Why Western Designs Fail in Developing Countries
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 Published On Jun 30, 2024

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Why is it so hard for talented designers to create great products for developing countries? To get closer to an answer, I spoke with experts in international development, designers from diverse cultures, and conducted extensive secondary research.

Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
2:48 Playpump
5:40 Mosquito (Fishing) Nets
8:02 DeleteMe
9:04 One Laptop Per Child
24:45 Is It Possible to Design For Cultures You Don't Belong To?

Main Works Cited:
"The Charisma Machine" by Morgan G Ames https://amzn.to/3RMvCty
"User Friendly" by Cliff Kuang https://amzn.to/3W2w5ud
NY Times, Malaria Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/25/wo...
Neo Nurture TED Talk (and the Design That Matters official website):    • Timothy Prestero: Design for people, ...  
Liter of Light NPR article: https://www.npr.org/2011/12/28/144385...
"Design for the Real World" by Victor Papanek. I never explicitly cited this book, but it was really good for adding color/clarity to the topic:
https://amzn.to/4co8CcS

Other works were cited but in a smaller capacity. When referenced, they are displayed in the bottom left corner of the video.

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