What Makes a Great Partner
- 1. A Big Challenge
- 2. People First
- 3. Mission Alignment
- 4. Drive Toward Impact
Are you tackling a critical problem to improve lives?
IDEO.org seeks to improve the lives of people in vulnerable communities through design. We look to design alongside people and partners who are equally focused on similar challenges.
Do you believe the key to solving the problem lies with the people you’re trying to serve?
People are at the center of every solution we design. From building empathy and uncovering insights to testing solutions out in the world, we believe that learning from the communities we're designing with is the best way to create real impact.
Is solving this problem core to your organization’s mission?
We want our partners to be as excited about tackling a design challenge as we are. Working on problems that fit squarely within a partner’s mission and strategy ensures that we’re equally invested and that our solutions have the greatest possible chance of success.
Are you positioned to have real impact?
Solutions only count when they’re out in the world improving people’s lives. So in addition to having the right solution, we need the right team, resources, and systems in place to ensure the work gets to market, keeps evolving, and has measurable impact.
