2018 REPORT
REPORT OUTLINE 01
glossary
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design for humanity summit I
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humanitarian needs
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summit communications
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mission and vision
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summit feedback
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stakeholders
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moving forward
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GLOSSARY
HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN
an iterative design process that starts with the people you’re designing for and ends with new solutions made to suit their needs.
SPACES OF REFUGE
places where displaced persons seek protection in the immediate or longtterm
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GLOSSARY
CRISIS-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES
communities experiencing the ongoing consequences or aftermath of a humanitarian crisis —including host communities and displaced persons
HUMANITARIAN ACTION
assistance, protection, and advocacy in response to humanitarian needs resulting from humanitarian crises.
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HUMANITARIAN NEEDS
135.7 m in need of humanitarian assistance
2.7 b affected by climate change-disasters in last 12 years
1 person
displaced every 2 seconds
17 years displaced on average Â
58 % in urban areas
HUMANITARIAN NEEDS
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"AN UNPRECEDENTED SCALE OF SUFFERING DEMANDS AN UNPRECEDENTED RESPONSE." AMBASSADOR GERALDINE BYRNE NASON PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF IRELAND TO THE UNITED NATIONS
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MISSION AND VISION
DESIGNING FOR DIGNITY IN CRISES Leaving no one behind means not only responding to people in need, but collaborating with them to design the spaces, projects, and policies that govern their lives. A growing community of humanitarians and designers embrace the notion that good design is a public right deserved by all, especially those most inflicted by injustices and crises.
"DESIGN HELPS PEOPLE SEE THE POWER OF THEIR VOICE, THEIR COMMUNITY, THEIR LIVES."
- Randy Fiser, CEO of the American Society of Interior Designers
MISSION AND VISION
WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN IS A PUBLIC RIGHT EXTENDED TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CRISES
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MISSION AND VISION
DESIGN FOR HUMANITY PILLARS
PROVOKE CHANGE
FOSTER DIGNITY
PROMOTE INCLUSION
CURATE MEMORY
MISSION AND VISION
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WE AIM TO INSPIRE A HUMANITARIAN DESIGN CHARTER BY:
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Amplifying the discourse on the role of design processes in humanitarian response
Integrating human-centered design processes into the norms of humanitarian action
Building a coalition of humanitarians and designers to launch research and pilot projects
MISSION AND VISION
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2018 ACTIVITIES
January to March February March to May April June 22 July August to October
Conceptualization Communications launch Summit planning and promotion Partnership and funding  agreements Design for Humanity Summit I Report and Phase II proposals
Design for Humanity Yearbook I Production
STAKEHOLDERS
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OUR AUDIENCE HUMANITARIAN WORKERS
DESIGN PROFESSIONALS
CRISIS-AFFECTED PEOPLE
committed to saving lives
committed to designing
committed to designing
and alleviating suffering
solutions to social
solutions for their  own
in line with humanitarian
injustice and challenges
communities
principles
to humanitarian action
POLICY MAKERS AND DONORS
PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS
committed to funding
committed to proactively
projects and developing
investing their profit,
policies that mitigate or
technology, and talent to
end humanitarian crises
humanitarian efforts
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STAKEHOLDERS
DESIGN FOR HUMANITY LEADERS The Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University educates the future generation of humanitarians in the classroom, shapes humanitarian leaders in the field, and develops innovative solutions to complex humanitarian challenges worldwide.
The UN Migration Agency (IOM) works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.
STAKEHOLDERS
12 "DESIGN FOR HUMANITY IS ONE OF OUR FIVE KEY RESEARCH AREAS. WE BELIEVE IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON CURRENT THINKING AND PRACTICES OF THE HUMANITARIAN SECTOR."
- Brendan Cahill, Executive Director Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs
"INNOVATIVE APPROACHES CAN TRANSFORM THE DESIGN OF HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTIONS TO MAKE THEM MORE RELEVANT AND EFFECTIVE TO CRISES IN OUR WORLD TODAY.”
