The Office of Academic and Creative Partnerships connects RISD with organizations across the worlds of art, design, and scholarship to support collaborative, research-driven projects that explore pressing questions around creativity, sustainability, equity, and innovation. By engaging RISD’s unique culture of hands-on learning, iterative inquiry, and deep material expertise, these partnerships create shared learning experiences that challenge both students and external partners to explore new systems, knowledge, and ways of working. Through studios, research, and creative exchange, partners gain access to RISD’s distinctive approach to problem solving—one rooted in curiosity, critical thinking, and collaboration.