Take out the Trash

Hypothesis IV

This thesis presents the hypothesis that strategic design, a platform that identifies the needs of constituents, creates innovative solutions, and delivers solutions with financial sustainability in mind (HCD, IDEO), can be used to help poor communities improve their well-being. The current method of subsistence, fundraising and donations, neither guarantees a steady stream of income nor fosters a symbiotic relationship between stakeholders. Such a hypothesis will allow on-going dialogue between stakeholders by employing constituents as co-creators and initiating an open-ended project that begins with the allocation of local resources to exploit their potential and guarantee financial independence.

Hypothesis III

This thesis presents the hypothesis that strategic design, a platform that identifies the needs of constituents, creates innovative solutions, and delivers solutions with financial sustainability in mind (HCD, IDEO), can be used to help poor communities improve their well-being through co-creation by crafting a vision to build a development platform. The current method of subsistence is through fundraising, which does not guarantee a steady stream of income nor foster a symbiotic relationship between stakeholders. Such a hypothesis will allow poor communities to become self-sustainable by employing residents as co-creators and allocating local resources, as oppose to foreign resources, to develop.

Thought

Help yourself using what you have

ADIC, community center in Caracas

ADIC

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The observation is: ADIC already does all those things that are advisable to do in order to develop in all aspects. They have even integrated the community in the functioning and yet, they still struggle money wise. Now, that is the problem to solve. Where is the missing piece.

Hypothesis II

This thesis presents the hypothesis that design can be used to help poor communities improve their well-being through already-existing resources. The focus will be on using the community as co-creators to help craft a vision to build a development platform. The community center in question, currently relies on donations and fundraising events without providing a steady stream of income. Such a hypothesis will open new approaches of self-sustanabiliy for communities who are used to rely on external help to subsist and do not have a steady source of income.

As a designer I feel very socially responsible. Use your logo-making abilities to help people. Since people is what surrounds us.

Hypothesis follow up

Slow Design

Process
The process of slow design is comprehensive, holistic, inclusive, reflective and considered. It permits evolution and development of the design outcomes. It belongs to the professional and public arenas and emphasises the importance of democratising the design process by embracing a wide range of stakeholders.

Outcomes
slow design is manifest in any object, space or image that encourages
a reduction in human, economic, industrial and urban resource flow metabolisms by:

• designing for space to think, react, dream, and muse
• designing for people first, commercialisation second
• designing for local first, global second
• designing for socio-cultural benefits and well-being
• designing for regenerative environmental benefits and well-being
• democratising design by encouraging self-initiated design
• catalysing behavioural change and socio-cultural transformation
• creating new economic and business models and opportunities

Taken from: http://www.slowdesign.org/slowdesign.html

Video Experience

La Leche and all its components

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Hypothesis I

This thesis presents the hypothesis that design can be used to help poor communities improve their well-being through already-existing resources. The focus will be on human-centered design and how this methodology will help the community’s stakeholders craft a vision to build a development platform. Such a hypothesis will open new approaches of self-sustanabiliy for communities who are used to rely on external help to subsist and do not have a steady source of income.