projects
This site shows my humanitarian and social design portfolio. I do process design, so optimisation of social and humanitarian processes, through system design and product design. I strive for Efficiency of humanitarian actors, through a needs based approach. I research, teach and talk about that.
humanitarian, process design, product design, social design, Frankfurt, international, German design, humanitarian Innovation, Germany, Human Centered design, community centered design, Thomas Jäger, design portfolio,
151
page-template-default,page,page-id-151,bridge-core-2.2.9,ajax_updown,page_not_loaded,qode-page-loading-effect-enabled,,qode-title-hidden,qode_popup_menu_text_scaledown,qode-theme-ver-21.6,qode-theme-bridge,disabled_footer_top,disabled_footer_bottom,qode_header_in_grid,elementor-default,elementor-kit-8,elementor-page elementor-page-151

PR
OJE
CTS

CURRENT
overall RESEARCH

Currently, I’m working on a new model that combines the development of a country and the emergency response of that country in times of crisis, combining cash assistance and direct investments., to create a new approach and making „beneficiaries“ proper customers.  This will allow direct and long-term optimisation of the response. The humanitarian market will be more attractive to private companies and allow NGOs to generate income through executing their mission, instead of depending on donations.

 

Services that allow direct feedback from „beneficiaries“, would make the humanitarian response more competitive and through that improve it. As part of the „new ways of funding“ a “ beneficiary“ gets a customer and can hold up NGOs to promises and misconduct.

But how could a service enabling this look like and be practically and globally implemented?

In the discussion about humanitarian innovation, it is nothing new, that private sector actors should be increasingly incorporated in the response. A multi-actor network including these can bring innovation and competition by itself. Furthermore, they have to think about their own setup, when catastrophe hits them.

But we still find opposing approaches in that discussion. One is that private sector companies do just care about financial benefits. The other one is that a trickle-down economy would eventually save the poor. Both seem unrealistic. But what realistic incorporation, creating benefits for all actors could look like, is still not clear.

The area-based approach, focuses on local parameters, trying to find locally adequate solutions, that also use existing resources.

I have the vision of a digital solution that identifies the local parameters and allows to track them over time. This will create a more efficient initial response and better decision-making processes in the later stages, being able to track the overall conditions that people are facing.

If you have interesting connections, or input to these topics, please reach out to me. I would love to discuss these matters and the overall topic of design and humanitarism and to meet you!

How to?

This portfolio is designed in a way that allows visitors to quickly have insights into my work, in case they just want to get an overview, but also allows visitors to have a look at the projects in detail:

1.

Getting an Overview

In case you want to navigate quickly through the portfolio, every project page starts with a contextual summary followed by a project summary. If you have a look at this you will already be able to understand the project.

You can also scroll down and jump from headline to headline. those are written in a way, that allows to understand the gist of the section.

2.

Looking at it in detail

In case you want to understand the projects in detail, you can skip the summary and simply scroll down. There you will get all information described in detail. This way I want to share the findings of my projects, to inspire others, inform in depth and share my knowledge. Some texts are strongly simplified. If you want to get more detailed information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. 

Researching and
teaching
Humanitarian Design

HUMANI
TARIAN DESIGN
LAB

USAER

Empowering
civilians to
Rescue

MUTUAL RESPECT,
CRaftsmanship
and the own
creative will

HOME
WORK

CRUTCHES

Limiting logistical
efforts in
emergency response

Making Cacao
Harvest safe,
ecological and
profitable

DIY
CACAO
TOOL

SHELTER
SPACE

The simpliest and
cheapest way of
communicating and
collecting data well

A Human, Nature
and Technology
Cooperation

BIO.CO

1.ON.
3.4.ALL

The possible, social
impact of autonomous
vehicles

INFORMAL EDUCATION
ABOUT NATURE, CRAFTS
AND FRIENDSHIP

TEAM
ENVIRO
NMENT

HUMANI
TARIAN EFFICENCY...

... THROUGH
EMPOWERMENT
AND DESIGN