UNDP Barrier and Solution Cards

 CASE STUDY: INTERVENTION DESIGN

About the partnership:

ideas42 is a social enterprise that uses behavioral science to design scalable solutions that seek to do good. In 2020, they were contracted by the UNDP-led Joint UN Transitions Project to develop innovative and behaviorally-focused ways to solve the challenges they face in working together across entities. ideas42 worked with us to create designed solutions for specific challenges across their portfolio with UNDP.

GOALS:

  • Create a deck of 90 compelling playing cards with behavioral pitfalls to create discussion and spark ideas of collaboration in situations that have innate difficulties in doing so.

  • Utilize custom imagery to capture attention and demonstrate behavioral barriers and solutions.

  • Create a flexible output that these cards can be utilized and scaled in other capacities and domains in the future.

PROCESS:

  • Explore visual stylings in typography, color, and illustrations to make a playful, yet professional appearance.

  • Collaborate with an illustrator to create illustrations that communicate concepts in a clear way.

  • Optimize design for potential language translation and printed card decks.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Worldwide United Nations staff that collaborates across UN entities.

RESULTS:

Cards were rolled out to staff/divisions during workshops and forums to prompt discussions. Cards were well received as engaging and effective.

 

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