Reject the Reset, Embrace the Moment

The human spirit shines brightest in the shadow of change. Public life has been transformed beyond all imagining, and neologisms crowd the lexicon: social distancing, Zooming, WFH, and one phrase I’m especially tired of hearing, hit the reset. In gaming and life, resets take you backward. In lieu of a reset, I’d like to propose a level up for all of us, in every industry, from retail to entertainment to design: Now is the time to launch something new.  SCAD is home to one of the largest and most comprehensive fashion schools in the world, which means — like so many companies and labels — we’re in the midst of a massive operational evolution. Earlier this year, we had a choice: hit pause or press on. To choose the former would’ve meant offering minimal or no instruction and biding our time until public life returned to normal. The latter — using this opportunity to venture something new — is what we’re all about.  One of our university’s adaptations this spring has been the creation of a weekly masterclass series (open to all 15,000-plus students across the globe) where designers, writers, entrepreneurs and others provide their own perspective on this period in history: How

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