# Socially Aware MFAs Design for Social Innovation at SVA is the First of Its Kind By Social Business Editor | Published 2014-05-13 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/design-for-social-innovation-at-sva References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/SVADSI) & [dsi.sva.edu](http://dsi.sva.edu/) Design for Social Innovation at SVA is an MFA program that focused on social impact design. SVA is short or the School of Visual Art, which is based in New York City. It's hard to believe but the program is the first of its kind. "It was created as a much-needed path for designers who want to work at a strategic level within business, government and the social sector to solve the major challenges humanity faces, and to offer non-designers an opportunity to learn to use design to create positive impact," they write on their website. The faculty have a wide range of backgrounds and the students tend to reflect that. **Contact Information** Design for Social Innovation at SVA [website](http://dsi.sva.edu/) DSI on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/SVADSI) DSI on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SVADSI) DSI on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/svadsi) DSI on [Tumblr](http://dsi-sva.tumblr.com/) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 23% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Social Impact Design:** The Design for Social Innovation program at SVA focuses on using design to create positive impact in business, government, and the social sector. - **Strategic Design:** The MFA program offers designers an opportunity to work at a strategic level, solving major challenges faced by humanity. - **Non-designer Education:** The program also provides an opportunity for non-designers to learn how to use design to make a positive impact. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Education:** The Design for Social Innovation program at SVA disrupts the traditional education sector by offering a unique MFA program focused on social impact design. - **Design:** The program opens up disruptive innovation opportunities within the design industry to integrate strategic thinking and address major societal challenges. - **Consulting:** The program creates disruptive innovation opportunities within consulting, as it prepares designers to work at a strategic level with business, government, and the social sector. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Educational Fashion Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/design-graduates-initiative.md) - [Google-Backed UX Research Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scad.md) - [AI-Driven Design Studios](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fika-design.md) - [African Fashion Futures Incubators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/african-fashion-futures-incubator.md) - [Digital Fashion Academies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clo-academy.md) - [AI-Focused Design Creative Certifications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/design-creative-certification.md) - [Creative-Centric Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cfda-and-swarovski.md) - [Interconnected Design Retrospectives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/design-system.md) - [Cultural Contemporary Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scad-at-miami.md)