In this episode, I talked with Ayah Younis, a human centered-designer for social change. With 10-year experience in education in museums, she employs innovative tools and play methods to design learning experiences for children and adults. Ayah shared with me her work using human-centered design to create meaningful experiences in museums as well as in the health centers in Jordan and the region. She emphasized the power of play in reducing boundaries and creating a safe environment. Ayah also highlighted the value of iteration and rapid prototyping in helping create impactful solutions reminding us that human-centered design is a mindset that we need to fully embrace. Last, she invited designers working in international development like her to build relationships and dialogue with all stakeholders.

Read Trajectories of international development, a roundtable to which Aya participated with Sarah Fathallah and Robert Fabricant

It was reproduced in an edited volume Design for social innovation case studies from around the world (2022), eds. by M. Amatullo, B. Boyer, J. May and A. Shea):  https://www.routledge.com/Design-for-Social-Innovation-Case-Studies-from-Around-the-World/Amatullo-Boyer-May-Shea/p/book/9780367898427

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And on her website: https://ayahyounis.com/

Credits:

Conception, host and production: Anne-Laure Fayard

Sound design & Post-production: Claudio Silva

Music: Blake Rook

Art work: Guilhem Tamisier