2022 is the first iteration of Design for Good. There are 10 contributing organizations and each provides their designers 5 days to contribute to the project. Participants across member organizations self-organize into small teams to ideate, prototype, and test ideas. Based on the outcome of the first iteration the network of participating organizations will be expanded for the second iteration.
Design for Good brings together designers around the world with a shared goal of improving lives through human-centered design. They develop products & services with impacted communities, that are donated fully open-source.
The United Nations adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015; summarizing humanity and the planet’s greatest challenges. The goals area: No poverty, zero hunger, good health and well-being, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth, industry, innovation and infrastructure, Inequality, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Climate Action, Life Below Water, Life On Land, Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions and Partnerships for the Goals.
Targeting one United Nations Sustainable Development Goal goal each year.
In 2022, Design for Good focuses on Goal 6: clean water & sanitation. We have selected SDG 6 based on three criteria. Firstly urgency: it was one of the most highly prioritised goals during COP26. Secondly globality: it has immediate needs in most of the 200 nations. Thirdly diversity: the needs range from physical products to digital apps to service designs, which allow for participation by a broad range of participants.