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Design Public is a series of conversations about design and innovation in the public interest.This blog is curated by the Center for Knowledge Societies, the innovation consulting firm that guides the establishment of the Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation.
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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Recycle Plastic Bottles, Use as Lightbulbs
Via Fast Company: Students at MIT, in an effort to design lighting solutions for homes not connected to the grid, developed this brilliant new “lightbulb,” made only of a used plastic bottle, water and bleach. The simple technology can be … Continue reading
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Tagged cheapest lightbulb, Fast Company, MIT, plastic bottles, recycle, rural solutions
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e-Governance Workshops Across India
GOI’s Department of Information Technology, in partnership with NASSCOM, is organizing a 50 e-Governance consultation workshops in all states and union territories between July 2011 and July 2012. The objective is to bring senior decision makers and stakeholders of National … Continue reading
The World Collaborates to Make a Film
On October 10, 2010 (10.10.10), people in every country on the planet recorded important issues in their lives over a 24-hour period, and contributed to the largest participatory media event in history. This extraordinary project, One Day on Earth, brought … Continue reading
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Tagged collaborative film, Daily Good, documentary, film, One Day on Earth, United Nations
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India’s Top Innovators Under 35
Technology Review released the 2011 awards for India’s top innovators under 35 years of age. Ajit Narayanan, winner of the “Innovator of the Year” award, created a voice device for people with speech disabilities, while Alefia Merchant, winner of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 awards, Ajit Narayanan, Alefia Merchant, humanitarians, innovators, MIT, scientists, technologists, Technology Review, TR35
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Museums as R&D Departments of Society?
Fast Co.Design features MoMA’s new show, “Talk to Me: Design and Communication Between People and Objects,†exploring how the remarkable exhibits help illuminate our increasingly intimate relationships with objects. Projects featured are as varied as an implanted microchip-dictionary which “whispers” … Continue reading
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Tagged design and communication, human-object interaction, MoMA, Talk to Me
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India to Implement Ambitious “Smart-Grid” Pilot Project
In an effort to save power and improve energy efficiency, India’s Ministry of Power has recently set up an India Smart Grid Task Force (ISGTF). The initiative involves the implementation of pilot projects in eight different locations over the next … Continue reading
Indian-Italian Partnership for Renewable Energy
Energy Alternatives India, a consultancy for renewable energy in India, recently entered into a collaboration with Agici Finance Business, an Italian pioneer in the energy business. The two companies signed an MoU to develop joint initiatives aimed at bringing renewable … Continue reading
Office Architecture That Inspires Creativity
Innovative Ad Agency Sid Lee‘s new Montreal office is designed to inspire free-thinking and creativity, with its open, mutable spaces, walls that can be scribbled on, long corridors for impromptu brainstorming sessions, and its provision of healthy breakfast and free … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, Fast Company, free-form office, innovation, office architecture, SidLee
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Reasons For India’s Low Rank In The Innovation Index
This slideshow highlights some innovations that have emerged from rural India in recent years, and examines the reasons why these smart and useful ideas have not received the attention they deserve. These invariably arise from insufficient funding, lack of government … Continue reading
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Tagged Global Innovation Index, India, innovation, INSEAD, rural innovations
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Solar-Charged Fuel May Mean the End of Batteries
Researchers at MIT have discovered a new fuel that can store solar energy as heat. While they are yet to develop an efficient process to convert the heat to electricity, the scientists predict that these solar-fueled nanotubes could outdo lithium … Continue reading
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Tagged ars technica, batteries, MIT, nanotubes, solar energy, solar fuel
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