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Artificial Intelligence: Why Should Human-Centered Designers Care About AI?
Proportion Global Community | Live Session #10 | AI meets HCD
Feb 25, 2022 / Read More
How can Human Centered Designers and M&E Experts Create More Impact?
Written by Maha Salman, Thomas Schuurmans and Ayah Yacoub
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What is the role of an expert designer, when everybody designs?
Everybody designs
Dec 23, 2021 / Read More
Training people in human-centered design isn’t enough.
Written by Thomas Schuurmans and Ayah Yacoub
Dec 10, 2021 / Read More
Storytelling as a powerful tool for empathy research
Written by Josemarie Nyagah, Thomas Schuurmans and Ayah Yacoub
Dec 02, 2021 / Read More
Are hackathons game-changers for youth employment in the global south?
Written by Agudor Kwaku Agabas, Ahmed Saalim Iddrisu, Thomas Schuurmans and Ayah Yacoub
Nov 15, 2021 / Read More
How might INGOs be more successful at scaling innovations?
Written by Thomas Schuurmans and co-created with Innovators Team which is a group of innovation leads of international NGOs.
Nov 08, 2021 / Read More
How to Design for Social Behavior Change: A Guide for Human-centered Designers.
Social Behavior Change | Proportion Global Community | Live Session #4
Oct 29, 2021 / Read More