Sep 9, 2022Unlocking purposeful capitalAnd rethinking how we measure impact By Silas Kondrup, Investment Manager at The Index Project Like many other industries, the investment world is experiencing a rapid shift in focus to mitigate climate change and general inequality for people and the planet. Being an investment professional at Design to Improve Life Funds, I celebrate the change in…Investment3 min readInvestment3 min read
Aug 26, 2022The persona of natureHow can we use design thinking to boost empathy for our natural world? By Charlotte Høeg Andersen, Education Director at The Index Project The world is facing one of the biggest biodiversity crises in history and it’s largely man-made. According to a UN report from 2019, up to one million plant and animal species are threatened with extinction. We’ve built cultures and societies…Design To Improve Life4 min readDesign To Improve Life4 min read
Aug 26, 2022Why ex-volunteers can empower workforcesAnd the eight skills they’ll bring into any work culture By Anna Queralt Fuentes, Design and Innovation Manager at Ellen MacArthur Foundation How many times in job interviews have you been asked about your experiences beyond work or education? Long-term volunteering was part of my life since I was 15. When I eventually entered the workforce full-time, I realised how…Volunteering5 min readVolunteering5 min read
Jul 29, 2022Making sustainability good businessThe case of a company changing an industry By Thomas Nygaard Hamann, CEO of a:gain If we are to limit global warming by 1.5C, we need to work together across countries, societies, cities, companies, competencies, and disciplines. No one can create the necessary movements alone. It doesn’t help just being a veggie, driving an electric vehicle, catching the…Construction4 min readConstruction4 min read
Jul 22, 2022A tale of two sinks and one toiletWhy we sometimes need to accept designs we despise By Ditte Fiil Ravn, Community Manager at The Index Project Picture this: You’re sitting inside a cubicle in a public restroom. Next to you, there’s a sink. After you’ve finished your business, you wash your hands — makes sense, right? You grab the handle to open the door, and as…Toilets4 min readToilets4 min read
Jul 7, 2022Design in the time of choleraNavigating the designers’ paradox: “saving the world while consuming it down to the last tree” By Tomas Diez, Executive Director at Fab City Foundation Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of the most renowned writers in Latin America, a creator of magical realism, a literary form of expressing the idiosyncrasy of a hyper-mixed region from many colonization processes, mainly European five centuries ago, and then the…Magical Realism5 min readMagical Realism5 min read
May 27, 2022Controversial or crucial for the cause?Iconic campaigns that use creative spin for good — By Lesley Price, Communication Director at The Index Project Today, many of us are jaded and have little reaction to ‘provocative’ images in news media and pop culture, no matter how shocking. But, every now and again, something sticks. Be it a photo in the press, an advertisement, or an…Campaigns For Nonprofits5 min readCampaigns For Nonprofits5 min read
May 12, 2022The improvised places of a metropolisLearning how to reclaim spaces through skateboarders — By Sarah Frosh, Education Assistant at The Index Project Last month, I went back to an area of South London I had lived in for many years. The urban transformation was undeniable in the area, a common and inevitable occurrence in cities worldwide. Despite feeling that my connection to this…Urban Planning3 min readUrban Planning3 min read
Apr 29, 2022Why we need to decolonise designThe what, why and how behind a critical movement — By Giorgia Lombardo, Head of Brand & Communication at Design Matters DK What does decolonising design mean? Colonisation is rooted in indigenous peoples’ experiences of oppression — specifically, the exploitation of native resources and the embedding of Western ideology into society. Today, the term also includes a whole set of…Decolonization4 min readDecolonization4 min read
Apr 22, 2022Design for displacementHow do we design for the world’s largest humanitarian crisis? — By Mia Marie Tarp, Head of Strategic Design at The Index Project According to the UN Refugee Agency, more than 84 million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide in the first half of 2021 — due to conflict, violence or human rights violations. …Refugees4 min readRefugees4 min read
