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Welcome to our Afrikan Design Thinking Stories - a growing collection of multimedia stories that demonstrate the use of design thinking in diverse Afrikan contexts and sectors.
Created as open educational resources, the stories support educators, students, and self-directed learners to engage with practical, contextually relevant examples of design thinking in action.
This collaborative initiative emerged from conversations within the Afrikan Design Thinking Network about the need for more locally grounded teaching cases — particularly in Afrikan higher education settings.
The stories bring design thinking to life through real-world examples that are relatable, practical, and useful for exploring different design thinking concepts and teaching points.
Browse the stories below or explore the site through the navigation above. You can join our Teaching and Learning Community by accessing the Facilitator Resources, sharing your feedback and contributing to this Project. Future calls for new stories will be announced.
Engage with our Afrikan Design Thinking Stories
By tracing Richard Turere’s journey to create Lion Lights, we will witness how the Design Thinking approach can foster creative solutions for a complex real-world problem.
Join Hoda Mostafa as she welcomes Mahmoud Sherif ElBanhawy, who shares his unique journey as a change management consultant discovering the powerful intersection of human-centered design and organisational transformation.
Discover the importance of gender awareness in design thinking for more inclusive innovation, through the experiences of women extracting groundnut oil in northern Nigeria, as told in Sanna Rau’s blog.
Tara Atabasamu Tena: Tanzanian Storytelling to support child Antiretroviral Therapy adherence
Given the challenge of improving HIV treatment outcomes, Matchboxology and Tanzanian public health partners use a human-centred design process to develop community-responsive solutions, including an accessible children’s storybook.
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