SHIFT Retail Lab Events
Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Get ready for a night of limitless creativity and fun at the SHIFT Retail Lab!
Explore the endless realms of creativity at our "Present About Anything" Night. Whether it's a hobby, a project, or a passion, we invite you to showcase it in a unique and engaging way.
What to look forward to:
- Diverse presentations
- Inspiring discussions
- Networking with fellow enthusiasts
Express yourself, learn from others, and immerse yourself in a world of ideas. It's all about celebrating the extraordinary, the everyday, and everything in between! Join us at the SHIFT Retail Lab and let your imagination take center stage. The possibilities are boundless!
See you there!
Friday, 4 - 6 p.m.
Feedback Friday is designed as a round table discussion with peers, community members, staff and more. Come to Shift Retail Lab to help student entrepreneurs make iterations and get support during their time at VCU. Bring your curiosity and questions, we'll bring the snacks and beverages!
In-Person Event
This will be a live, in-person event. Please refer to VCU public health measures for all requirements.
Take a class at Shift
The VCU da Vinci Center offers academic, experiential, and experimental programming that supports VCU students in finding innovative solutions at the intersection of business, arts, engineering, health care, and beyond. Courses are open to all students at VCU on graduate and undergraduate levels. Register using VCU e-services.
INNO 591: Shift Magazine (3 credits) [FALL ONLY]
Instructors:
KT Schaeffer, VCU Brandcenter
Lloyd Young, VCU da Vinci Center
This course is a cross-disciplinary, project-based course where students will build on the foundational principles and practices of visual design by directly applying their skills to create a magazine for Shift Retail Lab. All students will experiment in constructing content through design thinking, graphic design, branding, photography, copywriting, communications, and event planning.
By the end of this course, students will have created the first issue of Shift Magazine and planned a launch party to introduce the issue to the VCU and Richmond community. Students can expect to achieve beginning to intermediate technical competency in Adobe InDesign through online instruction modules, assignments, and instructor support. All students will be given remote access to an Adobe Creative Cloud license while enrolled.
Shift Retail Lab has been selected as winner in the Learning category as a part of the 2023 Innovation by Design Awards for Fast Company. Shift was also named as an honorable mention in the Urban Design category as part of the 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards for Fast Company.
Shift Magazine Independent Study (1-3 credits) [SPRING ONLY]
This course is a cross-disciplinary, project-based course where students will build on the foundational principles and practices of visual design by directly applying their skills to create content for Shift Magazine. All students will experiment in constructing content through design thinking, graphic design, branding, photography, copywriting, communications, and event planning.
Students are expected to work with faculty to create their own syllabus and learning objectives.
Please email Lloyd Young for more information (youngel3@vcu.edu).
Shift Retail Lab has been selected as winner in the Learning category as a part of the 2023 Innovation by Design Awards for Fast Company. Shift was also named as an honorable mention in the Urban Design category as part of the 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards for Fast Company.
Design Thinking Workshops
Thursday, 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Facilitator Manjari Kumarappan
Design-thinking is all about collaboration and problem-solving.
Join us at our upcoming Design Thinking workshop! There is an increasing emphasis on skills such as design thinking, problem-solving, adaptability and empathy to current as well as future job roles. VCU da Vinci Center is offering the opportunity to earn an “Introduction to Design Thinking” credential via a credly badge that you can post on your LinkedIn. Join our team in an immersive workshop on the practice of human-centered thinking.
Thursday, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Facilitator Tyrone Frye
Design-thinking is all about collaboration and problem-solving.
Join us at our upcoming Design Thinking workshop! There is an increasing emphasis on skills such as design thinking, problem-solving, adaptability and empathy to current as well as future job roles. VCU da Vinci Center is offering the opportunity to earn an “Introduction to Design Thinking” credential via a credly badge that you can post on your LinkedIn. Join our team in an immersive workshop on the practice of human-centered thinking.
Friday, 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Facilitator Lloyd Young
Design-thinking is all about collaboration and problem-solving.
Join us at our upcoming Design Thinking workshop! There is an increasing emphasis on skills such as design thinking, problem-solving, adaptability and empathy to current as well as future job roles. VCU da Vinci Center is offering the opportunity to earn an “Introduction to Design Thinking” credential via a credly badge that you can post on your LinkedIn. Join our team in an immersive workshop on the practice of human-centered thinking.
Friday, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Facilitator Manjari Kumarappan
Design-thinking is all about collaboration and problem-solving.
Join us at our upcoming Design Thinking workshop! There is an increasing emphasis on skills such as design thinking, problem-solving, adaptability and empathy to current as well as future job roles. VCU da Vinci Center is offering the opportunity to earn an “Introduction to Design Thinking” credential via a credly badge that you can post on your LinkedIn. Join our team in an immersive workshop on the practice of human-centered thinking.
Thursday, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Facilitator Tyrone Frye
Design-thinking is all about collaboration and problem-solving.
Join us at our upcoming Design Thinking workshop! There is an increasing emphasis on skills such as design thinking, problem-solving, adaptability and empathy to current as well as future job roles. VCU da Vinci Center is offering the opportunity to earn an “Introduction to Design Thinking” credential via a credly badge that you can post on your LinkedIn. Join our team in an immersive workshop on the practice of human-centered thinking.
Friday, 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Facilitator Perry Lee
Design-thinking is all about collaboration and problem-solving.
Join us at our upcoming Design Thinking workshop! There is an increasing emphasis on skills such as design thinking, problem-solving, adaptability and empathy to current as well as future job roles. VCU da Vinci Center is offering the opportunity to earn an “Introduction to Design Thinking” credential via a credly badge that you can post on your LinkedIn. Join our team in an immersive workshop on the practice of human-centered thinking.
HOST YOUR EVENT AT SHIFT!
Our space makes a great venue for any of your events! From happy hours and fashion shows, to concerts and speaking events, we are happy to help make your event a success.