Why Western Designs Fail in Developing Countries
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A design essay on why products designed in Western contexts often fail when deployed in developing countries. It covers expert blindness and cultural assumptions, with examples such as malaria nets and the One Laptop Per Child project.
Why HN recommends it: Commenters cite it to explain expert blindness and the difficulty of solving problems from inside your own cultural context.
“explains a general problem (that of trying to solve problems that are more prevalent elsewhere in the world, from within your own cultural context)” Read on HN ↗