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Voices from the intersection of design and poverty

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5 Reasons Why Financial Services Needs Design

5 Reasons Why Financial Services Needs Design

At IDEO.org, we’ve been working on financial innovation for the poor. More than 2B people globally have no access to financial services…
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Jessie Wild Sneller5 days ago
Learning to Be Inconspicuous

Learning to Be Inconspicuous

Some thoughts on the first day of field research from a business designer at IDEO.org.
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John ColleryFeb 1
Embracing Ambiguity to Deliver Pediatric Care in Rural Nepal

Embracing Ambiguity to Deliver Pediatric Care in Rural Nepal

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PossibleJan 13
Five Wins and Five Fails at IDEO.org

Five Wins and Five Fails at IDEO.org

Good design counts only if it’s integrated into people’s lives. Here’s what we at IDEO.org have learned about getting it there.
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IDEO.orgDec 18, 20156 min read

Impact: A Design Perspective

As a mission-driven design organization, IDEO.org sits at a pretty unique intersection of the design world…
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jade.grayDec 7, 20153 min read

Dispelling the Poverty Monster

I was an hour and half outside of Kisumu, Kenya, talking to 130 young men at their school when I heard…

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John ColleryApr 30, 20154 min read

Start with the Soil

“It starts with good soil”, was what I heard from a farmer standing in intense heat, deep in the dry zone of northern…

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John ColleryOct 25, 20155 min read

Field Notes

Memories and experiences from a year at IDEO.org

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