Acciones de Paz
Location
Tumaco, Ipiales, and Madrigal, Colombia
Designer
Feeling
Description
Forging new bonds through the co-creation of open source furnishings in abandoned public spaces
Australia Post Neighbourhood Welcome Program
Location
Footscray, Australia
Designer
Craig Walker Design + Innovation
Description
Connecting newcomers to their community and combating social exclusion
Beegin
Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
Designer
Ivan Leroy & Angus Campell
Description
Fabricating more accessible beekeeping systems for farmers, beekeepers, and bees
Beyond Bias
Location
Pakistan, Tanzania, Burkina Faso
Designer
YLabs
Description
Removing the implicit barriers that limit the education of youth about contraceptives
Boxing Future Health
Location
Denmark
Designer
Danish Design Centre
Description
Cultivating a discussion about the future of health through tangible scenarios and co-creation
Brazilian Government Supplier Registration System
Location
Brasília, Brazil
Designer
GNova
Description
Procuring Government Services without wasting anyone’s time
City of Rain
Location
Mexico City
Designer
Isla Urbana
Description
Constructing a more sustainable water paradigm for Mexico with rainwater harvesting
Civil Society Innovation Hubs
Location
Workshops in Istanbul, Panama City, Panama; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Dakar, Senegal; Bali, Indonesia; Rabat, Morocco; NYC, USA, to create hubs in Africa, Central Asia, East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and South Asia
Designer
Reboot
Description
Countering threats to civil society through a network of regional “hubs”
Community Housing Start Up Process
Location
Milan, Italy
Designer
Fondazione Housing Sociale
Description
Facilitating Communal Living With Structured Collaboration
Design Harvests
Location
Xianqiao Village, Chongming Island, Shanghai, China (1.0), ZhangYan Village, QingPu District, Shanghai, China (2.0)
Designer
Studio TEKTAO & College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University
Description
Promoting Circular Economy Principles to Strengthen the Rural Areas Around Shanghai
Digital Impact Square
Location
Nashik, India
Designer
Tata Consultancy Services Foundation
Description
Rooting technical solutions in the context and social needs of India’s underserved populations
Digua Community
Location
Beijing, China
Designer
Wei Xingyu, Gao Qing, Lin Mucun, Guo Xi and Zhou Zishu
Description
Repurposing unused spaces into community innovation hubs
Edmonton Shift Lab Collective 1.0
Location
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Designer
Edmonton Shift Lab
Description
Confronting Systemic Racism against Aboriginal People, Immigrants and Refugees by starting with housing
El Calendario del Mundo Wixárika
Location
Guadalajara and San Miguel Huaixtita, Jalisco, México; Gainesville, Florida, USA
Designer
D4D Lab with University of Florida Graphic Design
Description
Crafting an artifact to help bridge between indigenous and westernized cultures
Equity by Design Immersive Workshop
Location
New York City, USA
Designer
Creative Reaction Lab
Description
Dismantling systemic oppression and co-creating a future with equity for all
Every One Every Day
Location
London, UK, neighborhoods of Barking and Dagenham
Designer
Participatory City Foundation
Description
Building participatory infrastructure for local residents to shape their neighborhoods
Financial Literacy for Ecuadorian Microentrepreneurs
Location
Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador
Designer
GRID Impact
Description
Educating microentrepreneurs through a “less is more” learning approach
g0v Civic Tech Community
Location
Taipei and Tainan, Taiwan
Designer
g0v
Description
Containing a deadly pandemic through co-design and digital democracy
Game-Based Menstrual Hygiene Education
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Designer
Nairobi Design Institute
Description
Destigmatizing menstrual health with inclusive and interactive approaches
Help Delhi Breathe
Location
New Delhi, India
Designer
Purpose PBC
Description
Raising awareness for air pollution in Delhi and demanding solutions
Hospitable Hospice
Location
Singapore
Designer
The Care Lab
Description
Envisioning a new model of end of life care
Involved
Location
London and Peterborough, UK
Designer
Policy Lab (UK Government)
Description
Increasing youth voice in national policy design
Izmirsea
Location
Izmir, Turkey
Designer
