Designing Environmental Solutions
It’s time to disrupt the way we view conservation, and the solutions possible. Conservationists can be technology leaders—and, in fact, they need to be tech leaders to tackle the growing sophistication of threats to nature.
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Lesson 1: Designing for Humans
How do I understand the needs of those involved with my challenge, in order to design solutions they’ll love?
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Lesson 2: Generating New Ideas
How do I come up with innovative ideas for environmental solutions?
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Lesson 3: Prototyping and Iteration
How do I prototype, test, and iterate an environmental solution?
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Interviews Regarding Sensitive Topics
When interviewing potential users or stakeholders it is important to remember that some of the conservation field’s most pressing challenges involve illegal activities, e.g., poaching, deforestation, overfishing. Speaking with users about sensitive topics requires an extra level of tact and consideration.