We are launching the Catapult Design East Africa Regional Hub! Catapult is partnering with Implement, a Kenya-based design firm run by Payan ole-MoiYoi, in order to develop high-quality and appropriate products and services capable of driving positive change in Africa and beyond. Through the Hub, both organizations are able to leverage each other’s expertise, capacity, and strategic locations… Read more »
We’re excited to announce our latest collaboration! Project ACTION aims to better understand and prioritize unmet needs of women related to modern contraceptive methods in order to catalyze opportunities and innovation in contraceptive product development. Our team of human-centered designers, market researchers, and expert/strategic advisers includes Catapult Design, Matchboxology, PSI, along with independent advisors. The… Read more »
Get to know the six finalists – Timothy Clani Jr’s Mobile Automotive Technician, Laura Clelland’s Salt Woman (formerly Diabetes Source), Shayla Yellowhair, Edward Chato-Seaton‘s Rezlist, Cyndi Frank, and Amber Kanazbah Crotty’s Beauty is Restored Family Farms. We’re looking forward to following their journey! In January 2017, we launched an open competition to identify high-potential Native American entrepreneurs with… Read more »
TUBA CITY, Arizona – Three Navajo entrepreneurs walked away with $5,000 in start-up prize money plus one year of business counseling and advising services to get their start-ups off the ground, as winners of the 2017 Innovation Challenge. In January, Catapult Design launched the Innovation Challenge to identify Native entrepreneurs with business ideas to improve life… Read more »
High expectations have been heaped on the role of 3D printers, but their place in global development can still seem limited. They have seen mixed results in the manufacture of prosthetic limbs, and they are doing really interesting, albeit peripheral, work in aid delivery to disaster areas. One group even offers a guide to… Read more »
Line/Shape/Space speaks to Creative Director, Noel Wilson, about what drives Catapult Design and its success in bringing creative solutions to underserved communities around the globe.
Want to integrate design thinking and best practices into your next socially-driven project? It’s easy! TechChange and Catapult Design teamed up to create a short video with three simple tips on how to do it.
In an effort to modernize urban transportation in parts of Southeast Asia, Catapult Design is preparing to launch its prototype for a new kind of pedicab (tuk-tuk, beck, cyclo, or rickshaw). In this recent article, ABC News nicely highlighted some of the challenges and exciting design directions of the open-sourced prototypes that will soon take to the roads. The project is funded by the Asian Development Bank.
A video recap of Catapult Labs 2013 in less than two minutes
