2021 World Design Impact Prize from the World Design Organization

Organized by the World Design Organization, World Design Impact Prize (WDIP) was established in 2011 to honor and elevate industrial design-driven projects that use design and/or design thinking to make a positive impact on our social, economic, cultural, and/ or environmental quality of life. Following a public submission and nomination process, a multi-disciplinary panel of experts selects a shortlist for the Prize, which is then voted on by WDO’s member organizations.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Projects should showcase the expanding ways that design can make a positive impact on the world, including the design of systems and experiences. Submissions or participation from other design disciplines are welcome but eligible projects must:

1. yield positive impact and reflect socially conscious design;
2. be industrial design-driven and/or showcase innovative uses of industrial design;
3. demonstrate design thinking in the planning (participatory planning, co-design) as well in the design itself;
4. reflect the vision of WDO to create a world where design enhances our social, cultural, economic, and environmental quality of life.

• Relatives, colleagues, design firms, family members, and team members of the WDO Secretariat team are not eligible to submit nominations or project submissions.

Prize:

The winner will be presented with a trophy.

Selection Criteria:

• The impact the project has on the quality of life of the target audience for which it is intended.
• The relevance of the project to the local context and the target audience for which it is intended.
• The simplicity of the design (from the perspective of maintenance and financing) and how well it uses locally relevant and available materials and suppliers.
• An understanding of the local economic environment, infrastructure, and culture and how that is reflected in the design.
• The reliability, maintenance, sustainability (including affordability), and dispersion/reproduction potential of the design.
• The impact the project has on the policies of the target audience in which it is situated.
• The design process that was utilized.

About WDO:

The World Design Organization (WDO), formerly known as the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid), is an international non-governmental organization that promotes the profession of industrial design and its ability to generate better products, systems, services, and experiences; better business and industry; and ultimately a better environment and society.

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