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Puzzle No6 – Max Matches

  • October 18, 2017

Puzzle No6 - Max Matches

Here at Design for Need we love problem solving. Can you solve this week's puzzle - Max Matches?

19th October 2017  - Design for Need, Puzzle

By Matt McClumpha

Hello and welcome back to our puzzles series. We are now on our second to last puzzle of the series! This week you are trying to work out the maximum amount of match boxes on the table with the help of your friend. I hope you’re good at maths because this week has a lot of it, good luck!

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Agriculture and Social Design

  • October 16, 2017October 16, 2017

Agriculture and Social Design

"The dependency of agriculture to sustain human life is comparable to none."

16th October 2017  - Design for Need, Social Design, Agriculture

By Finn Brownbill and Matt McClumpha

Welcome back to our Social Design series, this week we are focusing on the global field of Agriculture and how sustainable designs can be implemented to improve the welfare for all. The history of agriculture spans thousands of years of development all across the world, involving different cultures, climates and technologies. It has not only supported the infrastructure of civilisation, it has been leading factor in creating it. The dependency of sustaining human life is comparable to nothing else. In terms of agriculture producing food, we all have to eat, there is no dodging that.  

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WASH and Social Design

  • October 9, 2017October 9, 2017

WASH and Social Design

In this article we focus on the importance of solving WASH issues through Social Design.

9th October 2017  - Design for Need, Social Design, WASH

By Finn Brownbill and Matt McClumpha

Welcome back! Or if you’re new to Design for Need’s blog, nice to meet you. Regardless of whether you’re a day one or new, I am so glad you are here now at the beginning of our Social Design for International Development series! If you missed the previous article, we talked about ‘What is Social Design?’. If you are not aware of what social design is, it might be worth tracking back to that article before venturing on with this one. But if you are all clued up, then let’s get on with it shall we. This month we will release three articles, each focusing on our area of expertise in social design. Starting with ‘Water, Sanitation and Hygiene’ (WASH) and then moving on to ‘Agriculture’ and finishing with ‘Environmental Conservation’. All of which are interlinked, contributing to global development and challenging poverty, global inequality and environmental injustice.   

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Puzzle No5 – Situation Station

  • October 4, 2017October 4, 2017

Puzzle No5 - Situation Station

Here at Design for Need we love problem solving. Can you solve this week's puzzle - Situation Station?

4th October 2017  - Design for Need, Puzzle

By Matt McClumpha

Hello and welcome back to our puzzle series. ‘Why are you still doing puzzles you ask?’ Well, here at Design for Need we believe it is always important to always be thinking of new possibilities, and what better way than through problem solving. This week you’re looking for the station after having a delicious coffee, but wait it’s not marked on the map?! How are you going to solve this one?

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What is Social Design?

  • October 2, 2017October 2, 2017

What is Social Design?

“For us, Social Design is all about being mindful of the community you are designing for and working together to improve the world we live in.”

28th September 2017  - Design for Need, Social Design

By Matt McClumpha

Social Design is a term which has gained a lot of traction recently, following the rise of ‘Social Enterprises’ and other innovative non-profits being created, but what exactly is it? In this article I will briefly discuss what our definition of ‘Social Design’ is and why it is so important.

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Puzzle No4 – Solving Siblings

  • September 27, 2017September 27, 2017

Puzzle No4 - Solving Siblings

Here at Design for Need we love problem solving. Can you solve this week's puzzle - Solving Siblings?

27th September 2017  - Design for Need, Puzzle

By Matt McClumpha

Welcome back to our puzzle segment, we are officially half way through this series of puzzles. This week you have to work out how many siblings there are in this family, based on what three of the siblings say. Don't worry, they're all telling the truth. 

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Puzzle No3 – Key Plea

  • September 20, 2017September 20, 2017

Puzzle No3 - Key Plea

Here at Design for Need we love problem solving. Can you solve this week's puzzle - Key Plea?

18th September 2017  - Design for Need, Puzzle

By Matt McClumpha

Here we are again! In this week's puzzle your friend has kindly given you her bike to borrow for the weekend so you can go extreme cross-country mountain biking (what an exciting life you lead). Can you unlock this puzzle?

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14 Sustainability Life Hacks

  • September 15, 2017September 15, 2017

14 Sustainability Life Hacks

“We all have so much control and it turns out, living a more sustainable life can be easy”.

16th September 2017 - Design for Need , Sustainability

By Finn Brownbill

Before we begin, I must say, you don’t have to do each and every one of these things. We can’t all be Lauren Singers but we certainly can take an active stance in changing the status quo of being a bit wasteful now and again. I hope you find it just as enlightening and useful as I do.

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Puzzle No2 – Disorganised Drawers

  • September 12, 2017September 12, 2017

Puzzle No2 - Disorganised Drawers

Here at Design for Need we love problem solving. Can you solve this week's puzzle - Disorganised Drawers?

13th September 2017  - Design for Need, Puzzle

By Matt McClumpha

Hello and welcome back to our puzzle segment. I hope last week's puzzle wasn't too difficult, this one is slightly easier. This week you’re creating an awesome prototype of your idea, however you forgot which drawer the super glue is kept in (which is essential for all prototypes). Can you find which of the drawers it is in without opening any?

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Puzzle No1 – Late for a Date

  • September 8, 2017September 11, 2017

Puzzle No1 - Late for a Date

Here at Design for Need we love problem solving. Can you solve this week's puzzle - Late for a Date?

8th September 2017  - Design for Need, Puzzle

By Matt McClumpha

Welcome to Design for Need’s first official puzzle segment. You might be asking yourself “why is a social design company now making puzzles?”. Well, we believe it is always important to keep the mind active and thinking of new possibilities, and what better way than through problem solving. This week you are late for an important date, so better get a move on. Good luck!  

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