It’s hard to not be aware of the challenges our world faces—issues like climate change, safety, inequity and more dominate the global news cycle. But amid these challenges are tremendous opportunities to use design to contribute to a better world. At CannonDesign, we do this with an approach we created called Living-Centered Design. Inspired by the best attributes of human-centered and systems-based design methods, it addresses challenges through the lens of the broader ecosystems they exist within—helping organizations and communities realize more impactful, systemic change.
Living-Centered Design improves human life.
The Living-Centered Lenses
Living-Centered Design is fueled by a deep understanding of the core needs and connections that exist within human life:
| People | People deserve to live happy, safe and fulfilling lives. |
| Business | Businesses should be constantly empowered to achieve new levels of success. |
| Communities | Communities need to support and nurture their citizens. |
| Society | Societies must create equitable paths for social and economic prosperity. |
| Environment | Our environment needs to be protected. |
Living-Centered Design addresses each of these lenses because they're all connected. It realizes that to help people continuously flourish, we have to design solutions that help people prosper together with businesses, communities, society and the environment.
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Living-Centered Design
See how Living-Centered Design has helped organizations realize transformative results:
Designing for belonging
York University
Student Centre
Designing for underserved populations
Malcolm X College
Designing for climate resiliency
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Skolnick Surgical Tower and Hildebrandt Emergency Center
Designing for autonomous transportation
Uber
Advanced Technologies Group Center
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Michael McManus
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