IDDS 2012 begins!

It’s time to announce the next step of IDDS! In 2012, IDDS will be held for the first time in Brasil and also for the first time it will be organized by a local team.

In addition, IDDS Brasil will be the first to focus on urban communities. More →

News

Days 20-21: Getting Ready to Gather Feedback

July 27, 2011 by Jess H

Teams have been busy testing assumptions and business model concepts this week as we all get ready for our second round of village visits. Ben channeled Paul Hudnut again and led us through the process … More →

Weekend Adventures: Experimentation, Epicurean Eats & Exploration!

July 25, 2011 by Jess H

On Friday night, we celebrated all the hard work that has been going into building and testing our prototypes with an international potluck of grand proportions (or hippopotamus-elephant-whale proportions, as Timo would say). More than … More →

Projects 2011

Charging batteries

Collecting and sharing user-generated content

Generating income from moringa

Generating income through oil production

Generating rural electricity from biomass

Increasing incomes for smallholder farmers

Increasing income for smallholder farmers

Increasing productivity for artisans

Processing bamboo

Reducing malaria in children

2012

1 July to
31 July
Brasil

Collaboration
Design
Development
Dissemination

The International Development Design Summit is an intense, hands-on design experience that brings together people from all over the world and all walks of life to create technologies and enterprises that improve the lives of people living in poverty. More →

Apply now

International applications for IDDS 2012 Brasil due 12 February. More →