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🚨 Today is the day — applications for the #DNDA26 Awards close today! If your project, learning initiative, or organization is using Humanity-Centered Design to improve lives, strengthen communities, and create meaningful societal impact, this is your final opportunity to share that work with the world. Don’t wait for the perfect moment — tell your story, celebrate the people behind the work, and take the step that could bring your impact to a global stage. Laureates gain international visibility, exchange ideas with a worldwide community of changemakers and DNDA Advisors, and bring their perspectives to the DNDA26 Summit in India. ⏰ Applications close today, September 30. 🔗 Submit your application now: https://dnda.design/award/ Your work matters. Your story can inspire others. Make today count—and apply before the deadline! #DNDA26 #DNDALaureates #DonNormanDesignAward #ImpactAwards #HumanityCenteredDesign #SocialInnovation #DesignForImpact #GlobalChangeMakers #InnovationWithPurpose Don Norman Srini R. Srinivasan Anil Kripalani N. Rao Machiraju Michael Kotlarz Christine Trimble Anthony Phills Mindi Jellison Miyo Y.

⏳ Just 2 days left to put your impact on a global stage! The #DNDA26 Awards are calling on bold projects, learning initiatives, and organizations using Humanity-Centered Design to improve lives, strengthen communities, and shape a better future. If your work is creating meaningful societal impact—or you know an organization whose work deserves global recognition—this is your moment. Share the opportunity, rally your team, and submit your application today! 📅 Applications close September 30. Only 2 days remain! Don’t let work that could inspire change go unseen. In 2025, DNDA recognized 40 outstanding project teams, education groups, and organizations from around the world. Your story of impact could be next. Becoming a #DNDALaureate opens the door to new visibility, meaningful exchange, and lasting momentum. Laureates showcase their work to an international audience, exchange ideas with fellow changemakers and experienced DNDA Advisors, and bring their perspective to the DNDA26 Summit in India. 🔗 Apply now: https://dnda.design/award/ Two days can make all the difference—take the next step and submit your application! #DNDA26 #DNDALaureates #DonNormanDesignAward #ImpactAwards #HumanityCenteredDesign #SocialInnovation #DesignForImpact #GlobalChangeMakers #InnovationWithPurpose #LeadershipForHumanity #EthicalInnovation #PeopleFirstDesign #ImpactDriven #DesigningBetterFutures Don Norman Srini R. Srinivasan Anil Kripalani N. Rao Machiraju Michael Kotlarz Christine Trimble Mindi Jellison Anthony Phills Miyo Y.

⏳ 3 days left! One opportunity to put your impact on a global stage.   The #DNDA26 Awards are looking for bold projects, learning initiatives, and organizations using Humanity-Centered Design to improve lives, strengthen communities, and shape a better future. If your work is creating meaningful societal impact — or you know of an organization whose work deserves global recognition — now is the time to act.   📅 Applications close September 30. Only 3 days remain! Don’t let work that can inspire change go unseen. In 2025, DNDA recognized 40 outstanding project teams, education groups, and organizations from around the world. The next story of impact could be yours. As a #DNDALaureate, you’ll join a global community advancing societal impact through Humanity-Centered Design, connect with DNDA Advisors and mentors who can help scale your work, and participate in the DNDA26 Summit in India.   🔗 Apply now: https://dnda.design/award/ #DNDA26 #DNDALaureates #DonNormanDesignAward #ImpactAwards #HumanityCenteredDesign #SocialInnovation #DesignForImpact #GlobalChangeMakers #InnovationWithPurpose #LeadershipForHumanity #EthicalInnovation #PeopleFirstDesign #ImpactDriven #DesigningBetterFutures #VoicesOfImpact #InclusiveLeadership #PurposeInPractice #SDG Don Norman Srini R. Srinivasan Christine Trimble Anil Kripalani N. Rao Machiraju Anthony Phills Michael Kotlarz Mindi Jellison Miyo Y.

