About the Program

Design Ignites Change – a Worldstudio program – supports designers and architects who want to make a difference.

Colleges & Universities

Through the program, college students engage in multidisciplinary design and architecture projects that address pressing social issues. Participants are encouraged to apply design thinking – the combination of unleashed creativity and executable actions – to problems that exist in their own communities. Design Ignites Change supports the works of these students through awards programs, mentoring, education and public visibility.

Creative Professionals

The program offers opportunities for creative professionals to engage in social issues. Through workshops and consulting services, Design Ignites Change and Worldstudio help designers and architects pursue their solutions to social issues strategically and sustainably.

High School Mentoring Programs

Professional designers and college students collaborate with underserved high school students to execute projects around compelling social themes. These are self-guided initiatives, supported by a robust set of open-source guidebooks and documents that give even inexperienced mentors the tools necessary to successfully complete the project while providing a rewarding experience for all participants. Currently Design Ignites Change has two mentoring initiatives underway: Create! Don’t Hate and School: by Design.

Join Us!

To learn more about participating in Design Ignites Change, visit one of the following sections of this website:
» Students & Educators
» Creative professionals
» Mentoring for high school students

For more information about becoming a partner or sponsor, visit the Partners section of the website or contact Andréa Pellegrino at apellegrino (at) worldstudioinc.com.