TED: Pirates, nurses and other rebel designers | Alice Rawsthorn

The video explores the role of design throughout history, highlighting figures like Ying Zheng, Blackbeard, and Florence Nightingale, who used design in unconventional ways. It discusses the evolution of design from intuitive practices to a formalized profession, and the impact of 20th-century mavericks like László Moholy-Nagy and Buckminster Fuller. The video concludes with modern examples of design innovation, particularly in Africa, where technology is used to improve healthcare.

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