🌍 Do you know a project, learning initiative, or organization using Humanity-Centered Design to create meaningful impact? There are less than 30 days left to apply for the #DNDA26 Awards — and we’re looking for work that is improving lives, strengthening communities, and helping shape a better future. ✨ In 2025, DNDA honored 40 outstanding project teams, education groups, and organizations from around the world. Explore our #Laureates here: https://lnkd.in/ekbA6DX9 If you're a #changemaker and your work is advancing societal benefit through design, this is your moment to share it. 📅 Project Qualifying Application Due: September 15 📅 Full Project, Education and Organization Applications Due: September 30 We can’t wait to discover more people and teams creating with purpose, care, and responsibility. Apply now and help inspire what humanity-centered design can look like next. 🌟 🔗 Apply now: https://dnda.design/award/ #DNDA26 #DNDALaureates #DonNormanDesignAward #HumanityCenteredDesign #TechForHumanity #SocialInnovation #DesignForImpact #GlobalChangeMakers #InnovationWithPurpose #LeadershipForHumanity #EthicalInnovation #PeopleFirstDesign #ImpactDriven #DesigningBetterFutures #VoicesOfImpact #InclusiveLeadership #PurposeInPractice #SDG #ImpactAwards Don Norman Srini R. Srinivasan Christine Trimble Anil Kripalani N. Rao Machiraju Anthony Phills Michael Kotlarz Scott Robinson Mindi Jellison Miyo Y.

Design has the power to change not only how products work, but how people feel about using them. ✨ In a new DNDA blog, “Ageing Is Not the Problem, Feeling Old Is: A Design Argument,” Aishwarya Edakhe and Shagun Malavia, co-founders of House Of Tomorrow in Pune, India, share the story behind Inloo — their patented, non-electric, self-lifting toilet attachment and a #DNDA25 Laureate project recognized as a Finalist. From the beginning, they made a deliberate choice not to call Inloo a medical device, but to frame it as a dignity-first, everyday design intervention that belongs comfortably in the home. 🏡 Their journey shows why assistive products should not have to look clinical to be effective, and how empathy-led design can preserve independence, confidence, and a sense of self as we age. 💡 Read the full blog to explore how House of Tomorrow is reimagining care as something embedded, respectful, and beautifully ordinary. 📖 https://lnkd.in/gJM9arQx Don't miss the opportunity to apply for a DNDA award! Applications due September 30, 2026. 🔗 https://dnda.design/award/ 🏆 #HouseofTomorrow #DNDALaureate #DesignForDignity #HumanityCenteredDesign #HCD+ #AssistiveDesign #InclusiveDesign #AgeingWithDignity #DesignForGood #SocialImpactDesign #Inloo Don Norman Srini R. Srinivasan Christine Trimble Anthony Phills Scott Robinson

I'm looking forward to meeting new people, new friends and old ones in one of my favorite cities, Copenhagen. And yes, bring me books to sign. Don Don Norman Don Norman Design Award DNDA

You've read his books. You've quoted him in design reviews. You've probably argued about doors because of him. Now imagine Don Norman weighing in on YOUR project. That's not a hypothetical. The DNDA26 Award deadline just got extended to September 30. Every finalist goes in front of a jury where Don Norman and Srini Srinivasan have the last word. And if it holds up? You're a DNDA26 Laureate. Trophy. Summit. A line on your bio that never gets old. Plenty of awards will take your money. Very few will put your work in front of the person who defined the field. Apply: https://dnda.design/award/ Qualifying projects: Sep 15. Full project, education, and organization applications: Sep 30. #DNDA26 #DonNormanDesignAward

📣 The DNDA26 Applications period has been extended. New deadline: September 30, 2026! 🌱 Apply for a Don Norman Design Award and share how your work is meeting community needs and creating lasting social impact. SEED (Sparking Education and Empowerment for Development), a DNDA25 Shortlist Awardee, offers a powerful example. This student-led initiative, created through collaboration between Industrial University of Santander and Dautom, empowers low-income students in Colombia through hands-on IIoT learning modules and real-world industrial case studies. By connecting academia and industry, SEED is helping prepare a new generation of professionals to drive social and technological transformation. Rooted in inclusivity, equity, and open design, SEED shows how education can become a catalyst for community collaboration and long-term empowerment. As Mentor Natalia Duarte shared: “Being selected as a DNDA25 finalist reinforces our belief that education can be transformative and is the key to transformation and sustainability. SEED shows that from our actions and projects, we can significantly impact the world.” 🌎 ✨ Around the world, people are working alongside communities to identify real needs, create meaningful solutions, and generate positive societal impact. If that sounds like your project — or the work of someone you know — now is the time to apply for a DNDA26 Award. 🏆 Top award recipients receive a monetary award, the opportunity to participate in DNDA’s annual Summit and an iconic trophy. 🔗 https://dnda.design/award/ 📅 Qualifying project applications are due September 15, 2026. 📅 Full project, education and organization applications are due September 30, 2026. Natalia Duarte Muñoz Don Norman Christine Trimble Srini R. Srinivasan Anil Kripalani Michael Kotlarz N. Rao Machiraju #DNDALaureate #DNDA26 #DonNormanDesignAward #SocialImpactAward #GlobalImpactAward #SEED #SDGAward #SEEDInitiative #EducationForAll #Innovation #DesignForImpact #Equity #OpenTech #StudentLed #Colombia #CommunityEmpowerment #IIoT #DigitalTransformation #Sustainability

