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Building STI Capacity: A Designer’s Perspective 13 February, 2007. Amy Smith Senior Lecturer, MIT. Innovations in Design. Scale Evolutionary Revolutionary. Empowering Local Innovation. “Transparent” technology Access to supply chain materials manufacturing marketing Financing. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Building STI Capacity: A Designer’s Perspective13 February, 2007
Amy SmithSenior Lecturer, MIT
Innovations in Design
• Scale• Evolutionary• Revolutionary
Empowering Local Innovation
• “Transparent” technology• Access to supply chain
– materials– manufacturing– marketing
• Financing
Co-creation
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The Design Process
Problem Solution
Idea Generation
Concept Evaluation
Detail Design
Fabrication
Testing & Evaluation
Consultation vs Co-Creation
Problem Solution
Idea Generation
Concept Evaluation
Detail Design
Fabrication
Testing & Evaluation
Community Involvement Community Involvement
Chlorination System in Honduras
Building STI Capacity: An Educator’s Perspective13 February, 2007
Amy SmithSenior Lecturer, MIT
D-Lab Structure
• SP.721 Fall class (development)
• January field trip (dialogue, discussion, demonstration)
• SP.722 Spring studio (design)
• SP.723 Spring seminar (dissemination)
• Summer field trip (delivery, deployment)
• SP.724 Continuing projects (dedication)
January 2006: Ghana
January 2006: D-Lab
Lesotho
ZambiaBrazil
India
Ghana
Projects:-water testing-grain milling-parabolic solar trough-community wireless link
Projects:-water quality testing-cassava grating-community computer center-building technology-evaporative cooling-charcoal
Projects: -charcoal -drip irrigation -water quality testing -peanut sheller -solar water disinfection -improved nutrition -entrepreneurship class -IT tools
Projects: -solar lighting-peanut sheller-after school programs-library initiative-crop protection-water testing-water safety training
Projects: -biogas -community radio -water quality testing -e-commerce-improved cookstoves
Projects:-solar snow melter-drip irrigation-composting toilets-water quality testing-solar water disinfection
China
Engineering Change,Changing Engineering
• Expand boundaries of traditional engineering examples
• Real projects, real partners
• Opportunities for follow-up
• Opportunities for employment
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