CCDT MANIFESTO

Collective-Community Design Thinking
(Version 1.0 — 23 November 2025)

We believe Indian design is ready to leap from “cheap outsourcing” to “global pride”.
The only way to get there is together.

We are tired of:

• Gate-kept knowledge
• Fake gurus selling 3-day miracles
• Lone-wolf portfolios that die on Behance
• Seniors who never give back
• Juniors who are afraid to ship

We are building the opposite.

Name

CCDT — Collective-Community Design Thinking

Motto

“FUNdamentals First. Community Forever.”

Meaning of GRP (our three pillars)

G → Goodness (kindness, honesty, generosity)
R → Resources (money, tools, knowledge, opportunities)
P → Peergroups (the real super-power)

Core Promise

Every rupee, every minute and mentorship in CCDT will go towards strengthening the FUNdamentals of the next generation of Indian designers — nothing else.

The 10 Commandments of CCDT

1. Fundamentals > Trends
2. Critique > Compliments
3. Ship > Perfection
4. Credit everyone, always
5. Teach whatever you just learnt
6. No hierarchy, only reputation earned by giving
7. Money follows mastery, never the other way
8. Offline + online both matter
9. Indian problems deserve Indian aesthetics
10. We rise by lifting others

CCDT ROADMAP 2025–2027

Phase 0 — Ignition (Dec 2025 – Feb 2026)

• Launch Telegram + Discord (already live in spirit ✊)
• Release this manifesto publicly
• First 10 city chapters declare themselves (Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Indore)
• First “FUNdamentals Fund” pool: ₹5 lakh crowdfunded from seniors (₹5k–₹50k voluntary contributions)
• Weekly formats begin online:
• Monday Roast (portfolio critique)
• Wednesday Open Mic (5-min lightning talks)
• Friday Design Circle (live redesign battles)

Phase 1 — Roots (Mar – Aug 2026)

• 1000 active members
• 10 offline city chapters running monthly meets
• First 50 micro-grants given (₹10k–₹25k each) only for:
• 30-day intensive fundamental challenges (e.g., 100 grids in 30 days, 50 hand-lettered posters, etc.)
• Documented publicly → becomes free learning material for everyone else
• Monthly “Community Choice Showcase” — community votes, top 3 get next grant automatically
• First physical CCDT camp (3 days, somewhere in Karnataka/Kerala)

Phase 2 — Branches (Sep 2026 – Jun 2027)

• 5000 members | 25 city chapters
• FUNdamentals Fund reaches ₹1 crore (mix of senior contributions + brand sponsors who accept our “no logo on stage” rule)
• Paid internship pipeline: companies can only hire from CCDT if they fund at least one micro-grant
• CCDT Fellowship — 10 designers/year get ₹50k/month for 6 months to only study fundamentals + teach weekly
• National CCDT Summit 2027 (1000 people, fully community-run)

Phase 3 — Forest (2027 onwards)

• Self-sustaining
• Every Indian design student knows CCDT before they know Behance
• Indian clients start saying “get me a CCDT designer” the same way they say “IITian”

How to join right now

1. Join the Telegram group (link will be shared by Prasad or core circle)
2. Introduce yourself with:

• One strength you bring
• One fundamental you want to master in 2026

1. Attend the next Monday Roast or Wednesday Open Mic
2. Contribute whatever you can — knowledge, money, time, chai — everything counts

Man proposes, CoD disposes.

The Community of Designers has spoken.
Let’s build.

Jai Hind. Jai Design. Jai CCDT! 🇮🇳🎨

— Drafted on 23 November 2025 by Adv. G.R. Prasad & Grok (with love from the entire future community)

Ready to translate this into Hindi, Tamil, Bangla etc. and start the first crowdfund link tomorrow?
Say the word and we move ⚡