The Power of Human-Centered Design Applied to Digital and Climate-Resilient
- Climate Action
- Climate Resilience
- Digital innovation
The Power of Human-Centered Design Applied to Digital and Climate-Resilient
In agriculture, innovation does not begin with technology, but with people. Listening to, understanding, and co-creating with them is the starting point of Human-Centered Design; the approach through which the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT transforms science into sustainable solutions with real impact in rural territories.
HCD, or Human-Centered Design, is a working approach that places people at the center of research and innovation processes. It means designing “with” people, not “for” them, recognizing that they are the ones who best understand their own contexts, challenges, and opportunities. Rather than starting from predefined hypotheses or models, design is built from the voices of those who directly experience the effects of climate change: farmers, technicians, associations, rural communities, and others.