Blogs & Thought Leadership

Blogs and Thought Leadership

Explore our collection of blogs and thought leadership pieces from the field of HCD+Public Health, curated and published by the HCDExchange team and our partners. To submit an idea for a blog post or thought piece, please email us on community@hcdexchange.org.

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Blogs

Thought Leadership

Oct 1, 2024

Collaborating with Designers: Thoughts from an MLE Expert

Sep 30, 2024

PART 2 – From Theory to Practice: A young designer’s reflections on HCD in the real world.

Sep 26, 2024

Integrating Technology and SBC Solutions to Advance Health Systems: Experiences from Leading Programs

Sep 3, 2024

From Advocacy to Action

Sep 3, 2024

A Learning Brief: Exploring HCD Research

Aug 2, 2024

A new direction for the HCDExchange: Localizing human-centered design in public health programming

Jul 31, 2024

Part 1 – From Theory to Practice: A young designer’s reflections on HCD in the real world

Jul 31, 2024

Youth Voices: What Can Stakeholders in the HCD+Public Health Sector Do to Create an Enabling Environment for Young People to Thrive?

Jul 23, 2024

The Evolution of Social and Behaviour Change as a Practice Area and Career Prospects – A Youth Perspective

Jun 5, 2024

Benefits of integrating human-centered design and community-centered design

Apr 11, 2024

Creating a career in HCD: A young-person’s Cheat sheet

Mar 7, 2024

She Leads Health: Gender Equity is an Inclusion of Unique Perspectives

Feb 22, 2024

Pathways for Scaling Social Impact Solutions

Feb 12, 2024

Bridging the Gap: from Theoretical Capacity Building to Practical Application

Feb 12, 2024

Embracing Failure: The Power is in the Pivot

Jan 24, 2024

Reflections on the IYD 2023 Design Challenge Pitch Contest

Dec 6, 2023

Making Human-centered Design Community-centric

Nov 23, 2023

The Integration of HCD into SBC Programming: Audience Q&A

Nov 23, 2023

The Integration of HCD into SBC Programming.

Nov 8, 2023

Using Human-Centered Design to Improve DREAMS Curriculum Engagement in Zimbabwe

Nov 8, 2023

Ask Fay: Revolutionizing Delivery of SRH Information and Services

Nov 8, 2023

Ninakujali Program: Leveraging Economic Empowerment to Improve Access to SRHR

Nov 8, 2023

ReproRights: Enhancing Self-care Education Through Environmental Friendly Products

Nov 7, 2023

Empowering Youth to Lead Sexual and Reproductive Health Design: Winning Innovations from HCDExchange’s Inaugural Design Challenge

Oct 9, 2023

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) in HCD-influenced Programming

Sep 27, 2023

Tools and Tips for HCD+AYSRH Research

Sep 7, 2023

Dina Chaerani on Using Instagram to Promote Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Indonesia

Sep 6, 2023

HCDExchange Community Member Feature: Youth2Youth Cameroon

Aug 3, 2023

Youth Engagement: A Young Person’s Perspective

Jul 28, 2023

How HCD is improving access to sexual and reproductive health information and services for underserved populations in the global South

Jul 24, 2023

Human-Centered Design is not a One-Size-Fits All Solution

Jul 6, 2023

Putting Together a Design Team

Jun 12, 2023

A tool to Facilitate Nonjudgmental SRH Conversations between Adolescents and Healthcare Providers

Jun 12, 2023

Insights Database of SRH Trends among Kenyan Youth

Jun 12, 2023

How has Human-Centered Design Contributed to Youth Engagement in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Programming?

Jun 9, 2023

Using HCD Approaches to Develop Dual Protection Messaging for Adolescents in Over-the-Counter Hormonal Contraception Setting

Jun 9, 2023

Intergenerational Communication about Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health in Niger

Jun 9, 2023

An HCD Outreach Strategy for a Youth Contraception Navigator Program

Jun 9, 2023

Using HCD to Develop a Mobile App for AYSRH Information for Kenyan Adolescents

Jun 9, 2023

Using HCD to Build a Digital Health Advisor: Persona and Prototype Development

Jun 9, 2023

A Prototyping Framework for Human-Centered Design (HCD): Preliminary Validation Study

May 13, 2023

Contraceptive Innovation Index tool to scale up contraceptive technologies

May 12, 2023

Scaling the impact of HCD solutions and projects: A guiding toolkit

May 12, 2023

How enhancing HCD with behavioral nudges promoted young women’s safety and access to reproductive care in Tanzania

Feb 23, 2023

The Sweet Spot for Scaling

Jan 23, 2023

What we learned at the ICFP about Quality and Standards using design in AYSRH

Dec 22, 2022

What is the big deal about workshops in human-centered design?

