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Article: This Man Can’t Stop Innovating

Here is a wonderful article about design in a third world environment. Its not Sketching but for me its just as Inspirational.

I love the fact that these stories are getting more face time in the media. I think, as designers, we usually aggrandize the crazy cool electronics/cars/footwear. They are cool but i usually feel that the real opportunities to make peoples lives better exist in the more mundane daily chores. I’m not trying to lesson the accomplishments of any of those industries but its nice to be brought down to reality and see individuals take up the calling to make life easier outside of our rich consumer based economy. These individuals have less money, materials, and man power yet manage to have such a greater impact on the people in their community. I think there’s a lot to be learned from these “design stars” and the areas they live in. Maybe we can help.

I have a ton of this kind of stuff ( i.e. innovation with the resources available in less develop areas) and i’ve been thinking a lot about it. If your interested in seeing more let me know in the comments and ill do another more inclusive post.

Image and Article Copyright Leigh Buchanan | Inc. magazine

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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=532434575 Aditya Galotra

Love to see more!
Guest

Yes, would be interesting to see more on the theme.
Bryce Fesing

Yes. A huge part of the world can use more help.
Ben

Definitely like to read more like this
Roger

Would definitely love to see more!
http://www.facebook.com/francesco.digiuseppe88 Francesco Di Giuseppe

I am actually working on a university project for street vending in developing countries.
Would love to see more design and less aesthetics.
- http://profiles.google.com/nate.finlay Nathanael Finlay
  
  Ill post some more next week. Im actually open to anyone and everyone sending me any links related to 3rd world design. Ill post them as well.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=678476383 Charles Douglas Wood

There is a lot of buzz in the engineering community about design for the developing world, but I feel that industrial designers have a particular skill set that give them an advantage of human-centered design. I am working in Peru right now to develop products for developing nations and the biggest lesson I’ve learned is that people who can’t afford much care how well the products they buy are designed.
- http://profiles.google.com/nate.finlay Nathanael Finlay
  
  Thats awesome! how did you get setup in Peru? ‘Ive actually been brainstorming a non profit business plan based on remotely giving a community of designers information that they can use to create solutions for developing areas. There would then be a support structure at the area mostly of locals with a couple facilitators that could make the ideas more… appropriate for the area.
  - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=678476383 Charles Douglas Wood
    
    My wife is doing her master’s work on design strategies for developing countries. As an amateur designer, I jumped at the chance to come with her to Peru and help. She’s been collecting information about human-centered design at: amyengineer.tumblr.com. I think you’re on to something because the hardest thing about designing remotely was accurate information and real-time feedback. Sometimes people say one thing and do another which is hard to discern though phone conversations with country contacts.
David Gibson

This guy is truly inspiring for lack of better words… Thanks for shareing