This project supports MedMe Health’s expansion into the U.S. market by improving how the company communicates its value as an AI-powered pharmacy platform. The intern will redesign MedMe’s website and create new marketing materials—such as videos, social graphics, brochures, and trade show visuals—to clearly explain the company’s products and AI capabilities to American pharmacies. Using […]

The Centre for Local Innovation & Collaboration (CLIC) project will team up with small businesses from Richmond Hill’s Small Business Enterprise Centre. Interns from OCAD University’s Strategic Foresight and Innovation (SFI) Master of Design program will (through research) help these businesses with their innovation challenges using various methods like human-centered design, futures thinking, and strategic […]

Acromegaly is a disease caused by a tumour in the brain that leads to coarsening and enlargement of features of the face, hands, and feet, as well as a host of diseases including diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, and sleep apnea, that lead to disfigurement, poor quality of life and premature death. If caught in early stages, […]

This research project is organized around design and delivery of training workshop, toolkits and support services to democratize Human Centered Design approach within the Information Systems department of CPKC rail. As result of the project deliverables, Information Systems department employees will be able to successfully design and develop digital solutions that are desirable to the […]

This project builds on the intern’s successful Mitacs Elevate fellowship employing methodologies of participatory action research and arts-based research to support, amplify and translate arts advocacies by emerging racialized and gender diverse artists. Knowledge products arising from the internship include a documentary film showcasing the work and activism of eight young socially-engaged artists, and a […]

The Centre for Local Innovation & Collaboration (CLIC) project will team up with small businesses from Richmond Hill’s Small Business Enterprise Centre. Interns from OCAD University’s Strategic Foresight and Innovation (SFI) Master of Design program will (through research) help these businesses with their innovation challenges using various methods like human-centered design, futures thinking, and strategic […]

This project, through the development of designs for the Toronto Centre of Learning and Development, aims to create products as well as educational tools. The specific product designs developed during this period can act as a launch point for social enterprise that could be taken direct to market, or used as a foundation to further […]

In the context of profound climate change and pronounced fluctuations in weather patterns, it is fundamental that design take on a central role and active participation in envisioning novel and environmentally conscientious modes of production. In addition to actively engaging as proponents of cutting-edge research on sustainable materials within the framework of Nature-Centered Design (NCD). […]

How can we open pathways for young artists from disenfranchised identities to connect and provide leadership to cultural processes and systems? How might we formally recognize their skills and contributions to culture, and further support them as developing artists and researchers? How can research creations sustain and grow community arts impacts, and promote more equitable […]

Parenting is challenged by the pace of change in information technology, impacting child development and parent-child relationships. Children learn and grow in online environments and their development, perspectives and understanding of the world are impacted by multiple communities, which creates risks to safety, relationships and experiences. Supporting technologies will help bridge this gap, intervening with […]

The Centre for Local Innovation & Collaboration (CLIC) is a shared, co-creative partnership between OCAD University, the City of Richmond Hill, and eCampusOntario (the funder). Graduate researchers from OCAD University (graduate researchers and faculty) will work with businesses to scope out innovation projects and together identify key areas of need and optimize opportunities for innovative […]

The Downsview redevelopment is one of the most significant projects to occur in the history of Toronto, led by Northcrest Developments (Northcrest). Northcrest is wholly owned by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), one of Canada’s largest pension fund managers. The goal is that over the next 30 years, the 370-acre Downsview Airport […]