2025

CAPACITY-BUILDING WORKSHOPS FOR DOHMH COMMUNITY PARTNERS

In response to increased interest from DOHMH Bureau of Bronx Neighborhood Health, TYTHE is invited to lead two virtual workshops for community-based organizations from across the borough. The sessions introduce placemaking and the power of arts and culture as a tool for community engagement and power mapping as a means of leveraging relationships to support organizational growth and outreach.

YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WITH AFTER SCHOOL LEADERS

Partnership for After School Education invites TYTHEdesign to lead a virtual workshop for over 60 registrants around the value of empowering young people to take civic action in the world around them.

2024

PRO BONO PUBLIC WORKSHOPS

TYTHEdesign offers two public-facing workshops free of charge–Incorporating Civic Engagement Into Youth Programming and Introduction to Placemaking for Civic Partners–with the intention of engaging with community and educational leaders across the civic, cultural, and arts sectors.

SHARED LEADERSHIP IN ACTION WITH CENTER FOR JUSTICE INNOVATION

TYTHE conducts an 8-part training with NYCHA residents and Office of Neighborhood Safety to support community leadership. Trainings included sessions on human-centered design, planning intentional stakeholder engagement, community-based planning, and facilitation.

NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION

To support Bronx Community College in an assessment of their Office of Career Development programming, TYTHEdesign is asked to develop a survey and implementation plan to reach students in-person and virtually.

NYC’S DOHMH STRATEGIC PLAN

TYTHE, in collaboration with A Good Question, is engaged by DOHMH to co-develop a Response Ready definition and set of blueprints to support the agency in reimagining their internal structure and operations to best support future crises. See the Strategic Plan that launched this initiative

BREAK THROUGH TECH ANNUAL MEETING

TYTHE designed and supported in the facilitation of the 2nd annual full-staff annual meetings. A 2-day event with sites from across the country – coming together to strategic plan, build capacity and share resources. BTT is a non-profit focusing on increasing the number of women graduating with computer Science degrees.

2023

CS4ALL EQUITY REPORT LAUNCHES

With support from TYTHEdesign, NYC Public Schools’ CS4All Equity initiative releases its five-year report, detailing the initiatives and resources implemented to provide rigorous and equitable computer science education. This effort aligns with the New York State Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Education framework and aims to address social disparities in the field.

NYPL INCUBATOR TRAINING

This New York Public Library program supports branch library staff in the development of civic-focused new programs at their locations. To ensure they take a human-centered lens, NYPL enlists TYTHEdesign to train participants in a collaborative process of design thinking focusing on prototyping rather than jumping to solutions.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: URBAN FORESTRY WORKFORCE TRAINING IN NYC REPORT

TNC releases a report, developed by TYTHEdesign, highlighting 36 NYC-based urban forestry programs and outlining challenges and opportunities for workforce development in the sector.

NEIGHBORHOOD TECH HELP LAUNCHES HYPER-LOCAL 1-ON-1 TECH SUPPORT INITIATIVE

In partnership with NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Brooklyn, New York, and Queens Public Library systems, TYTHEdesign kicks off the development of the Neighborhood Tech Help program aimed to bridge the digital divide and provide support to residents in need of tech support. The program is set to officially launch in the spring of 2025.

BRINGING YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO NYC AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS

Following a three-year partnership with the Department of Youth and Community Development as a TA provider, TYTHE’s focus on civic engagement for youth through intentionally-designed afterschool programming ultimately results in 32 workshops, over 400 participants, and over 60 unique resources designed for immediate application with young people.

DESIGN THINKING FOR NYCHA STAFF

TYTHE is invited to facilitate a two-day human-centered design training for the strategic planning department at NYCHA. The sessions are intended to bolster their capacity to approach challenges through an inclusive, creative co-designed lens.

IMPACCT BROOKLYN: COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT

TYTHE is engaged to gather community insights on IMPACCT Brooklyn’s programs, identifying opportunities for improvement to better meet the evolving needs of central Brooklyn residents and support their five-year strategic planning process.

2022

TYTHEDESIGN: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ALMANAC RELAUNCH

Meeting community demand, TYTHEdesign updates its Community Engagement Almanac with webinars to help utilize the resource.

NYC DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: TEACHING ENGLISH THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

DYCD expands TYTHEdesign’s civic engagement work to build the capacity of ESOL providers in New York City through a series of training workshops and resources to integrate civic engagement practices into adult English language instruction. 

