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The Importance of Design Thinking for a Community
RJ McGuire Design thinking is the thought process that is used by creatives and can be adapted to any field or industry. This way of thinking isn’t limited to just designers, and artists, but can be adapted to business owners and other industry professionals to see problems in a new light and think of innovative…
How Design Thinking Transforms Communities, One Project at a Time
By: Kyle Wagner and Maggie Favretti #Whatif What if every course began with a single Essential Question? What if people were rewarded for having ideas and not ownership of them? What if every student experienced success in solving a community problem? What if school buildings were leveraged as community centers? What if success in school…
Qu’est-ce que (Vraiment) le Design Thinking ? La Définition Simple et Concrète
Développer la créativité. Tel est l’objectif numéro un du design thinking. Cette approche développée à Stanford dans les années 80 a pour but d’appliquer la démarche d’un designer pour répondre à un problème ou à un projet d’innovation. Cette manière de réfléchir et d’innover s’appuie de manière très importante sur des retours d’utilisateurs. Mais en…
Qu’est-ce que le Design Thinking ?
Le Design Thinking est une approche de l’innovation axée sur l’humain. C’est une méthode de pensée basée sur un processus itératif dont le principal objectif est de comprendre les comportements utilisateurs. Ce procédé permet également une remise en question des hypothèses et incite par là même à redéfinir les différents problèmes, afin d’identifier des solutions et proposer d’autres alternatives. Formez-vous au Design thinking avec Usabilis si ce sujet…
Social Change is the bedrock of Community Development
Social Change is the bedrock of Community Development. Community Development is firmly routed in the principles of social change, collective action, empowerment, participation and social justice. In order to empower communities to initiate change, firstly they need to identify their needs and work collectively to develop actions to address these needs. One school of thought…
Design Thinking for Social Innovation –
Mindset and tools for social changeSocial problems are complex, ill-defined, wicked problems. Finding effective ways to tackle and deal with them is often quite difficult. Because of that, organizations and practitioners recently started embracing design thinking as a preferred approach to address similar challenges. But what exactly is this design-driven approach, known with the name of “design thinking”? Design Thinking: an overview The term…
About Our Design for Change Project
Governments, scholars, educators, and communities are all interested in understanding why things go wrong. According to one point of view, community participation, or involving impacted groups in the development of solutions, is crucial. This enables the project to be tailored to the needs of the community, better guiding the intervention. Why Some Well-Planned and Community-Based…
Changing Europe… one learner at a time
The European E-learning Institute (EUEI) is committed to providing high-quality learning experiences and innovative educational programmes which engage learners from a range of sectors and socio-economic backgrounds. EUEI is committed to promoting social cohesion, inclusion, and sustainability across Europe, making them a perfect fit for the Design for Change Project. Our experienced team of trainers,…
