Africa is one of the poorest places in the world. What bothers me is that they have all of these natural resources that they can use to better their economy. They are in a situation where they could become the GREEN nation of the future. Most travel is done by foot and food is generally cooked by open flame. After reading this article...
http://designinafrica.wordpress.com/2008/10/23/innovation-in-africa... I found what I believe to be one of the most important keys to innovation.
In order to better the continent of Africa we have to LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE. If we don't listen to people we will never learn what they truly need. We can also discern between what they need and what they want. I think that is important because we need to focus on achieving our needs before we can focus on what we want.
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