Ideo.org designs products and services with a human-centered design mindset and methodology to better the lives of people in impoverished communities. The company emerged out of the international product design and consulting firm Ideo, and collaborates with a variety of organizations and businesses with mission-driven designs. Their human-centric approach designs solutions that are tailored to improve each particular community, ensuring they fully understand the affected people they’re working for and showcasing their experiences to the public.
Their primary programs include improving sexual reproductive health for teens, expanding access to financial management products and services, and providing technology and training to make agriculture less expensive and more efficient. Launchpad, ideo.org’s technology laboratory, creates a space for partners to collaborate and incubate ideas for sustainable solutions.
The company offers a comprehensive learning platform that provides innovators with a complete suite of problem-solving tools that can be applied to any social context. Also available is The Field Guide, Facilitator’s Guide, and numerous courses accessible through their online school IdeoU. The Impact Guild’s mission to create a space where impact oriented innovators come together aligns with Ideo.org’s emphasis on designing mission driven organizations by bridging empathy and creativity. Spearhead the changemaking process by checking out our copy of The Field Guide To Human-Centered Design at our brand new library!
IdeoU courses focus specifically on human-centered design, offering courses such as Designing for Change, Designing a Business, and Unlocking Creativity. At the Impact Guild, several members are enrolled in the course Introduction to Human Centered Design, a collaborative course hosted by +Acumen with curriculum by Ideo.org. This course, as well as many of Ideo.org’s, are intended for team learning and can spur creativity and collaboration within any industry. Learning design thinking as a team increases your creative potential, develops experimental mindsets, and encourages you to approach business with a customer-centric perspective.
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Through learning Human Centered Design, the Impact Guild envisions ourselves as a cohesive group of change-makers, not just as a coworking space in San Antonio.
The Impact Guild is a collaborative coworking space in San Antonio, Texas. Our impact-oriented members represent a wide variety of industries but unite behind the common goal of implementing positive social change in our community. Learn more about our mission here.