The Power of Innovation and Design Thinking in Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Learn more about the power of innovation and how design thinking can support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

Topics

SDG
2030 Agenda
SDG9: Industry, innovation, and infrastructure
SDG17: Partnerships for the goals
SDG 17: Technology
Subject
Design thinking
Keywords
2030 Agenda
design thinking
innovation
SDGs
sustainable development

The notion of design thinking focuses on the human experience. In essence, design thinking is a human-centred systematic approach to problem-solving. When applied in the context of sustainable development, this approach can result in local, collaborative, and participatory initiatives that are founded on the local context rather than being retrofitted to it. Grounded on key thinking paradigms of being holistic, uninhibited, collaborative, iterative, and visual, the design thinking approach fosters integrative and cross-disciplinary thinking.

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