Design Thinking in Rural North Carolina

As a design student at North Carolina State University and an intern for a public policy organization called the Institute for Emerging Issues, I perceive a major opportunity for a design intervention: to integrate design thinking methods into rural aid and policy organizations' processes. By integrating design thinking, organizations can enhance their outcomes with more innovative strategies. I hope to refine this concept by testing my tool in rural communities and share my work with organizations around the state and country with the aim that it will be integrated into their outreach to improve their service to rural populations.