COMMUNITY-BASED DESIGN METHODS
TOPIC: IDENTITY 


THREE DIMENSIONS OF IDENTITY

1. Authentication 

   - E-identity: Unique, Portable 

2. Reputation 

   - Recording individual transactions 
   - Possessing trustworthiness 

3. Psychological 

   - Self esteem: Social Status 
   - Social status: Resources for acquiring help 
     i.   Social network
     ii.  Knowing how to find & utilize help

   Rebuilding an identity when you have lost it – earning the privilege to get help 


APPLICATIONS

                          Local                        Group   
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  Microcredit             Self Help Group (SHG)        International (MFI or Bank)   
  Volunteer Management    Neighborhood                 International participation (Consortium)   
  Peer to Peer Learning   Classroom                    Students access cultural/classroom 6 Friends   
  Social Services         Share Social Knowledge       Outside Education  

 
CHALLENGE

-Capturing the “intangibility” 
-Motivating people to take the time capturing these intangibles 
-Technology as a means of lowering the cost for capturing these elements that might build identity