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.