DESIGN FOR CHANGE Global Movement

Design for Change (DFC) catalysed by founder Kiran’s Bir Sethi’s TED Talk in 2010 cultivates the ‘I CAN’ mindset in every child empowering them to express their own ideas for a better world and put them into action.

It is a winner of numerous education accolades and present in 70 countries. DFC was born out of the conviction that children are not helpless, that change is possible and belief that they can drive it. Through a simple design process of Feel-Imagine-Do-Share ( FIDS for KIDS) children are designing solutions for some of the worlds greatest challenges!

BE THE CHANGE
CONFERENCE

Each year DFC hosts an annual Be The Change (BTC) celebration bringing together youth changemakers from around the world. BTC 2024 is happening in Dubai, from 21st to 24th November 2024.

STUDENT COUNCIL

Last year one of our Art For Change participants, Karma Vyas wrote a song with his group about Cyberbullying and went on to represent Northern Ireland at the annual global DFC celebration which took place in India and was thereafter nominated to join the DFC Student Council.

Design for Change Global's Student Council acts as a platform for children to voice their thoughts and opinions, and allows these viewpoints to be incorporated into the international I CAN movement.

FIDS
Design Thinking Framework

Powered by the principles of design thinking, Design for Change offers a simple 4 step framework FIDS (Feel-Imagine-Do-Share)- to unleash the I CAN superpower in every child.

Using this framework, children are encouraged to 'FEEL' (observe and identify any situation that bothers them), 'IMAGINE' (brainstorm a way to make it better), 'DO' (work in teams to implement their solution) and finally, 'SHARE' (their solution of change with the world) to inspire others to say, 'I CAN'!

ART FOR CHANGE Nurturing Youth Mental Health

Art For Change uses the FIDS framework to enable youth to identify issues affecting their mental health and to take action on the issue through a chosen art medium.

The Art For Change pilot in the summer of 2023 was sponsored by Arts Council Northern Ireland. Here is a story of change that was shared at the I CAN Children’s Global Summit hosted by DFC in India, December 2023.

Since the inception of Design for Change in 2009, here is our collective global impact.

DFC GLOBAL
IMPACT

71

COUNTRIES &
REGIONS

40000

SOLUTIONS OF
CHANGE

2

MILLION CHILDREN
PARTICIPATED

28000

SCHOOLS
PARTICIPATED

98000

teachers
PARTICIPATED

DFC GLOBAL AWARDS

DFC GLOBAL PARTNERS