== <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Sexy.</span> ==
== <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Real world.</span><br/> == == <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><u style="font-size: 12px;">'''Tactic: maryland Design Impact Lab [mDIL]'''</u> == Maryland Design Impact Lab [mDIL] is a cross-disciplinary collaborative focused on leveraging the diverse expertise of students and using design-thinking methods to create social change at multiple scales. This student led organization was founded in Fall 2013 and hosted the first “Design Tent” in January 2014. Moving forward, mDIL will host Design Tents throughout each semester at the University of Maryland, College Park. School is a time to test, create, experiment and take initiative. [mDIL] attracts students interested in social change facilitated by designing, making, building, prototyping, and entrepreneurship. The organization strives for an environment that fosters creative thinking through design and is open to undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines and years ranging from freshman to Doctoral candidates. *'''Who can qualify for membership:''' ANY University of Maryland student.*'''Member candidate qualities: '''Commitment, curiosity, and critical thinking! It is not only exciting to be activated, as students, to generate ideas, now you have a chance to put those ideas into action, to implement and thereby create impact by following through with an idea and by working with local and global communities to design for users in mind.*'''Team Leader:''' Valerie Sherry*'''Contact Information:''' design.impact.lab@gmail.com*'''Milestones:'''**Held first "Design Tent" event in January 2014**Working local communities and organizations such as Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington DC and Strive DC to design for positive social impact. {| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width: 500px;"|-| About Passion, Not Start Ups| <span style="color:#ff0000;">'''<u>Yes</u>'''</span><br/>| No|-| Accessible for All| '''<u>Yes</u>'''| No|-| Sexy| '''<u>Yes</u>'''| No|-| Real World| '''<u>Yes</u>'''| No|-| Student Driven| '''<u>Yes</u>'''| No|-| Relevant and Important for Students| '''<u>Yes</u>'''| No|-| Fun| '''<u>Yes</u>'''| No|}
== <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Student-driven.</span> ==