Archive for January, 2011

Industrial and strategic design as key of social innovation in humanitarian crises. Case: earthquake on 12th January 2010 in Haiti. / El diseño industrial y estratégico como clave de la innovación social en las crisis humanitarias, caso Haití.

Monday, January 31st, 2011

0.CabezoteSara Ibarra Vargas[1], Gustavo Ortega Ospina[2] y Javier Ricardo Mejía Sarmiento[3].

Departamento de Diseño Industrial, Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Palmira.

Abstract

This document is intended to explain one of the many ways in which industrial and strategic designers have the ability to formulate strategic plans ―working together  with governments, NGO’s and private corporations― that includes the proposal of specific programs and the development of projects (designing products and services) thus giving innovative solutions for humanitarian crisis. (more…)