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CIMIx 2026 | The Transformation Edition

27–29 Jan 2026 | Vienna, Austria

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Rinat Sherzer

Professor / Founder

Parsons School of Design, NY / Of Course Global

Barcelona, Spain

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EN Parsons School of Design enables students to develop the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in and contribute meaningfully to the rapidly changing society. Students collaborate with peers across The New School, with industry partners, and with communities around the world and in New York City, a global center of art, design, and business. DE Die Parsons School of Design vermittelt Studierenden das Wissen und die Fähigkeiten, um in einer sich schnell verändernden Welt erfolgreich zu sein und einen Beitrag zu leisten. Dabei arbeiten sie mit Kommiliton:innen der New School, Partner:innen aus der Industrie und Gemeinschaften weltweit sowie in New York City zusammen – einem internationalen Zentrum für Kunst, Design und Wirtschaft.
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EN

Rinat Sherzer is a social entrepreneur and the founder of Of Course Global, a Design Innovation Lab. She is a transdisciplinary designer and artist, a biotechnology engineer, and an associate professor at Parsons School of Design in New York. Her work explores the intersections of art, design, science, and technology in service of social impact, addressing issues such as racism, human rights, and gender equality. She has spoken at TEDx about her work and was invited to speak at the United Nations Women’s Day Summit in 2020. Currently, Rinat is researching the embodied dimensions of hope through multi-sensory experiences and co-design as part of her PhD studies at RMIT University in Melbourne.

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Rinat Sherzer ist Sozialunternehmerin, transdisziplinäre Designerin, Künstlerin und Biotechnologie-Ingenieurin. Sie ist Gründerin von Of Course Global, einem Design-Innovationslabor, und Associate Professor an der Parsons School of Design in New York. In ihrer Arbeit verbindet sie Kunst, Design, Wissenschaft und Technologie, um gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen wie Rassismus, Menschenrechte und Geschlechtergerechtigkeit anzugehen.

Rinat hat ihre Projekte bei TEDx vorgestellt und war 2020 Rednerin beim United Nations Women’s Day Summit. Derzeit widmet sie sich in ihrer Doktorarbeit an der RMIT University in Melbourne der Erforschung der verkörperten Dimensionen von Hoffnung - durch multisensorische Erfahrungen und partizipatives Co-Design.

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Speaker sessions (1)

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

10:00 - 10:45

Keynote | Hope, Transformation, and the Art of Transdisciplinarity (EN)

Location:Main Stage (Julius-Raab-Saal)Track:Connecting the Dots
  • Art
  • Storytelling
  • Design
  • Immersive

Language: English This keynote shows how hope can become a transformative creative force, using transdisciplinary practice - art, design, sensory experience, and co-creation - to reshape systems, relationships, and our collective future.