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Design Challenge 3: Considering Maslow’s Hierarchy Through a Refugee Lens

Imagine making the decision with your family to leave your home and walk in the pursuit of a better life. Globally, refugee families are making the decision to leave what they know and walk through dangerous terrain, often taking only the clothes on their backs and a few personal items. In 2015, the United Nations reported that one in every 122 humans is now either a refugee, internally displaced, or seeking asylum (https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=51185#.VvXL9PHDlyV).

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Design Challenge 1: Designing a Healthy Lunch Experience

Everyone knows that packing our own lunch on a regular basis saves money and gets us to eat healthier. But like other healthy things (e.g. exercise, personal wellness, time management, etc.), we often lose our way and forget to make the time it takes to do what is best for us.

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