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“The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s customers. Nothing less than a revolution in design is needed to reach the other 90%.”
—Dr. Paul Polak

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Inspiration

Design Impact's work is inspired and informed by many different perspectives. Some of our favorites include:

From the bookshelf:

Design for Social Impact
by IDEO
Design for Society
by Nigel Whiteley
Design for the Real World
by Victor Papanek
Design Methods
by John Chris Jones
In Spite of the Gods
by Edward Luce
Organizing for Social Change
by Kimberly Bobo
Out of Poverty
by Paul Polak
People Centered Development
by David Korten
Reveille for Radicals
by Saul Alinsky
Small is Beautiful
by E.F. Schumacher
WochenKlausur: Sociopolitical Activism in Art
by Wolfgang Zinggl
Stanford Social Innovation Review
(magazine subscription)
Hind Swaraj
by Mohandas Gandhi
Pathologies of Power
by Dr. Paul Farmer
Design Issues
(journal subscription)

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