Nov 14, 2022

What kind of workshops are used in HCD?

Nov 10, 2022

Three Things You Should Know About the Quality and Standards Framework

Oct 5, 2022

HCDExchange 101

Oct 2, 2022

Understanding women’s contraception experiences in Uganda

Sep 29, 2022

Building capacity for increased youth agency through human-centered design and AYSRH in Francophone West Africa

Sep 21, 2022

Generating Insights on needs and challenges of young women at women’s shelter

Sep 8, 2022

Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Information and Services: Perspectives of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Uganda and Bangladesh

Sep 6, 2022

Using comprehensive sex education to strengthen technical support for AYSRH in Benin

Sep 4, 2022

Using design approaches to improve maternal health care in Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi and Mali

Sep 2, 2022

What is the opposite of pleasure? Trauma – World Sexual Health Day 2022 blog

Aug 29, 2022

3 Top Tips for Human-Centered Designers working with ASRH organizations

Aug 23, 2022

Announcing our new 2022 Youth Leadership Hub!

Aug 23, 2022

UnSpoken: Giving voice to the unheard aspects of initial sexual experiences of young Indian women

Aug 17, 2022

How to navigate youth-adult power imbalance in HCD+AYSRH interventions to inform better outcomes for youth

Aug 10, 2022

Building empathy for SRH education through a card game

Jul 29, 2022

Addressing provider bias in contraceptive service delivery for youth

Jul 18, 2022

Adolescent well-being: A definition and conceptual framework

Jun 9, 2022

What if investments were also evaluated on their ability to learn and adapt?

May 17, 2022

The key to better primary healthcare? Human-centered design

Apr 5, 2022

Why does design matter?

Mar 20, 2022

ASRHR insights from A360’s Kuwa Mjanja in Tanzania

Mar 10, 2022

Human-centered design as an approach to ending child, early and forced marriages

Feb 8, 2022

Integrating human-centered design to advance global health: Lessons from 3 programs

Jan 25, 2022

What Do You(th) Think? episode 5: Laws and policies governing the implementation of ASRH programs for sex workers with Ruth Kiniaru

Jan 20, 2022

Quality and Standards Framework

Jan 16, 2022

Using HCD to create decentralized access to HIV prevention and care

Jan 11, 2022

What Do You(th) Think? episode 4: Facilitating community conversations around sexual reproductive health with Priyanka Bhardwaj

Jan 9, 2022

Creating a framework for defining quality for HCD in ASRH programming

Jan 6, 2022

Launch event: Framework on principles that drive Quality and Standards in HCD+ASRH program design

Dec 7, 2021

What Do You(th) Think? episode 3: Meaningful youth engagement in action with Elezer Berhanu

Dec 7, 2021

Fellowship Learning & Reflections 2: Nzisa Kioko, YLabs

Dec 1, 2021

From biomedical HIV prevention to “V ineka that, that, that!”: Early lessons from implementing “V” in Zimbabwe

Nov 24, 2021

Leveraging an HCD approach to explore private sector access for PrEP for HIV prevention services for AGYW in Lesotho

Nov 16, 2021

What Do You(th) Think? episode 2: Finding your feet as a new human-centred designer

Nov 2, 2021

What Do You(th) Think? episode 1: What to do when you encounter misinformation

Oct 29, 2021

Fellowship Learning & Reflections 2: David Mireri, PS Kenya/Adolescents360

Oct 26, 2021

HCDExchange launches podcast: What Do You(th) Think?

