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Building STI Capacity: A Designer’s Perspective 13 February, 2007

Explore the design process and community involvement in building innovation capacity for sustainable technology and infrastructure. Learn about idea generation, concept evaluation, fabrication, and co-creation.

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Building STI Capacity: A Designer’s Perspective 13 February, 2007

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  1. Building STI Capacity: A Designer’s Perspective13 February, 2007 Amy Smith Senior Lecturer, MIT

  2. Innovations in Design • Scale • Evolutionary • Revolutionary

  3. Empowering Local Innovation • “Transparent” technology • Access to supply chain • materials • manufacturing • marketing • Financing

  4. Co-creation

  5. The Design Process Problem Solution Idea Generation Testing & Evaluation Concept Evaluation Fabrication Detail Design

  6. Consultation vs Co-Creation Community Involvement Community Involvement Problem Solution Community Involvement Idea Generation Testing & Evaluation Concept Evaluation Fabrication Detail Design

  7. Chlorination System in Honduras

  8. Building STI Capacity: An Educator’s Perspective13 February, 2007 Amy Smith Senior Lecturer, MIT

  9. 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)

  10. January 2006: Ghana

  11. January 2006: D-Lab Projects: -charcoal -drip irrigation -water quality testing -peanut sheller -solar water disinfection -improved nutrition -entrepreneurship class -IT tools 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 India Projects: -water quality testing -cassava grating -community computer center -building technology -evaporative cooling -charcoal Ghana Zambia Projects: -solar lighting -peanut sheller -after school programs -library initiative -crop protection -water testing -water safety training Brazil Projects: -water testing -grain milling -parabolic solar trough -community wireless link Lesotho

  12. 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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