Thread by @theRSAorg

We are pleased to announce the design challenges for the 2020-21 RSA Student Design Awards! Here are 8 real-world problems. Up-and-coming young designers, we want your ideas. @RSADesignAwards [Thread] ow.ly/aLkh50BeLOr

1. Redistributing Health, in partnership with @Philips.

How can we design systems that provide seamless and cost-effective access to quality health services for underserved communities? #thinkdifferently

2. A New Leaf, in partnership with @JMFurnitureLtd, supported by @WoodlandHerita1.

How can we use local woodland resources to stimulate inclusive and sustainable economic activity? #designforgood

3. Bridging the divide, in partnership with @Twitter, supported by @howtobuildpeace.

How can we harness social media to bridge societal divides, supporting social connection and reduce polarisation? #designforgood

4. The Right to Breathe, in partnership with @circular_lab, supported by @NCRCorporation @WRIRossCities.

How can we make sure everyone is guaranteed their right to clean air? #designforgood

5. Material World, in partnership with @BiomimicryInst, supported by @Fibershed.

How can we apply biomimicry (applying ideas from nature) to create textiles, processes or systems that enhance nature?' #thinkdifferently

6. Home Sweet Home, @RSADesignAwards alumni brief by @FayeSedgewick, in partnership with @Ageing_Better.

How can we use age-friendly design to ‘future-proof’ homes so they’re sustainable, safe and inclusive places to live? #designforgood

7. For the Long Time, in partnership with @LongTimeProject, supported by @natracare.

How can we encourage people and communities to think and act for the long term? #designforgood

8. Moving pictures, in partnership with The Marketing Trust, supported by @RSAEvents & @CIM_Exchange.

Produce an animation to illustrate a clip from an RSA event that will energise and illuminate the content.

Follow @RSADesignAwards for more updates on all these design briefs & visit our website to find out more: thersa.org/sda