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C4SD is a design and research studio solving complex social problems by working with people—not just for them. We combine global design thinking with local knowledge to make public services, communities, and systems truly work
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[ Who we are ]
We partner with communities, non-profits, businesses, and public institutions to design meaningful change.
We partner with communities, non-profits, businesses, and public institutions to design meaningful change.
We partner with communities, non-profits, businesses, and public institutions to design meaningful change.
Our Vision
We imagine a future where design is not just about form or function; but about equity, empathy, and impact. A future where people are not passive recipients of change, but active co-creators of it.
We imagine a future where design is not just about form or function; but about equity, empathy, and impact. A future where people are not passive recipients of change, but active co-creators of it.
Our Approach
We use research, co-creation, and behavioural insights to help partners solve complex social challenges in ways that are inclusive, practical, and rooted in real-world needs.
We use research, co-creation, and behavioural insights to help partners solve complex social challenges in ways that are inclusive, practical, and rooted in real-world needs.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
Our Global Partner
Ink Social Design is an Amsterdam-based studio applying the globally recognised Dutch design lens to social and sustainability challenges. Together with C4SD, they blend global perspective with local insight to create impact that crosses borders.
Partner Design Lab
The Design Village is a Noida-based design school focused on socially responsive practice. In collaboration with C4SD, TDV offers access to labs, academic insight, and student collaborators—turning education into a space for real-world co-creation and grounded impact.
[ WHAT PEOPLE ASK US ]
Frequenty Asked Questions
Frequenty Asked Questions
What exactly does Centre for Social Design do?
We help governments, NGOs, and institutions design better services, spaces, and systems with the people they serve—not just for them. Think of us as problem-solvers who listen deeply and build smart, inclusive solutions that actually work in real life.
Is C4SD a Design agency or a Research Team?
We’re both, and more. We do research, co-design, systems thinking, and build actual products or services when needed. Our focus isn’t just making things look good—it’s making them work better for everyone involved.
We already have Engineers, Architects & Consultants. How is C4SD different?
That’s great. You have people who can build. We help you make sure what you’re building actually fits people’s lives. Think of us like translators between institutions and everyday people. We help you see what isn’t in the reports, like why women avoid a clinic, why students don’t use a new school library, or why a market design isn’t working. Then we help you fix it with the people it affects.
What kind of projects does C4SD do?
Project ranges from collaborating with copper artisans in Kashmir to preserve their heritage while improving their livelihoods, developing healthier snacks for underprivileged children in the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, creating a zero-waste exhibition system for WDCD, and building digital literacy modules for women in rural Karnataka.
What exactly does Centre for Social Design do?
We help governments, NGOs, and institutions design better services, spaces, and systems with the people they serve—not just for them. Think of us as problem-solvers who listen deeply and build smart, inclusive solutions that actually work in real life.
Is C4SD a Design agency or a Research Team?
We’re both, and more. We do research, co-design, systems thinking, and build actual products or services when needed. Our focus isn’t just making things look good—it’s making them work better for everyone involved.
We already have Engineers, Architects & Consultants. How is C4SD different?
That’s great. You have people who can build. We help you make sure what you’re building actually fits people’s lives. Think of us like translators between institutions and everyday people. We help you see what isn’t in the reports, like why women avoid a clinic, why students don’t use a new school library, or why a market design isn’t working. Then we help you fix it with the people it affects.
What kind of projects does C4SD do?
Project ranges from collaborating with copper artisans in Kashmir to preserve their heritage while improving their livelihoods, developing healthier snacks for underprivileged children in the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, creating a zero-waste exhibition system for WDCD, and building digital literacy modules for women in rural Karnataka.
What exactly does Centre for Social Design do?
We help governments, NGOs, and institutions design better services, spaces, and systems with the people they serve—not just for them. Think of us as problem-solvers who listen deeply and build smart, inclusive solutions that actually work in real life.
Is C4SD a Design agency or a Research Team?
We’re both, and more. We do research, co-design, systems thinking, and build actual products or services when needed. Our focus isn’t just making things look good—it’s making them work better for everyone involved.
We already have Engineers, Architects & Consultants. How is C4SD different?
That’s great. You have people who can build. We help you make sure what you’re building actually fits people’s lives. Think of us like translators between institutions and everyday people. We help you see what isn’t in the reports, like why women avoid a clinic, why students don’t use a new school library, or why a market design isn’t working. Then we help you fix it with the people it affects.
What kind of projects does C4SD do?
Project ranges from collaborating with copper artisans in Kashmir to preserve their heritage while improving their livelihoods, developing healthier snacks for underprivileged children in the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, creating a zero-waste exhibition system for WDCD, and building digital literacy modules for women in rural Karnataka.
What exactly does Centre for Social Design do?
We help governments, NGOs, and institutions design better services, spaces, and systems with the people they serve—not just for them. Think of us as problem-solvers who listen deeply and build smart, inclusive solutions that actually work in real life.
Is C4SD a Design agency or a Research Team?
We’re both, and more. We do research, co-design, systems thinking, and build actual products or services when needed. Our focus isn’t just making things look good—it’s making them work better for everyone involved.
We already have Engineers, Architects & Consultants. How is C4SD different?
That’s great. You have people who can build. We help you make sure what you’re building actually fits people’s lives. Think of us like translators between institutions and everyday people. We help you see what isn’t in the reports, like why women avoid a clinic, why students don’t use a new school library, or why a market design isn’t working. Then we help you fix it with the people it affects.
What kind of projects does C4SD do?
Project ranges from collaborating with copper artisans in Kashmir to preserve their heritage while improving their livelihoods, developing healthier snacks for underprivileged children in the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, creating a zero-waste exhibition system for WDCD, and building digital literacy modules for women in rural Karnataka.
[ Featured ProjectS ]
Our Work
Our Work
[ How we can Help You ]
Services We Offer
We help organisations create real impact by solving social challenges—with people, not just for them.
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Social Research & Strategy
We uncover what’s really happening on the ground—by combining lived experience, behavioural insights, and systems analysis. Our findings lead to actionable strategies, not just reports.
Grounded Methods — Research based in lived experience and contextual realities.
Behavioural Evidence — Insights that reveal motivations, barriers, and opportunities.
Strategic Framing — Translate research into actionable pathways for change.
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Community Engagement
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Innovative Solutions
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Campaigns & Communication
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Social Research & Strategy
We uncover what’s really happening on the ground—by combining lived experience, behavioural insights, and systems analysis. Our findings lead to actionable strategies, not just reports.
Grounded Methods — Research based in lived experience and contextual realities.
Behavioural Evidence — Insights that reveal motivations, barriers, and opportunities.
Strategic Framing — Translate research into actionable pathways for change.
(02)
Community Engagement
(03)
Innovative Solutions
(04)
Campaigns & Communication
(01)
Social Research & Strategy
We uncover what’s really happening on the ground—by combining lived experience, behavioural insights, and systems analysis. Our findings lead to actionable strategies, not just reports.
Grounded Methods — Research based in lived experience and contextual realities.
Behavioural Evidence — Insights that reveal motivations, barriers, and opportunities.
Strategic Framing — Translate research into actionable pathways for change.
(02)
Community Engagement
(03)
Innovative Solutions
(04)
Campaigns & Communication
(01)
Social Research & Strategy
We uncover what’s really happening on the ground—by combining lived experience, behavioural insights, and systems analysis. Our findings lead to actionable strategies, not just reports.
Grounded Methods — Research based in lived experience and contextual realities.
Behavioural Evidence — Insights that reveal motivations, barriers, and opportunities.
Strategic Framing — Translate research into actionable pathways for change.