The Art of Social Innovation — with Miya Osaki, chair of the MFA Design For Social Innovation program at NYC's School of Visual Arts
Together, Good Measure and The Great Discontent are hosting a series of laid-back conversations that explore the nuance of hope-fueled creativity. The series will be available as both live conversations and as a podcast, available wherever you listen to podcasts now.
Miya Osaki is the chair of the MFA Design For Social Innovation program at School of Visual Arts. In addition, Miya is the founding partner at Diagram a New York-based, women- and minority-owned healthcare design studio. Miya brings her skills in interaction design, human-centered research, storytelling, and behavior design to create experiences aiming to better outcomes and enable patients to better improve their health, wellbeing, care, and quality of life.
She is also the co-host of the podcast, Yah, No, focused on the intersection of design, business, and healthcare. Prior to Diagram, Miya served as Director of Experience Design at Johnson & Johnson’s Global Strategic Design Office creating innovative solutions chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic pain. She is a pioneer recipient of the DesignMatters Fellowship at Art Center College of Design where she collaborated with the UNICEF Innovation Team. A west-coast native, Miya currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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Good Measure is a pop-up agency organizing creative projects for impact. We launch advocacy projects that stir hearts and jumpstart action, and host brand sprints that build community and offer the creative industry the opportunity to give back using their professional talents.
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