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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent

Social Innovation camp: Designer - solve my problem!

Lunch has been scoffed, conversation has been had and coffee demanded.

Now I'm back in the mix trying to find out more about the progress of the other four projects that are underway as part of SI Camp.

Next up is Enabled by Design, who want to build a resource for people who are affected by disability, injury or impairment.

They've decided on a forum-style system where people can post problems that they have as a result of their disabilities - items they need, or want, or dream about for making their lives easier. This can be used by end users and designers: potentially letting a product maker spot an untapped need for impaired users.

Like the progress development team, they've decided to focus on producing a relatively fixed demo rather than a basic build of the end product. I have heard the dread phrase 'design solutions' bandied about (I say dread, because surely a design is a solution), but it looks like there's some progress.

The Guardian is a media sponsor of Social Innovation Camp

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