I am trying to formulate in my own mind exactly what I believe social innovation can be and accomplish. I am hopeful. That in itself could be the spark.
The tip that I picked was:
Innovate on existing platforms (We’ve got bicycles and mobile phones in
Africa, plus lots of metal to weld. Innovate using that stuff, rather
than bringing in completely new tech.)
The follow up was that this could be building a power infrastructure for Africa.
This got me to thinking about the realities of what you can accomplish with just a few things. Having a cell phone alone has many many possibilities to it.
1. The banking aspect. Having the ability to bank gives people not just autonomy and individual security but it gives them the ability to pool resources and better their collective circ**stances.
2. Develop an educational curriculum based on a module system that can be delivered over cell phone. Cell phones can deliver many kids of media and the module could be text delivered to an instructor.
3. Cell phones can be used to give rural populations access to medical advise.
http://medic.frontlinesms.com/4. Cell phones can provide much needed internet access.
5. Cell phones can be used to store needed information on sustainable practices so that the successes people learn can be repeated.
6. Cell phones can be used to provide access to a mentor with skills that are needed to complete an innovative ongoing effort.
7. Building a solar (or renewable energy) network to sustain a cell phone network can be built up to power homes and businesses.
I will have to do more research on bikes. Thanks!
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