Improving aid through good design: A case study in rural Zambia

Clara Watkins; Gareth Loudon; Steve Gill; Judith Hall

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-3518-0_76

Improving aid through good design: A case study in rural Zambia

Clara Watkins^*, Gareth Loudon, Steve Gill, Judith Hall

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Abstract

This paper presents case study material relating to the application of a process of Human-Centred Design that draws upon Design Thinking for the development of medical products for rural Zambia. The underpinning method was developed in response to calls for the development of culturally and contextually appropriate medical product solutions as opposed to the current solution; directly imported products and methods from industrialised nations. The authors note the benefits and limitations of the approach taken, reflect on the resulting insights and provide recommendations for future studies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research into Design for Communities, Volume 1 - Proceedings of ICoRD 2017
Editors	Amaresh Chakrabarti, Debkumar Chakrabarti
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	881-892
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9789811035173
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3518-0_76
Publication status	Published - 26 Feb 2017
Event	6th International Conference on Research into Design, ICoRD 2017 - Guwahati, India Duration: 9 Jan 2017 → 11 Jan 2017

Publication series

Name	Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume	65
ISSN (Print)	2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)	2190-3026

Conference

Conference	6th International Conference on Research into Design, ICoRD 2017
Country/Territory	India
City	Guwahati
Period	9/01/17 → 11/01/17

Keywords

Design thinking
Disruptive innovation
Healthcare
Human-centred design
Zambia

UN SDGs

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Watkins, C., Loudon, G., Gill, S., & Hall, J. (2017). Improving aid through good design: A case study in rural Zambia. In A. Chakrabarti, & D. Chakrabarti (Eds.), Research into Design for Communities, Volume 1 - Proceedings of ICoRD 2017 (pp. 881-892). (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 65). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3518-0_76

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Watkins, C, Loudon, G, Gill, S & Hall, J 2017, Improving aid through good design: A case study in rural Zambia. in A Chakrabarti & D Chakrabarti (eds), Research into Design for Communities, Volume 1 - Proceedings of ICoRD 2017. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol. 65, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 881-892, 6th International Conference on Research into Design, ICoRD 2017, Guwahati, India, 9/01/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3518-0_76

Improving aid through good design: A case study in rural Zambia. / Watkins, Clara; Loudon, Gareth; Gill, Steve et al.
Research into Design for Communities, Volume 1 - Proceedings of ICoRD 2017. ed. / Amaresh Chakrabarti; Debkumar Chakrabarti. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2017. p. 881-892 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 65).

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Watkins C, Loudon G, Gill S, Hall J. Improving aid through good design: A case study in rural Zambia. In Chakrabarti A, Chakrabarti D, editors, Research into Design for Communities, Volume 1 - Proceedings of ICoRD 2017. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2017. p. 881-892. (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies). doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-3518-0_76

Improving aid through good design: A case study in rural Zambia

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