An interview with Marcos Canté Canul, President of Cooperativa Xyaat in Señor, QR, México.
Change is good
Jan 14, ’12
12:34 PM
ODID Program Model
Jan 22, ’09
12:41 AM
The office of Design, Innovation, and Development promotes design thinking for innovation and development in an interdisciplinary and international context for entrepreneurial and sustainable projects. A locus for research, practice, and dialogue, this office advocates for the integration of art and design thinking across UF and in the world – including developing partnerships with other academic programs and industry to foster innovation and new paradigms for research, collaboration, and work.
Sian Ka’an Artisans
Jan 19, ’09
2:18 PM
This project works to develop a culture and economy for sustainable handicrafts with the Amigos de Sian Ka’an (southern Quintana Roo).
Project coordinator in QR: Elsa Torres Zapata
foci: design education, research, strategy, design
1 Creativity, Design Thinking, Design Workshops for artisans (Noh-Bec)
2 Telling the story to position project, people, community, and products responsibly in a global market
Holistic approach, design systems, and multiple media outcomes.
CONTEXT
Playa del Carmen: PDF (Gaby Hernandez)
Playa del Carmen + region (Maria Rogal)
hach kii’ ka’ab natural orange juice
Jul 28, ’08
3:37 AM
the project
To develop an identity, business system, and packaging for “Hach Ki’i Ka’ab” orange juice, a product of Cooperativa Cuauhtémoc in Quintana Roo.
xyaat ecotourism cooperative
Jul 28, ’08
3:34 AM
Cooperativa Xyaat creates community tours that are culturally responsible and educational in Señor, a living Maya community, in Quintana Roo, México.