Design Thinking for Development
Facilitating: Aline de Araujo Alonso (Butterfly Works - Amsterdam) and Mark Kamau (BRCK - Nairobi)
Language: ENGLISH
Get acquainted with Design Thinking: a method to design programs in an innovative way.
Update Oct. 5 2020 - This session is fully booked, it is no longer possible to register for this session.
The added value of development cooperation and the role of NGOs is often criticised from many different angles. Reflection and innovation will be essential to remain relevant in the future. What should sustainable development and international cooperation look like in 2030? Where do we see ourselves going as a sector, and how do we get there?
In this workshop, we introduce Design Thinking as a method to innovate the way we design our programmes. Specific tools will help us experience what it's like to be in the shoes of our partners and those who are at the receiving end of our programmes. We will also look ahead and use creative methods to co-create as a group. You'll leave this session with new insights and a bolt of inspiration to innovate the way you work.
Facilitators
Aline de Araujo Alonso is a Design Researcher at Butterfly Works (Amsterdam), a social design studio pioneering the use of co-creation and Design Thinking in International Development. She has nearly a decade of working experience in Brazil and abroad with different social organisations, including Plan International and Oxfam Novib.
As a designer, her main goal is to inspire, enable and engage others. Aline's passion lies in integrating different fields of knowledge and using Design Thinking methods to create meaningful experiences for multiple stakeholders.
Mark Kamau is a human-centred Designer with a multidisciplinary design background and over 15 years of experience working across Africa and Europe. He specialises in design in emerging market contexts. Mark founded the first open human-centred design lab in Africa under the iHub, a community of over 25,000 individuals and startups that aims to solve Africa's challenges regarding technology.
Mark works for BRCK, a Kenyan tech company focused on designing technology solutions for emerging markets. In October 2018, BRCK was listed on TIME's list of 50 Genius Companies, alongside the likes of Airbnb, SpaceX, Netflix and Disney. Mark has recently taken on a new role as the Executive Director of brck.org, the non-profit branch of BRCK.
