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Can We Design Our Way Out of Poverty?

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In 2011, IDEO, the world-renowned design and innovation company, launched IDEO.org, a nonprofit committed to the eradication of poverty by applying design-based methods to challenges in areas such as health, sanitation, education, and agriculture. IDEO.org’s mission is to foster and spread design in the social sector by making all projects open and sharable. Join IDEO CEO Tim Brown and IDEO.org Executive Director Jocelyn Wyatt to discuss learnings and insights about how design-thinking is driving new possibilities in philanthropy and social innovation. Speakers: Jocelyn Wyatt, Tim Brown

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