HEALTHY PLACES BY DESIGN

Acknowledging the work completed in collaboration between TYTHEdesign, East Harlem community conveners, Arlen Zamula and Caitlin Falvey, and Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, this interview shares the successes of the community Health in Action program.

FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LAB

TYTHE collaborates with Alabama-based grantees, Alabama Appleseed, & Financial Health Network to co-develop solutions that support the financial independence of the reentry community. This webinar for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers across the country highlights relevant lessons and practices from this work, focused on ensuring ID access and financial literacy. 

CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY: PROSPECT PARK ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP LAB

TYTHEdesign is invited to collaborate with the Partnership Lab (a program of Central Park Conservancy Institute for Urban Parks) and Prospect Park Alliance (PPA) to address organizational challenges, develop strategies for equitable community engagement, and, ultimately, support PPA in developing an equity framework for their Community Committee.

2021

THE HEALTH IN ACTION TOOLKIT

TYTHEdesign, in partnership with the Bureau of Harlem Neighborhood Health, creates and supports the distribution of the Health in Action Toolkit, a practical tool to operationalize and replicate HIA’s multi-faceted approach to enhancing neighborhood agency and capacity through participatory grant-making processes.

TYTHEDESIGN: NY HEALTH FOUNDATION GRANTEE

In collaboration with DOHMH, TYTHE is awarded a grant to support sustaining safe and healthy initiatives through community engagement in East Harlem. Read the announcement

TYTHEDESIGN’S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ALMANAC

This comprehensive tool, inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, launches at the NY Health Foundation’s Practical Approaches to Resident Outreach and Engagement Healthy Neighborhoods Peer Exchange. Download the Community Engagement Almanac

JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

The East Harlem Foodways project, a collaboration between DOHMH and TYTHEdesign, uses qualitative research and inclusive, multilingual engagement to understand and amplify East Harlem residents’ experiences and decisions around food shopping, supporting broader food justice advocacy in the neighborhood. This article features in-depth qualitative interviews conducted by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in partnership with TYTHEdesign as part of the Foodways Study. 

NYC DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT’S FLATBUSH AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND REMEMBRANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT

The report is launched documenting a robust community engagement process led by TYTHEdesign in collaboration with the HPD, NYCEDC, LPC, and the FABGRR Task Force. It provides community priorities for honoring the site’s history, memorialization, and the development of affordable housing, in addition to a comprehensive presentation of the site’s history, and what the relationship between the FABGRR Task Force, the City Team, and the selected Development Team should look like as the project moves into its next phase. Most importantly, the report gives a voice to the community impacted by this process.

NYC DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: FOSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE

TYTHEdesign is hired as a TA provider to support a new focus on civic engagement for youth through intentionally-designed after school programming.

EARLIER

2020

NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE: NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVATION PLAYBOOK: SAFE PLACE, ACTIVE SPACES

NYC mayor’s office officially launches a how-to guide for activating public spaces, intended for residents and organizations in New York City, designed by L+L Studio and featuring TYTHE’s on-the-ground strategic engagement to support content development

THE NYC INTERNET MASTER PLAN

TYTHE’s collaboration with Brooklyn Public Library on the BKLYNconnect initiative is featured in the NYC Internet Master Plan (pg. 60)

2019

KNIGHT FOUNDATION: LIBRARY CONVENING

TYTHE facilitates an interactive, invitation-only event for the Knight Foundation exploring how to foster a strong future for libraries as trusted public institutions. Read about the convening

2018

POOL TALKS LAUNCHES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK

TYTHEdesign collaborated with Brooklyn Bridge Park to gather community input for a new public pool in Brooklyn. “Brooklyn Bridge Park Swimming in Ideas for New Pool” highlights opportunities for new community-based resources within the context of neighborhood needs.

2017

FAST COMPANY, “USING DESIGN PRINCIPLES TO RESHAPE LOCAL GOVERNMENT”

TYTHE is highlighted in Fast Company among other consulting firms in its application of design thinking and user-centered principles to help local governments become more efficient, accessible, and responsive to the needs of their communities.

COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL, SOCIAL ENTERPRISE CONFERENCE

TYTHE leads day-long hackathon inspiring innovation and impact around social challenges. Learn more about the event

2016

CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR CITY STAFF

TYTHEdesign continues to grow its capacity-building services through the development and implementation of interactive, tailored workshops for NYC government agencies to strengthen civil servants’ problem-solving and facilitation skills, fostering more collaborative, effective, and user-centered public services through ongoing training, tools, and support.