Design for Humanity Report 2018

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