
UMO Design X Social
GLOBAL INNOVATION CHALLENGE 2022
We barely emerged from the pandemic’s trauma, we have been severely hit by several other crises. Be it the Ukraine war or the Sri Lankan economic situation we are going through one of the toughest times. Such man-made disasters have disrupted the global economy and the well-being of the people which is bound to take a long time to heal.
The plight of Ukrainians and their neighbors including that of Russians is extremely bad. It has caused widespread destruction and severe irrecoverable disruption to their lives. Whereas the Sri Lankan crisis caused extreme financial and social disorder limiting access to basic needs, healthcare, and personal and financial security.
The Theme
Designing for Crisis
Design interventions for an empathetic, sustainable, and delightful citizen experience
Opportunity to rebuild and heal the world with design
Can we take inspiration from resilient economies like Japan after the world war or Norway after the Covid pandemic? Can our creative design community design resilient and sustainable systems at an individual, society, and national level? We have an opportunity to design from scratch.
Design X Social ’22
Submission Wall
Design interventions for an empathetic, sustainable, and delightful citizen experience

Sustainability
Eco Packaging
Consumers are calling for a more sustainable packaging solution from e-commerce businesses, as the e-commerce…
View Entry →Team: Noob Power
Educational
Canada

Financial & Community
No Work, No Home = No…
Homelessness is a well-known problem for many countries and societies around the world. There are…
View Entry →Team: MASE
Citizens
Russia

Wellness
Mitura
Sri Lanka is currently embroiled in a humanitarian crisis caused by rising inflation. This is…
View Entry →Team: NAJA
Citizens
Multiple

Education
The Us; The Survivors
The problem that we identified was the lack of educational learning materials for students facing…
View Entry →Team: The Chimera Team
Educational
Brazil

Health Care
Sunny Days
Heat waves are occurring with increasing severity and frequency on an annual basis. More than…
View Entry →Team: Orca-strate Change
Citizens
India

Health Care
HEWS – Human Experience in Warfare…
Innocent civilians were not able to find a safe place to stay at war-zone and…
View Entry →Team: Orange Forest
Citizens
India





Education
Tona
Unemployment is causing pressing problems in Vietnam, with over 200,000 graduates cannot find a job.…
View Entry →Team: Tona
Citizens
Vietnam





Agriculture
Fighting the Climate Crisis with an…
Carbon dioxide emissions are the primary driver of global climate change. The world is now…
View Entry →Team: Youji Life
Citizens
China


Travel and Transportation
The Great Indian Road Crisis
Deaths, tragedies and accidents. Just an afterthought when it comes to Indian roads which are…
View Entry →Team: Road Runners
Citizens
India


Social Support
Terrorism
The existing nature of insecurity in Nigeria and also other developing countries, the study is…
View Entry →Team: Saem
Educational
Nigeria





Education
Edupract
Businessline reported that 62% of all job applicants in India lack soft skills such as…
View Entry →Team: INDUS
Educational
India


Education
Intra Campus E-Mobility
2Pi-I is our first electric trike, specifically created for textile spinning mills to decrease downtime…
View Entry →Team: Team Feromite
Educational
India


Sustainability
WeaMap
There is great need to bridge the gap between Indian meteorological department and citizens who…
View Entry →Team: DESIGNITY
Citizens
India


Health Care
HIGH SUGAR CONSUMPTION
At the initial stages of the project we were thinking about various problems in the…
View Entry →Team: CREATIVE QUINTET
Design Schools
India


Health Care
Hope Beyond The Waters
Floods are one of the most common and destructive forms of natural calamity. Recently in…
View Entry →Team: Missing Link
Citizens
India


Health Care
Delivering Medical Supplies to War Zones:…
The war in Ukraine has mobilized people across the world to send donations, for instance…
View Entry →Team: Fantastic4
Citizens
Germany


Sustainability
Sustainable Energy Storage
Energy has been a major cause of global development. The way we produce and utilize…
View Entry →Team: Kinowave
Educational
India


Health Care
RUDHIRA
India Today Faces shortage of 10% relative to its blood requirement ”. Despite its large…
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