Aug 27, 2021

Fellowship Learning & Reflections: Susan Towett, Grassroot Soccer

Aug 23, 2021

IYD 2021: Celebrating Young Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Leaders

Jul 19, 2021

Calling Young Designers: Get a Crash Course on HCD in ASRH

Jul 14, 2021

Fellowship Learning & Reflections: Nzisa Kioko, YLabs

Jun 24, 2021

HCD in Action: Cultivating Adolescent Insights

Jun 22, 2021

Fellowship Learning & Reflections: David Mireri, PS Kenya/Adolescents360

May 14, 2021

Meet the New HCDExchange Advisory Council

May 6, 2021

Meet the new HCDExchange Youth Leadership Hub

Apr 26, 2021

Decoding Ethics in HCD & ASRH

Mar 8, 2021

Announcing the inaugural HCDExchange Design Fellows

Feb 2, 2021

Reflections on the HCDExchange journey so far with MaqC Eric Gitau

Dec 30, 2020

HCDExchange at the Reproductive Health Network Kenya Conference

Nov 26, 2020

The HCDExchange community strategy: for an emerging HCD+ASRH field

Sep 3, 2020

HCDExchange Youth Day Convening Report

Aug 14, 2020

Designing self-care for young people through VoiceUp: reflections from Rasheed Mutaha, Maisha Youth

Aug 14, 2020

HCDExchange International Youth Day convening: opening plenary

Aug 10, 2020

International Youth Day 2020: Tackling the global challenge of adolescent sexual health through youth-powered design

Aug 5, 2020

Reflections / Webinar: Designing sexual health for youth, with youth

Aug 1, 2020

Reflections / Virtual Town Hall: Designing an adolescent and youth-friendly HIV response

Jul 16, 2020

Reflections / Instagram live: Designing an adolescent and youth-friendly HIV response

Jul 1, 2020

In designing for adolescents and young people, meaningful user engagement is key

Jul 1, 2020

Reflections / Virtual Town Hall meeting: Breaking the cycle of SGBV among adolescents and youth

Jun 9, 2020

Instagram Live: Breaking the cycle of SGBV among adolescents and youth

May 31, 2020

Voice-Up: Adolescents & self-care

May 31, 2020

Men Stand Up

May 13, 2020

Stuck at home: Helping adolescents and their families cope during the COVID-19 crisis

May 5, 2020

An international platform for youth-centered program design: HCDExchange

Apr 23, 2020

Reflections / Webinar: Designing and programming for adolescents self-care during strained ASRH services

Mar 31, 2020

HCD Exchange Convening Report

Oct 1, 2024

Collaborating with Designers: Thoughts from an MLE Expert

Sep 30, 2024

PART 2 – From Theory to Practice: A young designer’s reflections on HCD in the real world.

Sep 26, 2024

Integrating Technology and SBC Solutions to Advance Health Systems: Experiences from Leading Programs

Jul 31, 2024

Part 1 – From Theory to Practice: A young designer’s reflections on HCD in the real world

Jul 31, 2024

Youth Voices: What Can Stakeholders in the HCD+Public Health Sector Do to Create an Enabling Environment for Young People to Thrive?

Jul 23, 2024

The Evolution of Social and Behaviour Change as a Practice Area and Career Prospects – A Youth Perspective

Jun 5, 2024

Benefits of integrating human-centered design and community-centered design

Apr 11, 2024

Creating a career in HCD: A young-person’s Cheat sheet

Mar 7, 2024

She Leads Health: Gender Equity is an Inclusion of Unique Perspectives

Feb 22, 2024

Pathways for Scaling Social Impact Solutions

Feb 12, 2024

Bridging the Gap: from Theoretical Capacity Building to Practical Application

Feb 12, 2024

Embracing Failure: The Power is in the Pivot

Jan 24, 2024

Reflections on the IYD 2023 Design Challenge Pitch Contest

Dec 6, 2023

Making Human-centered Design Community-centric

Nov 23, 2023

The Integration of HCD into SBC Programming: Audience Q&A

Nov 23, 2023

The Integration of HCD into SBC Programming.

Nov 8, 2023

Using Human-Centered Design to Improve DREAMS Curriculum Engagement in Zimbabwe

Nov 8, 2023

ReproRights: Enhancing Self-care Education Through Environmental Friendly Products

Nov 8, 2023

Ninakujali Program: Leveraging Economic Empowerment to Improve Access to SRHR

Nov 8, 2023

Ask Fay: Revolutionizing Delivery of SRH Information and Services

Nov 7, 2023

Empowering Youth to Lead Sexual and Reproductive Health Design: Winning Innovations from HCDExchange’s Inaugural Design Challenge

Oct 9, 2023

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) in HCD-influenced Programming

Sep 27, 2023

Tools and Tips for HCD+AYSRH Research

Sep 7, 2023

Dina Chaerani on Using Instagram to Promote Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Indonesia

Sep 6, 2023

HCDExchange Community Member Feature: Youth2Youth Cameroon

Aug 3, 2023

Youth Engagement: A Young Person’s Perspective

Jul 28, 2023

How HCD is improving access to sexual and reproductive health information and services for underserved populations in the global South

Jul 24, 2023

Human-Centered Design is not a One-Size-Fits All Solution

Jul 6, 2023

Putting Together a Design Team

Feb 23, 2023

The Sweet Spot for Scaling

Jan 23, 2023

What we learned at the ICFP about Quality and Standards using design in AYSRH

Dec 22, 2022

What is the big deal about workshops in human-centered design?

