AÑO
2017
CATEGORÍA
Aprendizaje y Juego
OBJETIVOS
Fin de la pobreza
PAL. CLAVE
inclusive, Collaborative, Problem-solving
PAÍS
United States of America
CRÉDITOS
Amy Smith, Founding Director of MIT D-Lab
Benjamin Linder, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Olin College
With the support of 200+ volunteer organizers around the world who contributed to curriculum development and summit organization
LINK
http://www.idin.org/idds
International Development Design Summits
Hands-on, inclusive design experiences to create low-cost, practical innovations addressing poverty
Founded in 2007, International Development Design Summits (IDDS) are hands-on design experiences that bring together people from all walks of life to create low-cost, practical innovations to improve the lives of people living in poverty.
IDDS emphasizes the importance of “co-creation,” the idea that working with communities is more powerful than designing solutions for them. During a summit, participants work in teams with community members from developing countries, learn the design cycle, identify problems and solutions, and test prototypes.
Design summits can last two weeks or a month and typically take place in a developing country. Two-week summits delve into topics such as urban waste systems and develop innovative ideas and proposals, while month-long summits address broad topics like agriculture, health, and education and result in viable prototypes.
After a summit is over, participants become part of the IDIN Network, which includes 800+ people around the world.