
Design X
Social Innovation Challenge
‘Design X
Social Innovation Challenge’19


DISQ to partner with UMO Design Foundation as a potential incubation opportunity at Design X Social Innovation Challenge 2019
As part of the strategic partnership, there may be a 12-month potential pre-incubation opportunity for the top ideas and teams at UX India Design X Social Innovation Challenge 2019

Winners
Gold Design X Social Trophy
Special Jury Blue Design X Social Trophy
Team Socialign
People Choice Award Red Design X Social Trophy
Team Safety Junction
Finalists
Team Safety Junction
John Abraham
Jamshed KV
Nivedha A
Naveen IR
Mentor: Himanshu Bandal

Team Shark
Omkar Khadamkar
Akshay Katkade
Akshay Nikam
Swastika Dash
Mentor: Ashima Sood

Team Socialalign
Vaibhav Vardhan
Jishan
Abhiram Reddy Kadimetla
Mentor: Abhay Vohra

Team Raahi
Yallaling Naik
Ayushi Gupta
Muskan K
Subin K
Mentor: Hemanth Annumandala

Team Friction
Md. Arif Ahmed
Chiranjeeb Deb
Tushar Sindhwal
Abhishek Sudharshan
Gaurav Swarnkar
Mentor: Vivek Chondagar


Solve an urgent problem
Join UMO.Design network and learn design
Win awards

The urgent problem
“Public Safety & Well Being in Transportation” is this year’s topic. We request the participating teams to dig deeper into this area and identify an issue that you would like to solve.

The urgent problem
“Public Safety & Well Being in Transportation” is this year’s topic. We request the participating teams to dig deeper into this area and identify an issue that you would like to solve.
Educational Institutions
Businesses and Enterprises
Responsible Citizens

Work closely with a govt representative

Learn design firsthand with expert design mentors

Get discounted (not on Early Bird) entry to UXINDIA 2019

Top 3 will win Design X Social Innovation Awards at UXINDIA 2019

Showcase your innovation at UXINDIA 2019 EXPO

Get participation certificate
Design X Social Challenge is a first of its kind in India. UMO.Design is determined to take this challenge locally in cities and scale it to the national level. As a part of this UMO.Design is proud to launch Design X Social Awards to recognize the best in the following.
Design X Social Best Design Award
Design X Social Special Jury Award
Design X Social People Choice Award
Winners Gold Design X Award Trophy (3)
Special Jury Blue Design X Award Trophy
People Choice Award Red Design X Award Trophy
Besides trophies all members of the winning teams who are present at the conference will be given certificates.

Whether you are from the academia, from the industry or a citizen, you should participate in teams.
- Minimum team size is 3 and maximum 5
- We encourage diversity in your teams. Diversity in expertise, industry domain, gender, etc.,
- Brownie points for including a common man/ citizen in your teams.Entry Fee
- There is no Entry Fees. Your registration ticket to the conference is enough
- All the team members must register for the conference
- Buy tickets to the conference and make a note of Ticket Number
- You can register as a team. In case you register individually, please mention primary member’s Ticket Number
- Click on the “Submit your Team” and enter the Ticket Number in the form.
- Fill in details in the online submission form
- Repeat the steps if you have multiple entries.
An expert design mentor from the industry will help you, guide you from the beginning to the end of the process.
Documentation Format:
Well documented Google slide deck with the following points. You can use photos, videos, etc., to capture the problem
a. The problem identified
b. Why is it an urgent/important problem?
c. Target user – Who is getting affected by the problem?
d. What is the significance and impact of the problem?
e. When solved how will it make this world a better place for the identified target user or user group.
d. Share the Google slide deck ‘ Anyone with the link can comment’ mode
Please share your Google slide deck with [email protected]
Submission Format:
a. How does your solution address the problem?
b. Any alternatives you have considered?
c. Why is it a best solution?
d. How does it change the lives of the target user or users groups
e. What does it take to implement this solution?

Significance of the problem
Design Innovation
User Experience
Design Process
Craft and Aesthetics
Benefit to the Client/Business or Society
- How does this design improve the client’s profitability, brand reputation and/or employee morale?
- How does this design benefit greater good; consider society, the environment, culture and/or the economy?
Hope you are excited about this challenge. This is the time to go after the issues that we have been either taking a note of in our sketchbooks on in the back of our minds for a long time.
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