2014
DOI: 10.1115/1.4027984
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Nine Principles for Design for the Developing World as Derived From the Engineering Literature

Abstract: This paper reviews the findings of several engineering researchers and practitioners on the topic of design for the developing world. We arrange these findings into nine guiding principles aimed at helping those who are searching for effective approaches for design for the developing world. The findings reviewed come from the mechanical engineering discipline, as well as from other engineering and nonengineering disciplines. For each principle, we provide references to various studies as a means of supporting … Show more

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“…; Ika ; Mattson and Wood ). The reasons stated for doing so often revolve around notions of helping the designer gain a better understanding of the user's needs, environment and context, all while promoting user ownership and empowerment (Mattson and Wood ). Although these concepts of co‐design with the user appear valid in ensuring long‐term project success, rarely does the literature focus on the construction of a relationship between foreign designer and local installer.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…; Ika ; Mattson and Wood ). The reasons stated for doing so often revolve around notions of helping the designer gain a better understanding of the user's needs, environment and context, all while promoting user ownership and empowerment (Mattson and Wood ). Although these concepts of co‐design with the user appear valid in ensuring long‐term project success, rarely does the literature focus on the construction of a relationship between foreign designer and local installer.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Much emphasis in developmental literature is placed on building relationships with the user (or beneficiary) of the system as part of the design process (Amadei et al. ; Ika ; Mattson and Wood ). The reasons stated for doing so often revolve around notions of helping the designer gain a better understanding of the user's needs, environment and context, all while promoting user ownership and empowerment (Mattson and Wood ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These continuums include variations in income (rich/poor), demographics (developing/developed world), ability (differently abled/ strongly abled), and age (old/young). Mattson and Wood [27] created principles to help.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although they face harsh economic and environmental constraints, people in developing and emerging markets still have aspirations for improved living conditions and opportunities for their family-quality of life values that are likely to be shared by people around the world. Literature exists that discusses the unique aspects, principles, and opportunities of creating products for developing countries [27], and well-engineered examples exist of developing world innovations [28]. However, these examples do not provide actionable steps for how to derive engineering requirements from developing world users.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In 2007 Charles Vest, former President of MIT and the National Academy of Engineering, noted: "this current generation of young people […] very much want to make the world a better place and very few of them see or understand engineering as a mechanism for doing that" (NAE, 2007). Increased attention to social impact in engineering is evident in engineering literature (AustinBreneman & Yang, 2013;Baillie, Pawley, & Riley, 2012;Mattson & Wood, 2014;Mattson & Winter, 2016;Schafer, Parks, & Rai, 2011) as well as engineering education literature (Lucena, 2013;Sandekian, Chinowsky, & Amadei, 2014;Litchfield & Javernick-Will, 2015;Litchfield, Javernick-Will, & Maul, 2016). However, to date, many engineering and social sustainability efforts have had mixed success (Wood & Mattson, 2016), and engineers, students, and educators would be wise to be mindful that their well-intentioned efforts can do harm Starr, 2017;Anderson, 1999).…”
Section: Societal Impact and Impact-driven Engineeringmentioning
confidence: 99%