Design for Social Innovation: Case Studies from Around the World - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 036789842X ISBN 13: 9780367898427

Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

The United Nations, Australia Post, and governments in the UK, Finland, Taiwan, France, Brazil, and Israel are just a few of the organizations and groups utilizing design to drive social change. Grounded by a global survey in sectors as diverse as public health, urban planning, economic development, education, humanitarian response, cultural heritage, and civil rights, Design for Social Innovation captures these stories and more through 45 richly illustrated case studies from six continents.

From advocating to understanding and everything in between, these cases demonstrate how designers shape new products, services, and systems while transforming organizations and supporting individual growth.

How is this work similar or different around the world? How are designers building sustainable business practices with this work? Why are organizations investing in design capabilities? What evidence do we have of impact by design? Leading practitioners and educators, brought together in seven dynamic roundtable discussions, provide context to the case studies.

Design for Social Innovation is a must-have for professionals, organizations, and educators in design, philanthropy, social innovation, and entrepreneurship. This book marks the first attempt to define the contours of a global overview that showcases the cultural, economic, and organizational levers propelling design for social innovation forward today.

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About the Author

Mariana Amatullo, Bryan Boyer, Jennifer May, Andrew Shea

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 036789842X
• ISBN 13: 9780367898427
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 418
• Editor: Amatullo Mariana, Boyer Bryan, May Jennifer, Shea Andrew