Nov 14, 2022

What kind of workshops are used in HCD?

Nov 10, 2022

Three Things You Should Know About the Quality and Standards Framework

Oct 5, 2022

HCDExchange 101

Sep 21, 2022

Generating Insights on needs and challenges of young women at women’s shelter

Sep 6, 2022

Using comprehensive sex education to strengthen technical support for AYSRH in Benin

Sep 2, 2022

What is the opposite of pleasure? Trauma – World Sexual Health Day 2022 blog

Aug 29, 2022

3 Top Tips for Human-Centered Designers working with ASRH organizations

Aug 23, 2022

Announcing our new 2022 Youth Leadership Hub!

Aug 23, 2022

UnSpoken: Giving voice to the unheard aspects of initial sexual experiences of young Indian women

Aug 17, 2022

How to navigate youth-adult power imbalance in HCD+AYSRH interventions to inform better outcomes for youth

Jun 9, 2022

What if investments were also evaluated on their ability to learn and adapt?

Jan 25, 2022

What Do You(th) Think? episode 5: Laws and policies governing the implementation of ASRH programs for sex workers with Ruth Kiniaru

Jan 11, 2022

What Do You(th) Think? episode 4: Facilitating community conversations around sexual reproductive health with Priyanka Bhardwaj

Jan 9, 2022

Creating a framework for defining quality for HCD in ASRH programming

Jan 6, 2022

Launch event: Framework on principles that drive Quality and Standards in HCD+ASRH program design

Dec 7, 2021

Fellowship Learning & Reflections 2: Nzisa Kioko, YLabs

Dec 7, 2021

What Do You(th) Think? episode 3: Meaningful youth engagement in action with Elezer Berhanu

Nov 16, 2021

What Do You(th) Think? episode 2: Finding your feet as a new human-centred designer

Nov 2, 2021

What Do You(th) Think? episode 1: What to do when you encounter misinformation

Oct 29, 2021

Fellowship Learning & Reflections 2: David Mireri, PS Kenya/Adolescents360

Oct 26, 2021

HCDExchange launches podcast: What Do You(th) Think?

Aug 27, 2021

Fellowship Learning & Reflections: Susan Towett, Grassroot Soccer

Aug 23, 2021

IYD 2021: Celebrating Young Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Leaders

Jul 19, 2021

Calling Young Designers: Get a Crash Course on HCD in ASRH

Jul 14, 2021

Fellowship Learning & Reflections: Nzisa Kioko, YLabs

Jun 24, 2021

HCD in Action: Cultivating Adolescent Insights

Jun 22, 2021

Fellowship Learning & Reflections: David Mireri, PS Kenya/Adolescents360

May 14, 2021

Meet the New HCDExchange Advisory Council

May 6, 2021

Meet the new HCDExchange Youth Leadership Hub

Apr 26, 2021

Decoding Ethics in HCD & ASRH

Mar 8, 2021

Announcing the inaugural HCDExchange Design Fellows

Feb 2, 2021

Reflections on the HCDExchange journey so far with MaqC Eric Gitau

Dec 30, 2020

HCDExchange at the Reproductive Health Network Kenya Conference

Nov 26, 2020

The HCDExchange community strategy: for an emerging HCD+ASRH field

Sep 3, 2020

HCDExchange Youth Day Convening Report

Aug 14, 2020

HCDExchange International Youth Day convening: opening plenary

Aug 14, 2020

Designing self-care for young people through VoiceUp: reflections from Rasheed Mutaha, Maisha Youth

Aug 10, 2020

International Youth Day 2020: Tackling the global challenge of adolescent sexual health through youth-powered design

Aug 5, 2020

Reflections / Webinar: Designing sexual health for youth, with youth

Aug 1, 2020

Reflections / Virtual Town Hall: Designing an adolescent and youth-friendly HIV response

