Position Summary
IDEO.org residents. Be part of the 2012 fellowship class.
We’re launching IDEO.org to spread human-centered
design through the social sector and improve the
lives of people in low-income communities across
the globe. IDEO.org is starting this September
and looking for its first class of residents to
be part of the team. Build empathy, generate
ideas, prototype concepts, deliver solutions. Join us!
IDEO.org is seeking individuals with proven
leadership experience in the social sector,
business world, or design industry with a passion
for improving low-income communities and
spreading human-centered design. Residents will
join senior designers from IDEO to form
IDEO.org’s interdisciplinary design team for an 11-month period.
Through the course of 11 months, residents will
work on poverty related challenges covering an
array of topics such as, agriculture, gender
equity, financial services, health, and water and
sanitation. Example projects include working with
a microfinance institution in Kenya to create new
ways for low-income customers to save, supporting
a small Indian start-up to design a low-cost
electricity system, or partnering with a domestic
healthcare non-profit to bring birth control
options to low-income women in the U.S.
Residents will be based in San Francisco, but
will spend significant time traveling and in the
field. Candidates should have an openness to
other cultures and lifestyles and will be
expected to be self-reliant and thrive in a start-up environment.
For additional information, please refer to
http://www.ideo.com/ideo-org/faq
Key Activities
You have examples of work grounded in insight(s)
about people. You’ve applied your skills to
real-world human problems (not just artistic or academic exercises).
You have “depth and breadth” in many different
ways. For example, you may have considerable
experience in mobile application development, but
you’ve also performed consumer research in India.
Or launched a non-profit related to maternal
health. Or started making documentaries about
your neighborhood, or, or, or [insert your personal story here].
You can easily switch from macro to micro: from
understanding the strategic value and business
dynamics of an organization’s product or service,
to caring about visual designs at a pixel or message level.
You’re able to demonstrate key components of the
human-centered design process: empathy, synthesis, prototyping, storytelling.
You contribute to the larger dialogue of social
innovation. You may be attending conferences,
contributing to publications (blogs, Twitter,
online, printed, etc.) or designing new programs for this community.
You’re an excellent written and verbal
communicator. You have a knack for succinctly
capturing thoughts and expressing them to others.
You have great instincts: how to tell a
captivating story; how to give honest feedback;
how to establish a deeper rapport.
If you’re the right fit, you’ll thrive in a
supportive environment that’s low on hierarchy
and high on team-based collaboration. You are
excited about being part of a start-up non-profit.
Additional Skills Required
Submission Requirements: In addition to the
online application, the following components will
help us get to know you better. Please note,
components of the application will be staggered.
Successful candidates will be asked to complete
phase 2 as part of the selection process, but
this should not be initially submitted.
Phase 1: Please include the following items in your first submission:
A current resume and one-page cover letter articulating why IDEO.org and you
Written response (500 words or less) Tell us
about an experience you’ve had with a different culture.
OpenIDEO Challenge Participate in a current
OpenIDEO challenge. We’re interested in seeing
your contribution to the community. Share your
user id so we can see what you contributed.
If applying as a designer, candidates should also
include a link to their portfolio or provide work
samples as part of the application process.
Please indicate your role and contribution for each project submitted.
Additional Requirements: Candidates should have a
minimum of 3 years of professional full-time work
experience. Graduate degrees (in any discipline)
are encouraged. Candidates should be comfortable
working collaboratively within multidisciplinary
teams and should demonstrate an ability to work
across a wide range of focuses and with a high
diversity of people and disciplines. English
fluency (written and spoken) is required and
additional language capabilities are preferred.
Phase 2: Please have the following items prepared
for the next phase of the selection process.
IDEO.org will contact you when we are ready for them.
Short Visual Story Create a visual story about
something more you’d like us to know about you.
Use photos, video, drawing or whatever visual
medium seems most appropriate for you. Remember,
we appreciate powerful, but concise storytelling.
1 letter of recommendation from a professional or academic contact
To apply go to
http://www.ideo.com/careers/ideo-org-resident
Company Contact: Jocelyn Wyatt apply_at_ideo.org
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Received on 2011-03-11 06:27:25