International Development Design Summit Ayuujk 2025 Final Report
About IDDS Ayuujk
The IDDS Ayuujk 2025 (International Development Design Summit Ayuujk 2025), or Cumbre Internacional de Diseño para el Desarrollo Ayuujk 2025, was a two-week, hands-on experience hosted by the community of Santa María Tlahuitoltepec Mixe, located in the Mixe Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, from July 29 to August 13, 2025.
With a primary focus on the co-creation of local livelihoods, a total of 28 innovators from around the world collaborated on the design and construction of 6 technological innovation projects. By bringing together such a diverse global community, this summit sought to empower a new generation of innovators capable of leading development processes from and for their own communities. The ultimate goal is to establish a sustainable, community-focused innovation model that can be replicated in other regions of Oaxaca and the world.
Projects
- Xäbrata / AgaveFiber Extractor
- Mojk mimaíz/CornSeedPlanter
- Almat’sook / Medicinal Plant Dehydrator
- Urdimäx/ Non-Electric Wool Spinner
- Nopalitos täät / Nopal Peeler Kit
- Muu’tspëte / AdobeMixStirrer
“During the IDDS, I learned to share with authenticity, to listen without judgment, and to profoundly value the diversity of perspectives. The most valuable part has been feeling like I belong to a collective that trusts in collaborative creativity and in the power of community as amotorfor transformation. This experience left me with a renewed sense of purpose and belonging.” AnaMilena Trujillo, participant from Colombia
About IDDS
The International Development Design Summit (IDDS) is a hands-on, transformative co-design experience. Originated at MIT D-Lab in 2007, IDDS brings together a diverse global community to co-create affordable and practical technological solutions for global challenges. As of the summer of 2025, IDDS events have been implemented in more than 15 countries, and IDDS Ayuujk 2025 stands as the first one organized in Mexico. These summits last from 2 to 4 weeks with "hands-on" design experiences that are based on the belief that innovation is generated when diverse minds co-create directly with communities, working with them, not for them, empowering everyone to be technology creators and solve their own challenges through collaborative design.
More information
Impulsando Comunidades Innovadoras A.C Genaro Vazquez #100 Int. 1, Barrio de Xochimilco Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, México 68040 www.oaxin.org