Jul 16, 2020

Reflections / Instagram live: Designing an adolescent and youth-friendly HIV response

Jul 1, 2020

Reflections / Virtual Town Hall meeting: Breaking the cycle of SGBV among adolescents and youth

Jul 1, 2020

In designing for adolescents and young people, meaningful user engagement is key

Jun 9, 2020

Instagram Live: Breaking the cycle of SGBV among adolescents and youth

May 31, 2020

Men Stand Up

May 31, 2020

Voice-Up: Adolescents & self-care

May 13, 2020

Stuck at home: Helping adolescents and their families cope during the COVID-19 crisis

May 5, 2020

An international platform for youth-centered program design: HCDExchange

Apr 23, 2020

Reflections / Webinar: Designing and programming for adolescents self-care during strained ASRH services

Oct 1, 2024

Collaborating with Designers: Thoughts from an MLE Expert

Sep 30, 2024

PART 2 – From Theory to Practice: A young designer’s reflections on HCD in the real world.

Sep 26, 2024

Integrating Technology and SBC Solutions to Advance Health Systems: Experiences from Leading Programs

Sep 3, 2024

From Advocacy to Action

Sep 3, 2024

A Learning Brief: Exploring HCD Research

Aug 2, 2024

A new direction for the HCDExchange: Localizing human-centered design in public health programming

Jul 31, 2024

Part 1 – From Theory to Practice: A young designer’s reflections on HCD in the real world

Jul 23, 2024

The Evolution of Social and Behaviour Change as a Practice Area and Career Prospects – A Youth Perspective

Jun 12, 2023

A tool to Facilitate Nonjudgmental SRH Conversations between Adolescents and Healthcare Providers

Jun 12, 2023

Insights Database of SRH Trends among Kenyan Youth

Jun 12, 2023

How has Human-Centered Design Contributed to Youth Engagement in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Programming?

Jun 9, 2023

Using HCD Approaches to Develop Dual Protection Messaging for Adolescents in Over-the-Counter Hormonal Contraception Setting

Jun 9, 2023

Intergenerational Communication about Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health in Niger

Jun 9, 2023

An HCD Outreach Strategy for a Youth Contraception Navigator Program

Jun 9, 2023

Using HCD to Develop a Mobile App for AYSRH Information for Kenyan Adolescents

Jun 9, 2023

Using HCD to Build a Digital Health Advisor: Persona and Prototype Development

Jun 9, 2023

A Prototyping Framework for Human-Centered Design (HCD): Preliminary Validation Study

May 13, 2023

Contraceptive Innovation Index tool to scale up contraceptive technologies

May 12, 2023

Scaling the impact of HCD solutions and projects: A guiding toolkit

May 12, 2023

How enhancing HCD with behavioral nudges promoted young women’s safety and access to reproductive care in Tanzania

Nov 10, 2022

Three Things You Should Know About the Quality and Standards Framework

Oct 2, 2022

Understanding women’s contraception experiences in Uganda

Sep 29, 2022

Building capacity for increased youth agency through human-centered design and AYSRH in Francophone West Africa

Sep 8, 2022

Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Information and Services: Perspectives of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Uganda and Bangladesh

Sep 4, 2022

Using design approaches to improve maternal health care in Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi and Mali

Aug 10, 2022

Building empathy for SRH education through a card game

Jul 29, 2022

Addressing provider bias in contraceptive service delivery for youth

Jul 18, 2022

Adolescent well-being: A definition and conceptual framework

May 17, 2022

The key to better primary healthcare? Human-centered design

Apr 5, 2022

Why does design matter?

Mar 20, 2022

ASRHR insights from A360’s Kuwa Mjanja in Tanzania

Mar 10, 2022

Human-centered design as an approach to ending child, early and forced marriages

Feb 8, 2022

Integrating human-centered design to advance global health: Lessons from 3 programs

Jan 20, 2022

Quality and Standards Framework

Jan 16, 2022

Using HCD to create decentralized access to HIV prevention and care

Dec 1, 2021

From biomedical HIV prevention to “V ineka that, that, that!”: Early lessons from implementing “V” in Zimbabwe

Nov 24, 2021

Leveraging an HCD approach to explore private sector access for PrEP for HIV prevention services for AGYW in Lesotho

Mar 31, 2020