{"id":74,"date":"2019-11-17T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.csrvoice.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/17\/industry-leaders-pitch-for-social-change-through-design-thinking\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T04:55:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T04:55:31","slug":"industry-leaders-pitch-for-social-change-through-design-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.csrvoice.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/17\/industry-leaders-pitch-for-social-change-through-design-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry leaders pitch for social change through \u2018Design Thinking\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Industry leaders today stressed on the need for integration of \u2018design thinking\u2019 and \u2018inclusive growth\u2019 into the CSR practice and called for corporate social innovation and strategic partnerships as a key to achieving sustainable growth. Speaking at the Brand Leadership and CSR summit event<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industry leaders today stressed on the need for integration of \u2018design thinking\u2019 and \u2018inclusive growth\u2019 into the CSR practice and called for corporate social innovation and strategic partnerships as a key to achieving sustainable growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the Brand Leadership and CSR summit event in New Delhi, Aishwarya Mahajan of Aid-et Action International (AAI)\u2013 an NGO working on education \u2014 said: \u201cThe success of a social sector intervention is based on the benefit to its end-user community and the development of such interventions cannot be done in isolation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a matter of fact, the process of project development needs to embody the concept of the human connect which taps capacities hitherto overlooked by conventional problem-solving approaches, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said that incorporating \u2018Design Thinking\u2019 to solving a problem is a participatory solution and a key driver for social change in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At AAI, two major initiatives namely \u2018Initiative for livelihood Education (ILEAD)\u2019 and \u2018My Gakidh Village\u2019 in Bhutan are inherently optimistic, constructive, and experiential in addressing the needs of the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, these programmes have evolved in the years when the term \u2018Design Thinking\u2019 was not even coined and there was little awareness regarding it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asserting that the role of CSR is crucial in nation-building, Brand India Founder Nidhi Robbins Simon said it is important for filling crucial gaps in empowering women, children and senior citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith development taking place at an unprecedented rate, it remains imperative that the former is planned for, and enacted, sustainably in a way that acknowledges our collective role as caretakers of our environment, economy and society for future generations,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The summit provided an opportunity for all CSR stakeholders to converge on a common platform and share their valuable insights on how organizations are using CSR to integrate economic, environmental and social objectives with their operations and growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 12 organizations were felicitated at the summit for achieving excellence in CSR. 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