At Made by People, one of the most common conversations we have with prospective clients goes something like this: a founder or programme manager comes to us with a clear idea of what they want to build. They have done…
Most products fail not because of bad technology, but because of bad assumptions. Assumptions about what users need, how they behave, what constraints they operate under, and what they will actually adopt and sustain. Human-centered design (HCD) exists to replace…
Using Human-Centered Design to Fight FGM: Lessons from the UNFPA Hack Lab Female genital mutilation (FGM) is one of the most entrenched human rights violations affecting communities across Africa and beyond. Deeply rooted in cultural tradition, the practice causes lasting…
Africa’s digital economy is not on the horizon — it’s here. From mobile money to agtech, edtech to healthtech, the continent is producing digital products that are reshaping industries and reaching users that global platforms have long ignored. With the…
When design thinking is discussed in African contexts, it is almost always framed as something arriving from elsewhere. Workshops to be facilitated. Frameworks to be introduced. A methodology developed in Western institutions, now being generously applied to African problems. We…
What problem does design thinking actually solve for businesses? At its core, design thinking solves the most expensive problem in product and service development: building the wrong thing. Organisations invest enormous resources into solutions that don’t land — because they…
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future technology for Africa — it's a present one. Across the continent, AI is being applied to some of the most . . .
There is no shortage of enthusiasm about what artificial intelligence can do for Africa. The potential is real and, in places, already being realised. . .
Lessons from the UNFPA Hack Lab Female genital mutilation (FGM) is one of the most entrenched human rights violations affecting communities across Africa. . .