»In the process of design, there are manifold challenges and the pure pleasure of creating. Best conditions to get to know and develop your potency.«
Isabelle Dechamps, c/o
Vision
Our vision is a society that is shaped by ALL.
Mission
More inclusion, creativity and social competence through the design of individual Educational formats.
Strategy
We develop and implement projects and workshops, together with all institutions and stakeholders. In doing so, we guide design processes and:
- create safe spaces for experiments and discussions
- make people visible and capable of action in processes - empower people, especially those on the margins, to shape society - offer structures that enable collective creativity - build bridges to break down borders - build prototypes of utopias
Our strategy is based on the sustainable development goals of the United Nations.
Who are we?
be able is a creative collective for inclusion and integration of socially disadvantaged people through design. In 2010 the social designer Isabelle Dechamps developed the award-winning educational concept of be able in cooperation with a workshop for people with disabilities. The aim was to stimulate the creativity of the individuals, to increase their self-esteem and strengthening their social skills by enableing them to design their own products.
. Since then, the innovative approach has been steadily developed for diverse stakeholder groups and has proven to be a catalyst for creativity, social skills and inclusion. As a non-profit organization, we work throughout Germany with a competent network of designers, personnel developers and other experts.
Core Team
The core team is the operational heart of our organisation. We conceive, guide and lead the educational formats and form our network for social design and inclusion.
Founder, Project Lead, Design Thinking
Isabelle Dechamps
Craftsmenship, Project Lead, Space and Furniture Design
Ferdinand Pechmann
Product Development, Design Thinking
Yi-Cong Lu
Design Facilitation, PR
Amélie Cayré
be able e.V.
be able operates as a non profit organisation.
Executive Board
Benedikt Dechamps
Executive Board
Ferdinand Pechmann
Executive Board
Isabelle Dechamps
Madita Best
Fundraising
Kathinka Best
Design Facilitation
Melinda Barth
Legal Advice
Astrid Roettgen
Advisor
Ludger Harbert
Further be able associates
In our projects we collaborate with a wide network of enablers from diverse backgrounds and competencies.
Design Facilitation, Visual Communication
Florian Huss
Graphic Design, Design Facilitation
Beatrice Barth
Project Coordination, Consulting
Uwe Nicksch
Product Development, Design Facilitation
Juie Jittinan Kitsumritioj
Web Development
Adrian Schwarzer
Design Facilitation, Consulting
Antonia von Reden
Textil Design, Design Facilitation
Nina Thorwart
Personal Development, Communication Strategy
Sabine Reins
If you want to become part of our active community and get involved as an enabler, get in contact with us.