Designing for Social Change

Ignite Talk by Emily Sheehy

What is it?

How Creative’s Help

Interaction between creative world and society

Invoking social change

Changing the future through design

Websites and Collaborations

“to cause real change in the world through good design.”

- “Jos Van Bedoff, noticed that someone had put small, discrete red dots in the barracks urinals, which dramatically cut back on misdirected flow."

Van Bedoff decided that guys want to directly aim at an animal they can immobilize. Guys, he felt, can always beat flies. That's why flies are so satisfying.

Reported after using 80% of reduced spillage

Altering human behavior due to social design

Political Spectrum

Governments are now designing websites to increase society contribution

Global Websites – United States Website

Empower an individual to take a stand on issues

Door to Door Petitions are Evolving.

Future teaching plans

Employment training

Collaboration websites

Increased design for social change

What’s the Impact?

Are You Ready?