Tag Archives: design for development

A theoretical approach to Value for Money in aid & development: Optimizing research and design for ‘best fit’ iterative programming

By | July 11, 2017

Last year, I briefly touched upon this concept as an approach to cost effective programme design that was still flexible enough to provide room for iteration for best fit. Today, I want to explore the concept further to evaluate its potential as a framework for incorporating the concurrent shift in development thinking towards Value for… Read More »

Unforeseen outcomes of India’s demonetization shine light on the value of our design philosophy

By | November 28, 2016

Latest news on India’s demonetization informs us how the rural economy is bearing the brunt of this initiative. The action was intended to target wealthy tax evaders and end India’s “shadow economy”, but it has also exposed the dependency of poor farmers and small businesses on informal credit systems in a country where half the… Read More »

5 examples of the breadth of African led human-centered design and thinking and planning

By | September 15, 2016

The other day I was searching for news on design from the African continent and noted on Twitter that it seemed as though only the South Africans were consistently talking about their various creative outputs. Having long been part of the crowd that believed in the indigenous creativity and innovation in the less visible parts… Read More »