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    • LOGISTICS
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  • OUTCOMES

PROGRAM

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NOTE: The Value of Design plenaries on the evenings of April 10 & 11 and the "Designing Civil Rights" session on April 12 are free and open public events. All other LEAP/2 sessions are by invitation only. 

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SATURDAY, April 9


4pm   ​Check-In Opens
               Location: MICA Lazarus Center Lobby

5-6:30pm    Opening Gathering: Welcome & Introductions, Goals & Agenda 
                          Location: MICA Lazarus Center Auditorium

                         Welcome:
  • Gwynne Keathley, Vice Provost for Research & Graduate Studies, MICA
  • Lee Davis & Mike Weikert, Co-Directors, Center for Social Design, MICA

                         Goals & Agenda:
  • Mariana Amatullo & Jennifer May, Designmatters, Art Center
  • Lee Davis, Co-Director, Center for Social Design, MICA
  • Cecili Thompson Williams, Founder & Chief Strategist, We Divine Water

7-8:30pm    Opening Reception*
                           Location: The Motor House

                          * The LEAP/2: Value of Design Symposium Opening Reception
                             is generously sponsored by our friends at Sappi.

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SUNDAY, April 10


9-9:45am    Gathering: Goals, Inspiration & Provocation
                         Location: MICA Lazarus Center Auditorium

10am-12pm    Working Groups: Morning Session
                                Locations: Center for Social Design, The Motor House & Impact Hub Baltimore
                                                 

12-1:30pm    Lunch Break (lunch provided) 
                             Location: Center for Social Design


1:30-3:30pm    Working Groups: Afternoon Session
                                 Locations: Center for Social Design, The Motor House & Impact Hub Baltimore
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3:45-4:30pm    Gathering: Working Groups Shareback, Insights & Synthesis
                                  Location: MICA Lazarus Center Auditorium

4:30-7pm    Break, Free Time, Dinner (on your own) & Open Sessions (participants are also encouraged to use this time to self-organize around areas of interest). 

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PUBLIC PLENARY 1: Value of Design Series,  7-9pm
Location: MICA Falvey Hall, 1301 W Mt Royal Ave, Baltimore MD 21217
Free and open to the public (see our Facebook event page)
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LEAP Dialogues: Career Pathways for Design in Social Innovation
Co-Editors of “LEAP Dialogues: Career Pathways for Design in Social Innovation,” will share highlights and insights from this newly-released book and reflections from the first LEAP Symposium.

Provocateurs:
  • Mariana Amatullo, Vice President & Co-Founder, Designmatters, ArtCenter College of Design
  • Liz Danzico, Creative Director, NPR & Founding Chairperson, MFA Interaction Design, School of Visual Arts
  • Jennifer May, Director, Designmatters Department, ArtCenter College of Design
  • Andrew Shea, Principal, MANY

Current Challenges & Opportunities for Professional Pathways in Design for Social Innovation
Leading educators, practitioners and thought leaders will provide their perspectives on the current challenges, opportunities and emergent trends in professional pathways in design for social innovation.

Moderators: 
Eva Fury
, Robert W. Deutsch Social Design Fellow (2015-16), Center for Social Design, MICA
Briony Hynson, Deputy Director, Neighborhood Design Center & Robert W. Deutsch Social Design Fellow (2012-13)

Provocateurs: 
  • George Aye, Co-Founder & Principal, Greater Good Studio
  • Sara Cantor Aye, Co-Founder & Principal, Greater Good Studio
  • Sarah Brooks, Insights & Design, Veterans Experience, US Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Christine Gaspar, Executive Director, Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP)
  • Kippy Joseph, Associate Director, Innovation, Rockefeller Foundation

For provocateur bios, see our speakers page.

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MONDAY, April 11


9-9:45am    Gathering: Goals, Inspiration & Provocation
                            Location: MICA Lazarus Center Auditorium

10am-12pm    Working Groups: Morning Session
                                 Locations: Center for Social Design, The Motor House & Impact Hub Baltimore

12:15-1pm    Gathering: Working Groups Shareback, Insights & Synthesis
                            Location: MICA Lazarus Center Auditorium

1-2:30pm    Lunch Break (lunch on your own)​

2:30-4:30pm    Site Visits (sign-up sheets will be provided at check-in desk)     

     Current confirmed options include: 
  • Baltimore Design School & OpenWorks (hard hat tour) - combined visit 
  • Center for Bioengineering Innovation & Design (CBID), Johns Hopkins University
  • ​Gensler
  • Humanim - American Brewery Building
  • Neighborhood Design Center

4:30-7pm    Break, Free Time, Dinner (on your own) & Open Sessions (participants are also encouraged to use this time to self-organize around areas of interest). 
PUBLIC PLENARY 2: Value of Design Series, 7-9pm
Location: MICA Falvey Hall, 1301 W Mt Royal Ave, Baltimore MD 21217
Free and open to the public (see our Facebook event page)

Envisioning the Future for Professional Pathways in Design for Social Innovation
Leading educators, practitioners and thought leaders explore and imagine new directions and horizons, providing an aspirational vision for professional pathways in design for social innovation.  

Moderators: 
Silvia Mata-Marin, Robert W. Deutsch Social Design Fellow (2015-16), Center for Social Design, MICA
Becky Slogeris, Associate & Faculty, Center for Social Design, MICA & Robert W. Deutsch Social Design Fellow (2012-13)

Provocateurs:
  • Gaby Brink, Founder & Chief Designer, Tomorrow Partners 
  • Justin W. Cook, Senior Lead for Sustainable Development, Finnish Innovation Fund, Sitra
  • Liz Ogbu, Principal, Studio O
  • Seema Patel, Division Chief, Innovation Design and Advisory, Global Development Lab, USAID
  • Rafael Sergio Smith, Senior Designer, IDEO.org​


​For provocateur bios, see our speakers page.
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TUESDAY, April 12


9-9:45am    Gathering: Goals, Inspiration & Provocation
                          Location : Center for Social Design (Lazarus Center, Room 170)

10am-12pm    Working Groups:
Morning Session
                                 Locations: Center for Social Design, The Motor House & Impact Hub Baltimore

12:15-1pm    Gathering: Working Groups Shareback, Insights & Synthesis
                              Location : Center for Social Design (Lazarus Center, Room 170)

1pm     Adjourn & Lunch Break (lunch on your own)
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC FORUM - DESIGNING CIVIL RIGHTS, 1-3:45pm 
Location: MICA Falvey Hall, 1301 W Mt Royal Ave, Baltimore MD 21217
Free and open to the public

MICA’s graduate and undergraduate graphic design programs are hosting a free public forum entitled “Designing Civil Rights” on Tuesday, April 12, from 1-3:45pm. LEAP II: Value of Design Symposium participants are very welcome to attend.     

Forum: Designing Civil Rights
MICA’s graphic design community will gather for a forum on civil rights. De Andrea Nichols, designer, activist, and social entrepreneur from Ferguson, Missouri, will talk about her work using design as a tool for social change. Ellen Lupton and Brockett Horne will discuss the historic role of graphic design in the fight for equal rights, social justice, and visibility among people united by race, gender, sexuality, and ability. A student panel will present creative projects that engage identity and social change on campus and in our community.

1:00     Welcome: Ellen Lupton and Brockett Horne
1:10     Keynote: De Andrea Nichols
1:30     Designing Civil Rights: Ellen Lupton
1:50     Designing Social Change: Student Panel
2:30     Break: Refreshments in atrium
2:45     Designing Gender and Sexuality: Brockett Horne
3:15     Discussion
3:45     Close

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