Summary: <p> Traditionally, designers have focused on enhancing the look and functionality of products. Now they are using design tools to tackle complex social issues—to find ways to provide low-cost health care, implement clean water systems, distribute mosquito nets, and get out the vote. In this audio lecture, sponsored by the<i> Stanford Social Innovation Review</i>, Jocelyn Wyatt, social innovation lead at the award-winning consultancy IDEO, describes her organization’s efforts in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to use design thinking, a problem-solving system that is grounded in a client’s or costumer’s needs. Design thinking, with its focus on local expertise to uncover local solutions, allows high-impact solutions to bubble up from below rather than being imposed from the top. It provides both a way to create and sustain broader social inclusion.</p><br><a href="https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/jocelyn_wyatt_design_thinking_for_social_inclusion">https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/jocelyn_wyatt_design_thinking_for_social_inclusion</a>
