Abstract
RELEVANCE OF DESIGN THINKING
There is increasing pressure on development actors to do more with less and build programs that are self-sustainable with participation and shared value for beneficiaries, rather than dependency (Porter and Kramer, 2011). Therefore, the idea of shifting the collective mindset from seeing ‘beneficiaries’ as ‘co-designers’ poses some interesting questions for development actors and designers more broadly. A question that is explored in this chapter is: How can a shift from ‘beneficiaries receiving’ to ‘users co-designing’ increase development organizations’ performance and social accountability?
There is increasing pressure on development actors to do more with less and build programs that are self-sustainable with participation and shared value for beneficiaries, rather than dependency (Porter and Kramer, 2011). Therefore, the idea of shifting the collective mindset from seeing ‘beneficiaries’ as ‘co-designers’ poses some interesting questions for development actors and designers more broadly. A question that is explored in this chapter is: How can a shift from ‘beneficiaries receiving’ to ‘users co-designing’ increase development organizations’ performance and social accountability?
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Perspectives on Business Innovation and Disruption in Design |
| Editors | Robert DeFillippi, Alison Rieple, Patrik Wikström |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Chapter | 5 |
| Pages | 95-117 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781784716646 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781784716639 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
| Name | International Perspectives on Business Innovation and Disruption |
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| Volume | 3 |
Keywords
- design thinking
- development actors
- self-sustainable programs
- shared value for beneficiaries
- beneficiaries receiving
- users co-designing
- social accountability