EveryBody can Change by Design

Read how Steelcase CSR vision came to life

the Corporate

Steelcase India Pvt Ltd

Is a US based furniture company, founded in 1912 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and for the education, health care and retail industries. It is the largest

"Steelcase and Drstikona brainstormed to come up with a future readiness skilling program for the students from EWS category"

Praveen Rawal MD India and South Asia, Steelcase

the Requirement

meaningful CSR spend in line with the company`s ethos of design

an initiative in the school education space which enables the children for the future

Historically the poorest of the poor have been deprived of the design ingenuity though they need it the most

Alice Rawsthorn Design critic

the Solution

making children future-ready

Using Design Thinking approach enables children with creativity and solutioning skills

276 students from underprivileged backgrounds were introduced to Design Thinking through a structured program

the Process

Collaboration along the value chain

Drstikona put together a program involving various implementing entities for mobilisation, content, delivery, documentation, monitoring and follow through

“Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”

Henry Ford

the Challenges

Making all the gears work in rhythm

The key challenges was to ensure that the teams worked together. Mobilising and ensuring the Beneficiary group continued to stay engaged was crucial too.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

African Proverb

the Impact

Innovative ideas to solve day-to-day problems

The children worked in teams to come up with Innovative solutions

24 solutions to daily life situations and problems ranging from self-inflating bags for gas cylinder leakage, effective waste disposal and such.