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Recent Blogs
October 17, 2011 -
5 myths of “Design for the BoP”
5 myths of “Design for the Poor” and why it’s important that we debunk them.
August 23, 2011 -
Face It: your product will be Made In China
Tyler breaks down the struggle between the desire to build local capacity and the need to export manufacturing to industrialized nations.
June 22, 2011 -
Health on demand
A review of Living Goods and their Avon-inspired distribution of health products in East Africa.
May 9, 2011 -
Design process blown wide open by Global Village Construction Set
Global Village Construction Set will offer an open-source “lego set for humanity.”
April 26, 2011 -
Conducting fieldwork in developing countries
Prepping for fieldwork: some of the highlights and good points from “Fieldwork in Developing Countries”
January 7, 2011 -
New tools to avoid reinventing the wheel
Can collaboration sites spare the aid industry from millions of dollars of investment in failed technology?
November 19, 2010 -
Designing for the BOP: 9 pitfalls to avoid when evaluating a project
Heather Fleming and Tim Prestero review nine pitfalls to avoid when designing for the BOP.
September 28, 2010 -
The realities of rural poverty and energy in the US
Why the United States’ most impoverished communities may remain that way.
August 4, 2010 -
CataCAMP Workshop: Achieving clean drinking water
Achieving clean drinking water isn’t so cut and dry. Here’s our top 5 tips to help get you there.