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Directorate of Urban Design and Aesthetics
Description
Reviving residents' connection to the sea
Kamu Chatbot
Location
Helsinki, Finland
Designer
Inland Design
Description
Answering easy questions with technology so that humans have time to field the hard ones
Kuja Kuja
Location
Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Columbia, Ecuador, Kenya, South Africa, USA
Designer
IDEO.org
Description
Establishing better feedback loops between refugees and humanitarian organizations
La Transfo
Location
France (Paris, Mulhouse, Dunkerque, Lille, Strasbourg, Metz, Nantes, Grenoble, and Rennes, as well as the region of Occitanie)
Designer
La 27e Région
Description
Creating public innovation labs within French city governments to improve public services
MAFA
Location
Chile
Designer
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Description
Reconceptualizing preschool classrooms as open-ended learning spaces
Mahali Lab
Location
Jordan (Amman, Irbid, and Mafraq)
Designer
Airbel Impact Lab
Description
Enabling Syrians and Jordanians affected by the refugee crisis to identify and solve problems in their communities
Mapeo Digital
Location
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Designer
Perpendicular–Social Innovation Lab
Description
Mapping risks to improving quality of life in Guatemala City
Nawe Nuze Innovation Hub
Location
Bujumbura, Burundi
Designer
CARE USA Innovation Team and CARE Burundi Task Force
Description
Institutionalizing innovation methods and management within an international NGO
Paddy to Plate
Location
Myanmar (Shwebo, Pyay, Danubyu, and Nyaungshwe)
Designer
Proximity Designs and Studio D Radiodurans
Description
Understanding the needs and context of entrepreneurial paddy farmers in Myanmar
Pakistan Sign Language
Location
Karachi, Hyderabad, and Nawabshah, Pakistan
Designer
Designist
Description
Improving literacy and access to personalized learning for hearing-impaired children
Paths to Inclusion Vienna
Location
Vienna, Austria
Designer
Wonderwerk Consulting
Description
Advocating for people living with disabilities through the codesign of new services
Pink Dot SG
Location
Singapore
Designer
Pink Dot SG
Description
Fostering understanding, love, and acceptance between all Singaporeans, regardless of sexual orientation
Redesigning U-Report
Location
Started in Uganda, now in 72 countries
Designer
UNICEF Office of Innovation
Description
Helping youth connect on their own terms with international development
Right2CityforAll
Location
Pristina, Kosovo
Designer
UN Women Kosovo Office and UN Habitat
Description
Inviting youth to help design safer public spaces in Kosovo
Solo Koto Kita
Location
Surakarta (Solo), Indonesia
Designer
Kota Kita Foundation
Description
Strengthening the Participatory Budgeting process by Expanding Access to Hyper-Local Data
Spiro Wave
Location
New York City, USA
Designer
Spiro Wave, LLC
Description
Expanding hospitals' capacity to care for patients during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond
The Future Is Now
Location
Global
Designer
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Description
Futuring to Transform the World's Largest Humanitarian Network
The Human Account
Location
Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Pakistan, India, Myanmar
Designer
Dalberg Design
Description
Transforming how financial service providers understand, invest in, design for, and engage the billions who are underserved
The Nest
Location
Tel-Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Designer
Tel-Aviv-Yafo Municipality
Description
Sharing study spaces to improve outcomes for Tel Aviv teens and their families
Throwing Car Culture Under Bus
Location
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Designer
Limestone District School Board
Description
Inspiring & empowering youth to choose public transit
Thüringer Church Hostels
Location
Neustadt am Rennsteig, Free State of Thuringia, Germany
Designer
studioetcetera, Berlin
Description
Breathing new life into old churches and rural communities
X-School
Location
Fukui, Japan
Designer
Re:public Inc
Description
Enhancing regional resilience by incubating new products, services, and businesses
Yala Food Market
Location
Yala, Yala Province, Thailand
Designer
Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Description
Prototyping solutions for food systems in Thailand by integrating a local and global approach
