DC Design LTD

DC Design LTD is a social impact strategy and design consultancy in the United States. Its team of design thinkers, researchers and strategists helps organisations tackle systemic inequities affecting Black, brown and low-income communities, and it works by co-creating solutions with the people who will use them.

What DC Design LTD offers

• Social impact strategy — strategy development for programmes aimed at better social outcomes.
• Service and product design — designing services, apps and experiences for the communities clients serve.
• User research and facilitation — research into the needs and priorities of end users, plus workshops.
• Training — DC Design University teaches human-centred design methods to social innovators.

Who it works with

Clients include social entrepreneurs, governments, foundations, non-profits, educators and companies. Past projects have covered foster care, support for people leaving jail, emergency department services and community apps.

Key facts

• Based in: United States
• Focus areas: education, healthcare, employment and wealth creation, public housing and criminal justice
• Method: human-centred design
• Reporting: publishes yearly impact reports