convenes students and faculty for intensive training and team-building exercises, solving design challenges together.

Graduate Student Resources

Information for graduate students, campus resources, studio and exhibitions spaces, and more.

Studios & Resources

As an MDES student, you will enjoy access to the FABLABS, which support creative problem solving through the use of emerging technologies.

MassArt x SoWa

The MassArt x SoWa graduate gallery features work from all MassArt graduate design programs, along with exhibitions across a variety of media.

Yijia Sun, Aastha Singh, ’19 MDes, McKayla Blanch, Design Innovation Agnee: Design for Developing Countries: Cooking up a Recipe for Clean Energy Adoption in Rural India, Solution, 2018