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This mission asks us all to select one secret of social innovation. Hmmm... Just one? If I were forced I would probably select "Provide skills, not just finished technology".
In order to demonstrate, allow me to use Haiti as an example. On January 12th of this year Haiti was struck with a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Several million people were displaced from their homes. Along with the urgent need for medical supplies, food and water, housing was, and still is needed. The typical United Nations response in this case is the tent. The biggest drawback to using tents is that Haiti is right in the middle of Hurricane ally. If a hurricane hits one of the tent cities there will probably be as great a loss of life as there was in the original disaster. Enter the Hexayurt. Enough has been written about Vinay Gupta and his design, so I will not elaborate any further. I will assume that his design will be approved and he and his staff will be on the ground in Haiti very soon.
There is no way that Vinay is going to be able to manufacture hexayurts in any quantity. He is going to have to teach the building technology to local workers and then have those local workers teach others so that there might be a slim chance that enough can be built before hurricane season arrives.
That is why providing skills is such an important "secret"
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Comment by Cian Gregory Accuardi Shelley on March 12, 2010 at 11:08pm
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it's really amazing how many superior prefab housing models there are in the world. and teaching every community how to make them really is crucial.
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Comment by Andrew Jensen on March 19, 2010 at 7:23pm
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Of course, the wh*** point of the yurt design is that it is easy to replicate with local materials. Actually, the ideal situation is if local production of Hexayurts to meet with a crisis continues after they've provided for their own needs, as an export to other places that need them. This way, not only do you solve the shelter problem, you provide employment and income, a small industry, that helps other places that have a shelter problem. The people go from receiving charity to giving it, which I think is spiritually valuable.
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Comment by Catherine Gentry on March 19, 2010 at 7:40pm
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Good to know about Hexayurt. Years ago I was in Southern Central Asia and became quite aware of the aesthetics and wonderful uses of yurts. I've had a thang for them ever since...
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