New York City is a thriving ecosystem of technology-related entrepreneurial endeavors, communities, and resources. Paired with Millennial ideals of autonomy from large companies, organizations, and governments, students in the city are uniquely positioned to disrupt industries with their own products. DEBUT explores how traditional and emerging business practices can empower the production of design studentsÕ work.

DEBUT forms New York City interdisciplinary student collaborations through a series of meet-ups. By bringing students together, I create and examine the conditions and environments that foster connections and successfully incubate ideas. I intend to develop a framework of innovative services for practice in future contexts and to document and explore the outcomes of these strategies in ethnographic reflection.