Activities & Events
Students participate in a number of activities and events throughout the academic year, both formal and informal. The program hosts public lectures and program socials, while students organize group outings. In addition to working closely together, students are encouraged to engage and network beyond the program given the amazing variety of groups and events happening all across campus.
Upcoming Events
MDE Info Session
Fall 2025 info sessions will soon begin. Stay tuned!
MDE Public Lectures
During both years, students attend guest lectures given by innovators and leaders in business, government, design, and engineering. These talks, whether public or private to the MDE group, invite interaction with speakers, as well as graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, and staff from the larger Harvard community. Past speakers include:
John Collins
“The Paper Airplane Guy”
David Sheldon-Hicks, “Future Mapping”
Territory Studio
Juliet Russell, “Sustainability and the Fashion Industry: what does it mean to be in charge of Impact?”
Stella McCartney
Harry West, “Servant or Svengali: Design, AI and CX”
frog
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji & Emmanuel Adegboye, “The Future of Cities, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation in Africa”
Future Africa & Utopia Lagos
Theodore Spyropoulos, “Quantum”
Design Research Lab