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As a strategic designer, you address shifting social, political, and urban contexts, developing radical art, design, and business solutions at the nexus of service design, management, and creative social innovation. School Highlights Study Paths and Options Flexible curricula lets you develop a range of research methods, conceptualization techniques, and theoretical frameworks. You formulate creative strategic responses to complex scenarios like climate change, urbanization, and evolving global markets. Cities, Services, Systems In SDS labs, you test new ways of improving urban environments, business models, and social systems while conducting innovative, human-centered design research to meet needs ranging from elder care to e-commerce to transportation alternatives. Resources Across the University The New School’s libraries, research institutes, and galleries anchor your investigations. Resources like the Tishman Environment and Design Center (TEDC) provide rich learning opportunities...