Rinat Sherzer
Professor / Founder
Parsons School of Design, NY / Of Course Global
Barcelona, Spain
My organisation
Parsons School of Design, NY / Of Course Global
Parsons School of Design, NY / Of Course Global
Educational Institution
New York, United States
About me
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.
DE
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.
Speaker sessions (1)
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
10:00 - 10:45
Keynote | Hope, Transformation, and the Art of Transdisciplinarity (EN)
- 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.