- Ashraf El Nour, Director UN Migration Agency’s Office to the United Nations in New York
STAKEHOLDERS
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DESIGN FOR HUMANITY CO-DIRECTORS
ANGELA WELLS
ALBERTO PREATO
IIHA Communications Officer
IIHA Humanitarian Design Fellow IOM Program Manager
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STAKEHOLDERS
DESIGN FOR HUMANITY PARTNERS
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SUMMIT
DESIGN FOR HUMANITY SUMMIT JUNE 22, 2018 We brought together prominent humanitarian and design professionals to foster dialogue on how design can drive humanitarian response in a more dignified, inclusive, and sustainable direction.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY NEW YORK CITY
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SUMMIT
How did we find them?
40 speakers We spent 55 hours
from 15 countries architects | urban planners | filmmakers | shelter experts | diplomats | design thinkers | graphic designers | emergency coordinators | humanitarian workers | product designers
5 partners
350 attendees
talking to 65 people 273 #Design4Humanity Tweets
SUMMIT PANEL DISCUSSION ONE
INTO THE WOODS • BRADLEY SMITH
INTRODUCTORY SPEECHES
AMBASSADOR GERALDINE BYRNE NASON Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations
RANDY FISER CEO, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
BRENDAN CAHILL
ASHRAF EL NOUR
Executive Director, Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs
Director, IOM Office to the UN in New York
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SUMMIT: PANEL DISCUSSION ONE
FROM PUBLIC INTEREST DESIGN TO HUMANITARIAN DESIGN
MARIE AQUILINO
SEAN ANDERSON
President, Problem Wisdom and Editor of Beyond Shelter: Architecture and Human Dignity
Associate Curator, Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art
CARMEN MENDOZA ARROYO
SERGIO PALLERONI
Master of International Cooperation Sustainable Emergency Architecture, Â Universitat Internacional de Catalunya School of Architecture
Director, Center for Public Interest Design, Portland State University
SUMMIT: PANEL DISCUSSION ONE
“The 'us and them' mentality of colonialism and postcolonialism still exists. It exists in a way that architecture and design can begin to mediate.”
Sean Anderson
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SUMMIT: PANEL DISCUSSION TWO
DESIGN THAT BRIDGES RELIEF, RECOVERY, AND RESILIENCE
ANNA KONOTCHICK
MARIANNE POTVIN
Director, Housing and Human Settlements, Habitat for Humanity International, Asia and the Pacific
Eugene P. Beard Fellow at Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University
HÃ…VARD BREIVIK Secretariat Coordinator, Global Alliance for Urban Crises
JOSEPH ASHMORE
SHAUNA CAREY
Shelter and Settlements Expert, UN Migration Agency
Managing Director and Director of Communications, IDEO.org
SUMMIT: PANEL DISCUSSION TWO
“We do not need your widgets. What we do need is people with design thinking who know how to solve intractable problems with limited resources.”
Joseph Ashmore
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SUMMIT: PANEL DISCUSSION THREE
DESIGN FOR ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL COMMUNICATION IN CRISES
THATCHER BEAN
GIORGIO BARAVALLE
Film Director, MASS Design Group
Creative Director, de.MO
BABITA BISHT Expert in Communication, Outreach and Strategic Positioning
SEÁN Ó HAODHA
LESLIE THOMAS
Deputy Director, Humanitarian Unit, Irish Aid
Founder, LARC Inc. and ART WORKS Projects for Human Rights
SUMMIT: PANEL DISCUSSION THREE
"Good humanitarian advocacy really hits the head, the heart, and the hands." Babita Bisht
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SUMMIT: PANEL DISCUSSION FOUR
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THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN HUMANITARIAN DESIGN
SARAH KEH
AVA VOLANDES
Vice President, Corporate Giving, Prudential
Managing Director, Corporate Partnerships, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF USA)
JENNIFER PRO Senior Emergency Coordinator, UN Migration Agency
MICHAEL DELGAUDIO
KEENAN CUMMINGS
Product Design Lead, Google
Product Team Leader, Airbnb
SUMMIT: PANEL DISCUSSION TWO
“We are not the humanitarians, we are not the caseworkers, we are not the people on the ground. But we can create tools to amplify their efforts.”
Keenan Cummings
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS: HOW MIGHT WE ...
provide more public space for refugee children to learn and play?
build bridges to connect asylum seekers  in the United States?
design refugee camps for the long-term benefit of refugees and host communities?
map schools in areas prone to disasters and mitigate their effects?
