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35 nominations propose wide variety of solutions
A structure that harvests water from the air in Haiti, a backpack radio station for disaster…
Search Results for social design
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‘The current immigration system is entirely obsolete’
While all our focus is on climate change, these days, we haven’t forgot our five finalists…
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‘Patricia Espinosa is a great ally for me’
‘Patricia Espinosa is amazing. She is a great ally for me,’ Brazilian bicycle activist Aline Cavalcante…
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Zero-carbon towns: science fiction or urban future?
From super-efficient tiny homes to 3D printed dwellings: modular architecture seems to be having a moment.…
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Floating Architecture Workshop to focus on climate action
Starting on August 25, the Amazon rainforest will once again play host to a unique Floating…
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Tons of information to help you get started
‘I saw the pain of being away from a home that you did not choose to…
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Don’t Waste Waste: A Second Life for Ocean Plastic
Recycle plastics? Yes, of course. That is the general consensus. That plastic parts are floating in…
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Countering Media Monologues
‘We’re all aware of our mortality, but we prefer not to dwell on it too much.’ Xandra…
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What will the post-fossil neighbourhood look like?
‘Design is an act and a means of imagination and persuasion,’ sociologist Emiel Rijshouwer of Erasmus…
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Techno Morality
Introduced by reframing expert Gijs Ockeloen and presented by philosopher Johan Melse, Techno Morality was an…
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Show Me Data
Can you involve people with data in a more personal way? Show Me Data, an activation session…
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Pyramid of Technology
Technology and its role in climate action was one of the hottest topics at WDCD Live…
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Climate Action Challenge call for entries is now open
Today, at WDCD Live Amsterdam, What Design Can Do and its partners IKEA Foundation and Autodesk Foundation…
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‘We need a Ministry of Creation & Climate Change’
‘Creativity is a vital link in tackling climate change. We therefore should consider the introduction of…
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Makers Unite starts crowdfunding campaign
Makers Unite, one of the five finalists of the WDCD Refugee Challenge, is developing fast. The…
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Fighting deforestation with drones and phones
Indigenous and local communities in the Amazon will soon start using drones, mobile phones, social media…
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‘If things are bad, that’s good’
‘Designers see the world upside-down. If things are bad, that’s good. If things are terrible, that’s…
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‘The Refugee Challenge has been a very uplifting experience’
‘I’ve seen a lot of design for refugees and design with refugees, but what I’m hoping…
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‘To build with straw bales you need a wooden structural frame’
A simple idea is not always as simply executed as it would seem. WDCD Refugee Challenge…
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INSPIRATIONAL FIGURES AT THE WDCD REFUGEE CHALLENGE GRAND FINALE
Today we enter the last week in our countdown towards the Grand Finale of the WDCD Refugee…
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A nice meeting over chorba and guima
There was chorba soup, and guima with a gumbu sauce and pancakes on the side. And…
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Makers Unite explores expanding to food production
What if Makers Unite would start growing food? The idea originated from the encounter of the…
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‘We want to become the ultimate rats’
‘My ultimate goal is that one of my students eventually will become a president or prime…
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A card that tells refugees everything they want to know
Focus, grow organically and emphasize the human factor. These were in a nutshell the advices IKEA…