Designing Development: An Exploration of Technology Innovation by Small-Scale Urban Farmers in Johannesburg was my Doctorate in Literature and Philosophy in Development Studies awarded in March 2021 by the University of Johannesburg. The project was supervised by Dr. Naudé Malan, Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg and Prof. Anna Meroni, Politechnico di Milano, Italy. Overview: Both the field of Development and discipline of Design were conceived from agendas of capitalist driven economic growth. Despite having to stand against this current, a minority of practitioners and academics in both these arenas have critically realigned their intentions towards more human-centred ideals. This Doctoral thesis adds new knowledge to this pursuit through the use of an original theoretical framework that combines both Activity Theory and the Capabilities Approach to systemically explore how people innovate technology. Within the complex Johannesburg food system, this study made use of an embedded multiple-case study ... Read More