This document summarizes two case studies and a Master's program exploring more holistic approaches to design. The case studies involved design students working with social enterprises to develop solutions and broaden their skills in empathy and community engagement. The program teaches designers to step beyond traditional roles to address social, economic and environmental issues and create opportunities that inform future living. Graduates are expected to embrace challenges across many sectors as reflective professionals able to formulate new design opportunities and solutions. The document advocates for reconstructing design practice and education to better understand lived experiences and design within societal transformation.