# To design better tech, understand context

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2017
- Speaker: Tania Douglas
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Engineering
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/tania_douglas_to_design_better_tech_understand_context)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What good is a sophisticated piece of medical equipment to people in Africa if it can't handle the climate there? Biomedical engineer Tania Douglas shares stories of how we're often blinded to real needs in our pursuit of technology -- and how a deeper understanding of the context where it's used can lead us to better solutions.

## Lectures

1. [To design better tech, understand context](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/tania_douglas_to_design_better_tech_understand_context/1b5ae4fefa91), 9 min (TED's player)