Olimalar's founder realised how much she'd have benefited from these lessons growing up
“I realised how much I would have benefited from these lessons growing up.”Aarthi Veerupillai, founder of the Olimalar Foundation
Ecosystem Building
A design thinking workshop led to a new group called PAPAD
A hands-on human-centred design lab at aikyam space to co-create solutions rooted in lived realities.
The first in a series of human-centred design workshops looked at introducing design thinking into the school curriculum. Participants worked in two groups to identify who is most affected by curriculum change and who holds the most power over it. They have formed a group called PAPAD — People's Alliance for Process & Agency in Design.
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