HCDD: The Hot- Pot To ďŹ nd and solve a development problem common in Indias slums guided by the Human Centered Design Toolkit that leans itself on the Stanford course for Extreme Aordability. The solution must be something that could be made by the locals and could provide a source of income.
OBSERVATIONS
Major problems faced by the people of Tadiwala slum: Lighting, Security and Hygiene;
STORY
Figuring out differences and intensity of problems in different parts of the slum;
COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Poster for locals
Poster for designers
Poster for volunteers
Project Logo
THEMES
Littering
Lighting
SOLUTIONS
Use of Chulha Experimentative solutions for reducing The people refused to the use of chulha for heating water; use the heating coil due to electrocutions from current leaks;
PROTYPING
IMPLEMENTATION
The first prototype of the “Hot-Pot” made by local electrician Vajid, that heats water with electricity ensuring zero current leaks;
Clockwise (l to r): Vajid with his creation; mass manufacture of the Hot-Pots; Vajid selling them in his shop on Tadiwala road;
THE TEAM Georg the German
Joel Rozmann the Canadian Learning from the potter about the properties of the Brainstorming session with volunteers; locally available clay during a prototyping session;
Girls lunch meet!