🌍 How can an organization take Humanity-Centered action and make it part of the way it operates every day? The Don Norman Design Award recognizes institutions around the world that use it as a force for public good — shaping services, systems, and communities in ways that improve people’s lives over time. The Organization Award honors nonprofits, NGOs, foundations, companies, and other recognized orgs whose work reflects a sustained commitment to societal benefit. These Laureates show that impact is not limited to one project; it can become part of an organization’s culture, partnerships, and long-term approach to solving complex challenges. 🏆 Involve Learning Solutions Foundation in India is a #DNDA25 Organization Laureate recognized for reimagining public education through student agency, peer learning, and systems-level collaboration. Based in Bengaluru, Involve works with government school systems to create opportunities for Peer Teaching, Student Leadership, and student participation in local governance — helping young people learn, lead, and see their voices as meaningful forces for change. Involve's approach is designed for some of the toughest education contexts, including multi-grade classrooms, single-teacher schools, and low-resource blocks, because it builds on the one asset every school already has: its students. What makes Involve’s work so powerful is its commitment to taking action with students, teachers, and government systems, not simply for them. The team partners with district education departments in Karnataka, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh to integrate peer teaching into teacher training, timetables, and monitoring so the model can last beyond individual projects. Student parliaments, reflection circles, and a WhatsApp-based teacher coach further support classrooms where students are active participants in their own learning and leadership. ✨ Involve reflects the kind of leadership DNDA seeks to elevate: organizations that turn Humanity-Centered Design into practical, scalable action that expands opportunity, strengthens public systems, and helps communities build more equitable futures. 🔗 Is your organization taking action to respond to urgent social needs and create lasting positive change? Apply for the DNDA26 Organization Award today: https://dnda.design/award/ 📅 Organization applications are due August 17, 2026 Other Categories: ⏰ Qualifying project applications are due July 15, 2026 📅 Full project and education applications are due August 17, 2026 #DNDALaureates #DNDA25 #DNDA26 #DonNormanDesignAward #HumanityCenteredDesign #DesignForImpact #InclusiveDesign #DesignAwards #EducationEquity #PeerLearning #StudentLeadership #PublicEducation #SystemsChange #CommunityDriven #PurposeDriven #ImpactAwards #DNDAOrganizationLaureate #ParticipatoryDesign #SocietalImpactAward

🌎 Calling all changemakers showing what Humanity-Centered Action can do! A DNDA25 Laureate in Canada, Exploring wâhkôhtowin, demonstrated how it is fostering understanding and connection through a board game created to share Indigenous knowledge. Developed by Edmonton Shift Lab and now stewarded by the Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Centre, this cooperative board game brings to life the Cree concept of wâhkôhtowin — meaning kinship and the interwoven relationships that sustain communities and natural systems. Participants experience the impact of Treaty, deepen their understanding of shared history, and connect with the realities faced by Indigenous peoples. ✨Our judges saw this project’s power to ignite meaningful conversations and reflection, and benefit communities! We know there are countless projects around the globe where people are identifying needs within and in conjunction with their communities, addressing them and having a societal impact. If this is the kind of work you’re doing, apply for a DNDA26 Award now! 🔗 https://dnda.design/award/ 📅 Qualifying project applications are due July 15, 2026. 📅 Full project, education and organization applications are due August 17, 2026. Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Centre Edmonton Shift Lab #DNDA26 #DonNormanDesignAward #ExploringWahkohtowin #IndigenousKnowledge #TreatyEducation #CommunityInnovation #EdmontonShiftLab #DNDALaureate #CommunityImpact #GlobalImpact #SocialImpactAward #CommunityLedDesign #ImpactAward