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Asylee Designs
Ennead Lab
UNICEF Innovation
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS: HOW MIGHT WE ...
rethink the hierarchy of needs in humanitarian contexts?
IDEO.org
define problems that set the course for effective humanitarian design?
Problem Wisdom
mitigate gender-based violence through enhanced camp design?
design socio-emotional education projects in refugee contexts?
UN Migration Agency
Airbel Center International Rescue Committee
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS: HOW MIGHT WE ...
incorporate the experiences of refugees to influence camp design?
develop an ethical framework for humanitarian design?
transform temporary refugee shelters into socio-cultural places of life?
promote health through adequate housing?
Ideation Worldwide
Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs
Université de Montréal
ARCHIVE Global
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SUMMIT COMMUNICATIONS
DESIGN4HUMANITY.ORG Inclusive of agenda, speaker line-up, and partner information
EVENTBRITE 374 registrants  4,200 page views
SUMMIT COMMUNICATIONS
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5 MEDIUM POSTS 977 views
6 E-NEWSLETTERS 455 new sign-ups 10,110 total sign-ups 30% open rate
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SUMMIT COMMUNICATIONS
DESIGN FOR HUMANITY SUMMIT PRESS RELEASE
460 views 42% read ratio 21,110 recipients via IIHA and IOM
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SUMMIT COMMUNICATIONS
VIDEO LIBRARY AND LIVE STREAMING 500 views
FLICKR ALBUM 647 views
SUMMIT COMMUNICATIONS
TWITTER 61.5 K rise in Twitter impressions in one month 2,754 profile visits 156 mentions 76 Â new followers 18 people live-tweeted
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SUMMIT FEEDBACK
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WHY DID YOU ATTEND THE SUMMIT? 80%
60%
40%
20%
0% General Interest
Networking
New Opportunity
Learning Design
Learning Human..
SUMMIT FEEDBACK
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“This conference brought together a really great group of designers and humanitarians. It can be the seed for design in the humanitarian space” - Michael DelGaudio, Summit speaker “This is the first time I’ve seen design and the built environment discussed in terms of refugee situations” - audience member "The most exciting thing for me today is the potential to build bridges, bridge the gaps, harness the possibilities and unlock the solutions” - Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason, Summit speaker “There are many design conferences, but this is the first I’ve seen with a humanitarian focus” - audience member "The partnerships that have been created here are really a powerful force. Today is about identifying where we can come together to collectively change things." - Randy Fiser, Summit speaker
MOVING FORWARD
Moving forward, the Design for Humanity Initiative aims to build upon the findings for the Design for Humanity Summit to further investigate how dignified design principles can effectively be employed in humanitarian crises.
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MOVING FORWARD
DAY ONE
DAY TWO
DIGNITY INCLUSION CHANGE MEMORY TWO AM DIALOGUES SIX PM WORKSHOPS TED STYLE TALKS
TWO AM DIALOGUES SIX PM WORKSHOPS TED STYLE TALKS
DESIGN FOR HUMANITY SUMMIT II JUNE 20-21, 2019 ART EXHIBITION | NETWORKING COCKTAILS | MUSIC | FAIR |PRESS PARTNERSHIP | CALL FOR ABSTRACTS | REAL-TIME SURVEYS
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MOVING FORWARD
CHANGE HUMANITARIAN DESIGN CHARTER
rigorous human-centered design standard and set of humanitarian design principles that can guide design processes in all phases of humanitarian crises
DIGNITY EVENTS AND TRAINING
training program and a series of events in locations around the world that educate future and current humanitarian and design professionals
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MOVING FORWARD
INCLUSION RESEARCH / D4H LAB
innovative and scalable design project in a crisis context that engages affected populations to find design solutions that ultimately contributes to dignity and beauty and upholds wellbeing.Â
MEMORY ART EXHIBITIONS
ongoing exhibitions that curate humanitarian stories and illustrate dignified humanitarian design
CREDITS This report was written and designed by IIHA Communications Officer, Angela Wells.
Photography by Jordan Kleinman, Alberto Preato, Angela Wells, and Muse Mohammed (IOM). Special thanks to Kyle Campbell, Alberto Preato, and Samarth Bhaskar for their editorial support.
2018 REPORT