POC DESIS Design for social innovation and sustainability In the complexity of contemporary society, social innovation is spreading and its potential, as a driver of sustainable change, is increasing. To facilitate this process, the design community, in general, and design schools, in particular, can play a pivotal role. In fact, design schools can orient their Read more about Design for social innovation and sustainability[…]
POC LTC Radio Long Term Care Radio: Helpful Histories How might we make moments of change more relatable, livable and understandable by building proximity with the people living in long term care (LTC)? Can negative stereotypes around aging be shifted by recognising and supporting the abilities of people living in care? Our elders have lived through Read more about Long Term Care Radio: Helpful Histories[…]
POC Collective Food Collaboration, Hong Kong- CN Vulnerable food systems What to think about the naturally nutritious farm products found in stores, or the opposite, spoiled fruit turned to waste in landfills? Covid-19 revealed the fragility of our global fresh food supply chain and the need to rethink local farms, in order to build resilient food systems: to Read more about Vulnerable food systems[…]
POC Grajaú Colla, Rio- BR Realconnections within the virtual world How mightwe cultivate trust during social isolation times? How can small businesses be supported through this pandemic? What about acollaborative platform that maintains solidarity and connects producers and buyers? Collaborativeness, people and service geolocalisation GrajaúCollabis a participatory mapping that aims toidentify small businesses and volunteers in the Grajaúneighbourhood, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), during the Coronavirus pandemic. Read more about Realconnections within the virtual world[…]
Public libraries as a temporary local address for people experiencing homelessness How do people experiencing homelessness access COVID-19 resources, such as a stimulus checks? Where do they receive their daily news, updates and important information? What resources might this population need during and after the pandemic? This project reimagines Brooklyn Public Libraries’ (BPL) community services Read more about Public libraries as a temporary local address for people experiencing homelessness[…]
POC Art of Green Mind Craft-of-green mind Are you concerned by the current discreet consumption taking place? The general mysophobia has given rise to possible future environmental pitfalls. There is a need to rethink the way we live in regard to today’s physical distancing measures, but mostly in order to anticipate scenarios of more sustainable consumption Read more about Craft-of-green mind[…]
POC Transitional Food Program, Bangkok- TH Food Citizenship: Post-pandemic Food Resilience Policy Design A Transitional Food Program by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation The COVID-19 pandemic represents an undeniable risk for future food security. Preventive healthcare involves active citizenship, immunity and resilience. How can food policy design enable food citizenship, not only for this pandemic, but for Read more about Food Citizenship: Post-pandemic Food Resilience Policy Design[…]
POC design for SDGs 3d Building capacity to address global health risks What can be done to better prepare design students for the needs of a society in pandemic? Could a course focused on these issues build the needed capacity to overcome today’s and tomorrow’s health risks? Strengthening early warning and reducing risks Yonsei University’s students are Read more about Building capacity to address global health risks[…]
POC NICE2035 Living Line Neighbourhood of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship Should urban communities be seen as inherent parts city organisms?Underappropriate conditions, an urban community will lead the innovation chain rather than become its tail, and community members will become co-creators rather than merely consumers. A community-supported ecosystem for future living The Living Line is the first project under NICE Read more about Neighbourhood of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship[…]
POC Off-Campus, Milano- IT Sharing ideas in a real market How can we consolidate the need for a proactive community located in one of the most vibrant and emerging neighbourhoods of Milan? “Off-campus”, a project started in 2018 by Polimi DESIS Lab, sets out to define spaces and services for a neighbourhood living-lab. To be launched in Read more about Sharing ideas in a real market[…]