About Us
Our Mission
Develop technology solutions, undertake research, and provide education and unbiased insights to improve the efficacy of nonprofits and governments. Design for Life will pursue the advancement of supply planning and design capabilities for public health, food, and disaster relief supply chain systems supporting underserved populations in low and middle-income countries.
What is Design-Based Thinking?
Design-based thinking is the idea of setting aside everyday constraints, assumptions, and paradigms and, rather than planning around those, effectively thinking through and iterating on a thoughtful, multi-threaded, and empathetic solution. This problem-solving methodology combines creativity, empathy, deep understanding, experimentation, and verification to help organizations convince stakeholders of an innovative solution and then implement that new design.
Our Values
INCLUSIVENESS
Everyone is welcome to participate.
RESPECT
We treat each other as we would like to be treated. We value each other as individuals and professionals.
INTEGRITY
Our words, actions and behaviors are truthful and ethical.
OPENNESS
We are open to new ideas, approaches and points of view. We discuss proactively and constructively.
Focus on impact
We are open to new ideas, approaches, and points of view. We discuss proactively and constructively.
ACCOUNTABILITY
We treat each other as we would like to be treated. We value each other as individuals and professionals.
INNOVATION
Our words, actions and behaviors are truthful and ethical.
HUMBLENESS
We are open to new ideas, approaches and points of view. We discuss proactively and constructively.
Meet the Team
Executive Director
Carlos Valderrama
Partners
Board of Directors
Don Hicks
Paul Potter
